Tips To Stay On Top Of Your Student Loans
The first thing you need to do is to keep a track of all your student loans and their repayment status. This will help you in knowing the repayment options you have for these loans. Next you need to know the grace period that you have for each of these loans. This is the time you have after finishing your studies to start paying on the loans. This grace period varies on the different loans but you usually have between six to nine months after finishing school that you have to start the repayment.
Once you are on track with these two aspects of your loan you have to look at the options you have to repay them. Choosing the right repayment option will help you repay these loans without too much trouble. You have to keep in mind though that if you extend the repayment time, you will be repaying less per month but in the long run you will be repaying a lot more in interest.
If you are unable to make your payments on time, work with the lender of the loans instead of ignoring them. Lenders are always willing to work with you when it comes to repayment. Also if possible try and repay more than the minimum on your loans since the lenders first take out the interest and fees before they apply any remaining sum towards your principal. Lowering your principal will help in reducing the interest that you pay on these loans.
When repaying your student loans, try and repay the ones that have the highest interest rates first. Also you may want to consolidate all your loans and have one fixed interest rate. If consolidation of your loans works for you, shop around and try to find the best deal.
These are just a few tips and should give you the guidance you need. In the end there are no tips that will help you if you do not cultivate some discipline and go about repaying your student loans.
