This week we have had a presidential election where the student loan crisis took a back seat to many other domestic and foreign issues. However, these finance writers provided us with some great articles…

My Top Pick – Student Loan Saga from GetRichSlowly.com – What’s the next chapter

At http://www.getrichslowly.org Honey Smith provides an update on her efforts to get a federal student loan consolidation. After much communication and several incorrect emails she is finally being offered a consolidation loan for a lower interest rate.

Read about her story and her efforts to pay off her student loans here

 

WiseBread.com – 15 Ways to pay back your student loans

Make a plan to pay off your loans and follow it!

 

DailyFinance.com – How we got into this mess – the birth of the student loan bubble

The birth of the student loan bubble can be traced back to the great depression!

 

MyUniversityMoney.com – What your parents don’t understand about RESP’s

Financial illiteracy can cost thousands over the life of a child!

 

InvestItWisely.com – 3 Reasons to delay repayment of your student loans

If you have been called into active duty in the military you can defer your payments.

 

SeeDebtRun.com – How to pay for multiple college loans

Supplementing private student loans with federal student loan may be necessary!

 

YouHaveMoreThanYouThink.com – Can you forfeit student loans in bankruptcy

Only 5% of bankruptcy attorney’s surveyed said that loans can be forgiven in Bankruptcy court

 

TheAmateurConsumer.com – Grants for for single parents

2 out of every 3 college students graduate with student loans.