Graduating…With Debt? Here’s The Best Way To Handle Student Loans

On graduation day the gowns may be donned and the Champagne may be flowing, but not long after the last mortarboard hits the ground it will be time to face paying back student loans. The Twitterverse is heating up with questions about how to best do it. Short answer: The government is there to help you. (Seriously.)

There are recent government plans that are worth looking into:

• Income-Based Loan Repayment Plans (IBLs)
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness
• Graduated Repayment Plans
  

FoxBusiness.com has some great specific questions that may be helpful for many users. As does The New York Times. For a bigger resource on all things student loans we’re big fans of our very own LearnVest Student Loans Basics. We think if you check it out you will be, too.