Few things worry us more than money. Ask any mental health or financial professional and they’ll surely tell you: money plays a big role in our mental-emotional wellbeing. According to marriage counselors, the two big things that can ruin a relationship are infidelity and—you guessed it—money. And yet, we don’t talk about it: money, along with sex and religion, remains a taboo topic of conversation. Meanwhile, credit card debt continues to grow, the wealth inequality gap is broadening, and the nation’s student loan balance is at an all-time high of over $1.8 trillion. So maybe it’s fair to be anxious about money right now, but that also means we need to talk about it.
On the other hand, one thing that probably doesn’t help our money anxiety is the constant speculation about it in the news. Even student loans—a pretty banal topic—find their way into headlines on a regular basis as media companies try to grab our attention whenever they can. While this attention is sometimes helpful, like shedding light on important deadlines or changes to policy, it’s often a mixture of information and conjecture. In order to make the little actual news into a whole article or segment, sources have to pad with extra information, which sometimes isn’t the most helpful or reliable. So more money talk, by itself, isn’t always better. Instead, we need to make sure we’re having the right conversations.
So where do you turn if you’re worried about your finances or your student loans? Instead of listening to a finance podcast or browsing news headlines, you could skip the middleman and talk to a professional. We hear all the time, “I wish I’d talked to you guys years ago,” or “This was so stressful until I started working with you.” Student loans are a big, complicated, ever-changing topic and can be difficult and scary to maneuver on your own, especially if your loan balance isn’t just thousands or tens of thousands, but hundreds of thousands of dollars! Fortunately, you don’t have to. There are professionals to whom you can turn and who you can trust to give you all the facts, no padding, and tailored to your specific needs.
If your student loans give you anxiety, we’re the prescription! We’re here to help you make a plan for your student loans, compare options with real numbers, and give you peace of mind at every step of your repayment journey. When you’re sick of worrying about your loans, drop us a line.
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