Tag: federal student loan

Pushing a rock up a hill

Some 3.6 million parents are paying off more than $100 billion in debt used to fund their children’s college education. For many parents, the federal Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students (PLUS) was the only way they could afford college, but many are now struggling to make the monthly payments. In a Harris poll in July,…

Happy mature florist watering plants with garden hose in a greenhouse.

Edward, Ashley, and Kirby Cash Edward Cash would really rather spend his hard-earned paychecks from the Memphis Police Department on his daughter than on humdrum necessities like student loans, replacing a broken-down car, or saving. “I need money, as much money as I can to take care of this new human in my life,” Cash said…