Student loans - xoJane

The xoJane Debt Gallery -- 26 Real Women Show Us What They Owe

Olivia — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 10:09:00 -0400

Last month, we calculated and admitted to God and xoJane readers how much we owed the government, Sallie Mae, our credit card companies et al., and we asked you to do the same.

Average Student Loan Debt Is Higher Than Ever Before

s.e. smith — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 11:30:00 -0400

A combination of factors are coming together like a perfect storm to trap people pursuing higher education in a maelstrom of debt that will be difficult to escape, and it could cast a pall over our future as well as our present.

Volunteering My Kidneys to Sallie Mae, and Other Student Loan Repayment Strategies

Lesley — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:00:26 -0400

National student loan debt is currently over ONE TRILLION DOLLARS. That doesn't even sound like a real amount of money that is possible, does it? They could call it a STOMPTILLION or a FREAKAZILLION and it would carry just as much meaning.