Should I start paying my student loans again? (lemm.ee)

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I, like many and hopefully some of y'all, stopped paying my student loans during Covid and never restarted paying because we're supposed to have gotten relief from this debt that should've never existed in the first place. Now we have Trump coming back which kills the possibility of debt relief. So should I start repaying so I don't get my wages garnished? Or do we think the government is going to be too inefficient to come after it?

Edit: At one point when I heard that it was the only way to get forgiveness, I moved all my debt from a third party to being a government loan. Does that change anything?

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[-] The_Che_Banana@beehaw.org 3 points 2 days ago

If you re read what I wrote, I gave several examples of different scenarios.

Scenarios that may or may not apply, scenarios that me-being a complete internet stranger, you may not want to take at full value.

But if anything, please listen to this part: be proactive, communicative, and ask what can be done. That's it.

[-] EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 day ago

I get that, but they were talking about student loan debt, not other debt.

[-] The_Che_Banana@beehaw.org 0 points 1 day ago

Potato, potato Regardless, someone else responded with a great answer.

[-] EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 day ago

One's a gigantic potato, the other a tiny French fry. They are different institutions with different rules.

[-] The_Che_Banana@beehaw.org 1 points 1 day ago

[-] EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 11 hours ago

Thanks, I've always aspired to that. Maybe tomorrow I'll win the Game.

this post was submitted on 29 Nov 2024

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