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Your Grandparents Student Loans Versus Your Student Loans

Uncategorized · July 25, 2013

Investing in a college education has never been an easy and simple thing and that’s true now more than ever. In the past, getting a four year degree was a great thing to have if you could get it, but now it’s the bare minimum. Since it has become the standard you’d think it would be easier to get but, unfortunately, that’s not the case. The typical graduate is thrust into life burdened by debt from hefty student loans.

Consolidated Credit has put together this infographic that compares the three different generations of college students and their relationships to college costs. The good news is that with enough planning it is still possible to get a degree, although it is getting more and more difficult.

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