Founder of MyDebtFreeCollege.com, Kevin Y. Brown, author of 10 Ways Anyone Can Graduate from College DEBT-FREE: A Guide to Post Graduate Freedom reflects back on his college experience…”If I have to take out a loan for college, I’m dropping out!” is what he said to his dormitory hall director, a few days in to college. With zero knowledge of the college, financing system Kevin took it upon himself to be proactive and take control of his college finances. Upon graduation, Kevin proved to have kept his promise to himself and today he is free of any college debt. With approximately 37 million student loan borrowers having outstanding student loans and people in the 18 to 24–age bracket spending nearly 30% of their monthly income on student loan debt repayment there is a need for a guide to help students navigate the financial aspects of college life and avoid the pitfalls of student loans and related college debt. 10 Ways Anyone Can Graduate From College DEBT-FREE provides: • 10 proven strategies that can help students avoid student loan debt • Personal stories of the authors experience with each strategy • A list of over 100 scholarships valued at over $10 million dollars • Consequences of defaulting on student loans • An understanding of the various types of financial aid • Up-to-date data on life-time earnings vs. education levels • Current data on and the state of the student loan debt crisis

This new fully updated edition of Surviving Debt provides precise, practical, and hard-hitting advice from the nation’s consumer law experts on how to deal with crushing debt affecting millions of Americans.

Surviving Debt tells you what consumers need to know about:

• Dealing with Debt Collectors

• Which Debts to Pay First

• Saving Your Home from Foreclosure

• Credit Card Debt

• Student Loans

• Your Credit Report

• When and When Not to Refinance

• Strategies to Prevent Repossessions

• How to Defend Collection Lawsuits

• How to Find Effective Credit Counseling Agencies

• Your Bankruptcy Rights, and much more.

With glossary explaining an array of financial and legal terms and full index.

Reviews

“A wealth of expert legal advice on dealing with an overwhelming debt burden.”

— Senator Elizabeth Warren, Founder, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

“Outstanding manual. Seldom is such useful, authoritative information
available for so small a price!”

— Booklist

“A gold mine on topics like how to handle collectors, which debts to pay first, and how collection lawsuits work.”

— U.S. News and World Report

“Great advice, from the nation’s experts, on how to pull yourself out of debt.”

— Jane Bryant Quinn

“The best book available for consumers in financial trouble.”

— Stephen Brobeck, Executive Director, Consumer Federation of America

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