You've already learned what it is to owe money, and you haven't even gone to school yet. You're still trying to figure out how to escape your debt, and your options are running out.
Consolidating your debt with a bad credit student loan can help you study and get out of debt at the same time. Many young people get into debt because they have yet to learn money management, although debt can come in many forms and is sometimes unavoidable. Getting depressed about your debt won't help; you can start a new project and motivate yourself to finish college.
You do have the option of consolidating your debt and slowly working it off, putting all other projects on hold. Working off a debt on a tight budget is difficult, and working up a good credit history in the future can be put on the back burner. If you're not committed to finishing your studies now, this may be your best option.
If you're already in debt, taking out a student loan piles on more debt, but it does have its advantages.
A bad credit history can affect you your entire life. You will want to buy something on credit someday. Credit will be necessary if you ever want to own property, if you want to buy a car, or for various necessary household appliances, among other things. Your credit rating is improved by taking out and paying back loans, and in the future it will be harder to even get a loan. With a bad credit student loan, you will be paying a high interest rate, but you will be able to get lower interest rates in the future when your credit rating improves.
The obvious advantage of taking out a bad credit student loan is that you'll have the opportunity to study. Over time, working and studying, you'll get an education and pay back your debts, and living on a strict budget will be easier if you're too busy doing your homework to go to the mall. Getting a higher education will increase the number of jobs you can get, and you'll have a better chance of earning a good income later. It's a financial burden to get out of debt and study at the same time, but in the long run, you won't regret having finished college.
Being in debt is hard and getting out will be harder. If you're going to suffer working hard and living on a budget anyway, you might as well study and improve your future, rather than simply working to make up for your past mistakes.
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Daughter needs 17K for BA @ Berkeley College in W.P. Has some federal aid, but not much. Has no credit history (she's 21) and no eligible co-signers for salliemae. Where to apply during this financial nightmare?
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My son has been on his own paying his own bills for about a year and half now. He has been struggling while paying his way through college. He is 20 years old. He applies for financial aid and has to fill out the FALSFA form. He is obligated to admit my and my husbands income. And because of my husbands income my son gets turned down for financial aid because they say he makes too much. I understand there is no way around this.
But... I was recently married and have not been a wealthy single mother the whole time bringing up my son. Now he isn't eligible for help because I married someone that makes too much?
My husband and I file our taxes together. Is there a legal way to document only my income without the stepfathers income on the Fasfa form for applying for financial aid?
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im a single mother of 3 and i have 2 childern that are disable one on ssi and the other one is pending and i need money to help me take care of them and paying my bills
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My husband and i are in need of some serious financial help. We dont have the credit though to get a loan from anyone. Where can i get help.
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how much financial aid should I accept? I am taking just 6 credits per term and was awarded $3500 in Subsidized and $6000 in Unsubsidized loans. I was told that I don't want to accept more then I need. I don't plan on going to school in the summer, but plan on returning to finish my degree next fall. Does my financial aid carry forward to 2009-2010 term, or do I need to ask for more aid at that time?
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My builder no longer wants to finish my house. I`ve been having problems with him. He will not sign off on the construction loan. It`s been four months and he still want sign because he does`nt want to be responsible for the work he has already done. The bank is getting upset with him. I can`t continue with the house on my own because the builder has to sign the draws for material purchased. Is there a law that takes him off the loan sense he is no longer doing any more work on the home. That way I can get another builder.
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