Student Loan Repayment is an Economic Crisis — Here’s How to Not Waste It
At the end of the week, interest will start accruing on your student loans. Next month, you’ll have to begin making payments again.
Do you know where you’re going to get the money from? I know I don’t.
And to be brutally honest, I was struggling to make payments before COVID-19 put a pause on everything. The past few years have been a financial reprieve I never knew I needed.
The resumption of student loan payments isn’t just a financial problem. It’s going to have disastrous consequences for our entire economy.
The timing couldn’t be worse. The fourth quarter is the most important quarter in the consumer economy. Companies spend most of the year in the red before ending in the black, thanks to holiday spending. This is their Super Bowl, and they expect you and I to show up in full force as we always do. With loans kicking back in, I’m skeptical that Santa Claus will come to town this year.
Not to mention, this is all happening against the backdrop of inflation. Housing is unaffordable, and food prices continue to rise. I don’t need to tell you that. It’s unlikely costs will be coming back down anytime soon.
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