tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35651486.post5251023687178810815..comments2023-11-02T04:04:14.011-07:00Comments on petroom: Education: Student Loans... Navigating the platformspetroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07149820950905264744noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35651486.post-17556642711602706242008-09-28T11:50:00.000-07:002008-09-28T11:50:00.000-07:00Another alternative, assuming nothing gets changed...Another alternative, assuming nothing gets changed for students, is something some of us did in the 80's when we were all stuck with really high loans.<BR/><BR/>If we had assets, we used that as collateral to convert the student loan debt to one consolidated loan at a more favourable rate.<BR/><BR/>If we didn't have assets, parents used their assets to co-sign a new consolidated loan at a better rate.<BR/><BR/>I missed the bonus which used to exist in the 70's for writing off textbooks! That would have reallllly come in handy.Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18086806136348506471noreply@blogger.com