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Graduation Debt: How to Manage Student Loans and Live Your Life (Cliffsnotes)

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Graduation Debt was the most helpful book I have read in along time. Debt is something that is far too easy to get into and much too difficult to get out of, especially when you are in college. I learned so much from the Student loan payment section and consolidation! It was exactly what I needed to know since I am a first generation college student. I enjoyed the book because it was very personal and the author drew from her own experiences and kept the book interesting and informative all at the same time. This is the perfect book if you are looking at applying for Student loans or if you have applied for student loans because it tells you what you can do to make your loans easier to pay back and not something you will be making payments on well into your forties. I think high school students could benefit from the book because the credit hole is easy to fall into once you graduate high school. I see myself using this book for years to come until I pay off my loans.

This book was very helpful in explaining not only how to manage debt but also create (and stick to!) a workable budget. I've avoided my personal finances for years but, with advice from the book, have now developed an actual, working budget. And the checklists at the end of each chapter lay out what you need to do in easy, digestible tasks.

The book is packed with easy to understand tips for how to maximize your tax return as a college student. The author does a terrific job of breaking down the basics of how to get out of debt- responsibily. This would make a GREAT gift for any student about to graduate this spring. Also a wonderful resource for parents who have kids that are about to graduate.

Understanding the ins and outs of students loans is not easy. I consider myself pretty financially illiterate, but this book broke things down into terms I could understand. She offers really clear directions for reducing your spending and paying off your debt. I found the budgeting workshops and the myth/fact sections especially helpful.

Graduation Debt was an excellent primer in the benefits of personal responsibility. The burden of debt normally becomes so arduous that many choose to run and hide. This author developed a roadmap that made the jouney both both rewarding and exciting. Providing the references that are requisite for dealing with debt accumulated throughout college, Reyna Gobel has given us the resources to no longer make this an overwhelming burden.

Reading this book has reduced the stress of worrying about how I am going to pay off all of my student loans. It gives practical advice on how to be able to afford paying off loans and being able to afford the life you want. Such good advice!

As a recent college grad, I find this book great for helping to figure out the terms associated with my student loans. The author gives concise information about how to consolidate and which loans to repay first. I definitely wish I would have had this book as a student preparing to graduate, but better late than never!

I haven't read this yet and probably won't. It was money I probably could have saved myself. but the book came and great shape.