Thanks to social media keeping track of our past activities, I was recently reminded that this summer marks the 5th anniversary of getting my bachelor's degree. I would love to tell you that all of my student loans are paid off, but I'm not quite there yet. Instead, I will share the 5 things that I have learned about student loans since graduating.
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Alicia DionHi, I'm Alicia, welcome to Friend of Finance! This site is a way for me to share helpful things I've learned from working in the financial industry, important money things that I probably wouldn't have learned otherwise, and things everyone should know about. Archives
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