Appeared in Lifestyle Section of Verily Magazine
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It’s not easy, but it’s worth it.
By: Brigid Curtis Ayer
College debt got you down? You’re not alone.
With skyrocketing tuition costs, it’s not surprising that more than forty million students nationwide have graduated with debt. CNN reported that combined student debt has climbed to a record high of $1.2 trillion. This is an 84 percent jump since the recession began in 2008. Without a proactive plan to pay back the money, the impact can derail or delay all sorts of life plans—marriage, home buying, graduate degrees, and more.