Today, Brett Holzhauer joins the Student Loan Podcast to share his personal student loan debt payoff story. Brett is a personal finance nerd who emerged from the depths of student loan hell. He paid off over $80,000 in student loans just over 7 years post-graduation through a myriad of strategies. Now, he is passionate about sharing his story and helping people build foundational wealth while still enjoying their life. Today's episode with Brett includes: The strategy and method that Brett used to pay off over $80,000 in student loan debt; Why job hopping is not a bad idea as long as you're t ..read more

Alarice and Kevin Scott, founders of KountryScentz, share how they went from working four jobs and living paycheck-to-paycheck to creating a side hustle that helped them pay off over $100k in student loan debt and over $300k in total debt in 3 years.  If you find yourself looking for inspiration because you're struggling to figure out how you're going to pay off your student loans, then this episode is for you. Alarice and Kevin were gracious enough to share the details of how they achieved debt freedom. It was wasn't easy but it can be done. In today's episode with Alarice & Kevin we ..read more

Today, Shamil Rodriguez shares 5 ways to make college worth it. Are currently in school and looking for ways to help pay for college? Are you looking to plan for the future after you graduate? This episode is for you. Grab a pen and paper and take notes so you can improve your odds of implementing some of the strategies discussed today. Visit the show notes for all the extra details: https://thestudentloanpodcast.com/episode87 Visit our podcast sponsor at StartNoo to learn how you can exchange service hours in the community for direct payments towards your student loans or tuiti ..read more

Today, Will Sealy, co-founder and CEO of the Summer joins The Student Loan Podcast to share how his company is helping simplify student loan debt.  Prior to Summer, Will served as one of the first student loan policy experts at the CFPB and was a special assistant and policy advisor to Senator Elizabeth Warren at both the CFPB and the U.S. Department of Treasury. In 2010, Will worked on the White House team tasked with implementing the Dodd-Frank Act. Visit the show notes for all the extra details: https://thestudentloanpodcast.com/episode86 Visit our podcast sponsor at StartNoo.com ..read more

Ann Garcia (@anngarciacfp), author of the book How to Pay for College, joins The Student Loan Podcast to share how parents and students can prepare financially to pay for college. Ann Garcia has helped thousands of families save millions of dollars on college.  A fee-only Certified Financial Planner and managing partner of Independent Progressive Advisors, Ann specializes in helping families balance the desire to support their children’s dreams with the reality of funding their own lives. Topics covered in today's episode with Ann include: Which colleges to choose based on your budg ..read more

Today, Daphné and Shamil discuss 5 Ways to Improve Experiential Learning. If you are a professor or university administrator looking for ways to improve your experiential learning program next year, then this episode is for you. Visit the show notes for all the extra details: https://thestudentloanpodcast.com/episode83 Visit our podcast sponsor at StartNoo to learn how you can exchange service hours in the community for direct payments towards your student loans or tuition.  ..read more

In today's episode, Daphné Vanessa and Shamil Rodriguez share 10 ways you can make $1K. This episode is for those of you looking for ideas to quickly and easily implement to help make extra money. With the end of the year quickly approaching, Daphné and Shamil wanted to make sure you had a few more tools in your tool belt of paying off your student loan debt.  Visit the show notes for all the extra details: https://thestudentloanpodcast.com/episode82 Visit our podcast sponsor at StartNoo to learn how you can exchange service hours in the community for direct payments toward ..read more

Trent McKendrick is the founder of Lever.App which helps you pay down your student loan debt! Today, on the Student Loan Podcast, we discuss how you can use the Lever App to help pay down your student loans and get your personal finances on track. Perfect timing for the New Year! In today's episode with Trent McKendrick we discuss: How the Lever App can help you; The absurdity of the amount of growing interest on student loans; The fact that Americans now owe over $2 Trillion in student loan debt; Tips for how to deal with your student loan debt; and much, much, more... Visit the show notes ..read more

In today's episode, Daphné and Shamil discuss how to pay off your student loans in the new year! Instead of waiting for January, we've put together some of the tips and tricks from previous episodes in this how-to guide to help getting you rolling before the new year begins. In today's episode we discuss: the money mindset you should have when deciding to tackle your student loan debt; the many ways you can hold yourself accountable during your debt payoff journey; the importance of writing down your strategy to help increase your odds of being successful; and much, much, more... Visit our p ..read more

Today, Daphné and Shamil discuss the latest student loan news updates.  Some of the topics covered today include: President Biden and the Department of Education extending the student loan repayment pause; the string of lawsuits currently holding up President Biden's $20,000 student loan forgiveness plan; and whether or not doctors and lawyers should be included in student loan forgiveness plans. Visit our podcast sponsor at StartNoo to learn how you can exchange service hours in the community for direct payments towards your student loans or tuition.  ..read more