The Student Loan Podcast
Welcome to the Student Loan Podcast! Here you'll find practical advice on tackling student loan debt, paying down your higher education expenses and inspiring stories about paying off student loans. Join Daphné Vanessa and Shamil Rodriguez as they discuss student loans, tuitio...
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89. Brett Holzhauer | How to Pay Off Student Loans using Good Credit, Job Hopping, and the Right Attitude
Today, Brett Holzhauer joins the Student Loan Podcast to share his personal student loan debt payoff story. Brett is a personal finance nerd who emerged from the depths of student loan hell. He paid off over $80,000 i...
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88. Alarice & Kevin Scott | How to Pay Off $100k+ in Student Loan Debt Selling Soap
Alarice and Kevin Scott, founders of KountryScentz, share how they went from working four jobs and living paycheck-to-paycheck to creating a side hustle that helped them pay off over $100k in student loan debt and ove...
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87. 5 Ways to Make College Worth It
Today, Shamil Rodriguez shares 5 ways to make college worth it. Are currently in school and looking for ways to help pay for college? Are you looking to plan for the future after you graduate? This episode is for you....
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86. Will Sealy | Simplifying Student Debt with Summer App
Today, Will Sealy, co-founder and CEO of the Summer joins The Student Loan Podcast to share how his company is helping simplify student loan debt. Prior to Summer, Will served as one of the first student loan policy e...
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85. Ann Garcia | How to Pay for College
Ann Garcia (@anngarciacfp), author of the book How to Pay for College, joins The Student Loan Podcast to share how parents and students can prepare financially to pay for college. Ann Garcia has helped thousands of fa...
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84. Oliver Perry | Paid Off over 40K in Student Loans
Today, Oliver Perry (@theoliverperry), host of The Oliver Perry Show, shares how he paid off over $40,000 in student loans. Oliver has an interesting journey that many of you can relate to or may find inspiration in h...
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83. 5 Ways to Improve Experiential Learning
Today, Daphné and Shamil discuss 5 Ways to Improve Experiential Learning. If you are a professor or university administrator looking for ways to improve your experiential learning program next year, then this episode ...
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82. 10 Ways to Make $1K
In today's episode, Daphné Vanessa and Shamil Rodriguez share 10 ways you can make $1K. This episode is for those of you looking for ideas to quickly and easily implement to help make extra money. With the end of the ...
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81. Trent McKendrick | Pay Off Student Loans with Founder of Lever App
Trent McKendrick is the founder of Lever.App which helps you pay down your student loan debt! Today, on the Student Loan Podcast, we discuss how you can use the Lever App to help pay down your student loans and get yo...
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80. How to Pay Off Your Student Loans in the New Year
In today's episode, Daphné and Shamil discuss how to pay off your student loans in the new year! Instead of waiting for January, we've put together some of the tips and tricks from previous episodes in this how-to gui...
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79. StartNews | Student Loan News
Today, Daphné and Shamil discuss the latest student loan news updates. Some of the topics covered today include: President Biden and the Department of Education extending the student loan repayment pause; the string o...
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78. Anissa Buckley | Living with Less to be Debt Free
Anissa Buckley joins the Student Loan podcast to share her story of how she went from paying off $60K in student loans, how she went from employee to entrepreneur, and how she coped and adjusted through phases in her ...
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77. Ken Korber | Book Writing Side Hustle to Pay Off Student Loans
Today, we interview author Ken Korber and how he was able to accelerate his student loan repayment plan by writing several children's books. The best part is that you can do it too! Ken provides a deep dive into the p...
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76. Diana Ibarra | Paying for College Today Compared to the 80s
Diana Ibarra is an architect that joins The Student Loan Podcast today to share her experience of paying for college in the 80s compared to what it's like paying for college today as a parent. Diana also dives into wh...
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75. StartNews | Student Loan News
Today, Daphné and Shamil discuss the latest student loan news updates. Some of the topics covered today include: News of whether or not President Biden and the Department of Education will extend the student loan repa...
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74. Debbie Peterson | Self Employed Parents and Student Loans
Debbie Peterson joins the Student Loan Podcast to share her story of being a parent trying to navigate FAFSA and taking out student loans for her son while being self employed. Being self employed and helping pay for ...
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73. Dr. Samantha Pillay | Save Money by Making Food
Dr. Samantha Pillay joins The Student Loan Podcast to share how you can save money by making your own food! Have you ever been pressed for time and wondered how you could eat a healthy meal? If so, then Samantha has y...
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72. Dr. Erica Steele | Fix Your Money Mindset
Today, Dr. Erica Steele joins The Student Loan Podcast to share how you can fix your money mindset. Dr. Steele is a Board Certified Naturopathic Doctor, a Public Health Educator, a Public Speaker, and National Media E...
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71. Sonja Wasden | Master Student Loan Stress
Sonja Wasden is a suicide survivor who joins the Student Loan Podcast so share her story to inspire you to know that you are not alone in managing your school and student loan stress. Sonja shares tips on mastering th...
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70. Stella Oliveras | Down but Not Out
Stella Oliveras joins The Student Loan Podcast to share her inspiring story. Have you ever find yourself wondering how you were going to pay off your student loans? Well, you're not alone, and even if you find yoursel...
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69. Charles Chadwick | Turn Your Experiences Into Opportunities
Charles is a former college student who experienced the challenge of paying for his college education alone without any external financial assistance. He cut down his college costs by 40%! Charles is the author of two...
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68. Jennifer J. Hammond | How 1 Flip Paid Off Her Student Loans
Jennifer J. "Yay" Hammond joins the Student Loan podcast to share her inspiring story. Not only did Jennifer pay off all of her student loans with one real estate flip, that wasn't even her original gameplan after gra...
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67. Dee-1 | How He Finished Paying Sallie Mae Back
Rapper Dee-1 (@dee1music), David Augustine Jr., is a socially conscious rapper, entrepreneur, and podcaster inspiring millions on a journey to empowerment. His commitment to spreading positivity and financial inclusio...
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65. Student Loans and StartNoo | Radio Interview on 88.9 FM
Daphné Vanessa and Shamil Rodriguez were invited to join "KMOJ's Community Viewpoint" and share the vast reality of the student loan debt crises and how StartNoo can help in its own way. KMOJ 88.9 FM has been on air s...
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64. Interviewed by Leah Guy | A Social Enterprise that Tackles Student Loan Debt
Leah Guy, author, inspirational speaker and podcaster, invited us to join her show, The Modern Sage Podcast. We discussed the power of giving and receiving. The importance of community and connection. We shared our st...
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63. David Russak | Paying Off $350k of Student Loan Debt
Dr. David Russak, creator of MoneyMobilizer.com, joins the student loan podcast to share how he paid off more than $350k in student loan debt. David is a full-time practicing physical therapist who personally understa...
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62. Alli Williams | Marrying Someone with Student Loan Debt
Alli Williams, founder of FinanciALLIfocused.com, joins the Student Loan Podcast to share her personal experience of paying off over $100k in student loan debt! Alli shares what is was like to decide to go into marria...
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61. Paolo Varquez | The Student Loan Experience
Dr. Paolo Varquez joins The Student Loan Podcast to share his personal journey with student loans and how he paid off over $75,000 in student loans in under 2 years. Dr. Varquez does a great job of getting straight to...
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60. Glen Dunzweiler | Life is More Than Student Loans
Glen Dunzweiler joins the student loan podcast to share why life is more than student loans. With the New Year well under way, Glen will help you get your mindset on track to accomplish your goals of paying off your s...
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59. Claire Wasserman | Take Command of Your Career After College
Today, Claire Wasserman, founder and author of Ladies Get Paid joins The Student Loan Podcast to discuss the many moving parts of your career after you graduate from school. Claire gets right into the nitty gritty and...
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58. StartNews | Is Student Loan Forgiveness Back?
Today's episode is a bit different from the typical StartNews update. Today, Daphné Vanessa and Shamil Rodriguez play and discuss recent clips of members of Congress calling to Cancel Student Loan Debt. The discussion...
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57. Latasha Peterson | How to Make More Money with Side Hustles to Pay Off Your Student Loans
Latasha Peterson (@artsandbudgets), founder of ArtsandBudgets.com, joins the Student Loan podcast to share how she paid off $25k in debt in a year through side hustles and how you can too! We discuss with Latasha: How...
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56. Brandyn Rodriguez | How To Work with Your Partner to Pay Off Six-Figure Debt
Today, Brandyn Rodriguez, founder of PositivelyB (@debt_free_2020), shares how she and her husband, DJ, paid off over $130k in debt! This episode provides real life advice for working together with your partner to pay...
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55. Nika Booth | How to Stick to Your Debt Payoff Plan
Today, Nika Booth, founder of Debt Free Gonnabe (@debtfreegonnabe) joins the show how to stick to your debt payoff plan. Nika doesn't keep it academic on today's episode. She shares her personal story to help demonstr...
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54. Kat the PA | You Can Enjoy Your Life and Pay Off Your Student Loans at the Same Time
Today, Kat the PA, from PA the FI Way joins The Student Loan Podcast to discuss how you can pay off your student loans and enjoy your life as the same time. Kat is a Physician Assistant that is working her way towards...
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53. Cyril Jose | Train Your Dollar
Today, Cyril Jose, creator of @trainyourdollar joins The Student Loan Podcast to share how it isn't too late for you to learn about money. Cyril shares his personal story and how it wasn't too late for him to get star...
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52. StartNews | Student Loan and Higher Education News Update
Today, Daphné and Shamil discuss the latest student loan and higher education news updates. Some of the topics covered today include: Navient transitioning student loan borrower accounts over to Maximus; Public Servic...
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51. Rob Phelan | Become Debt Free
Rob Phelan, author of M is for Money, Co-lead Personal Finance Curriculum writer for ChooseFI Foundation, and the owner of The Simple StartUp joins the Student Loan Podcast to share how he became debt free and how you...
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50. Indigenous Peoples' Day | Intersection of Tribal Life and Higher Education
In honor of Indigenous Peoples' Day, today's episode is a mix of clips from previous interviews with Dr. Chris Nelson (Episode 32), Dr. JD Lopez (Episode 28) and Dr. Amanda Tachine (Episode 30). They previously joined...
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49. Lucia Pilar | The Wealth and Health Journey
Lucia Pilar, teacher and personal finance coach, joins The Student Loan Podcast to share how her personal story as a first generation Mexican American college graduate formed her passion to share lessons of financial ...
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48. Umme Hoque | The Debt Collective and Their Calls to Cancel Student Loan Debt
Today, Umme Hoque, the Organizing Director for the Debt Collective joins the The Student Loan Podcast to discuss why student loan debt cancellation is desperately needed in America today. We discuss with Umme Hoque: T...
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47. Senaida Ng | Managing Life as an International Student, Startup Founder, Musician and Content Creator
Senaida Ng joins the Student Loan Podcast to share how she manages life as an international student, startup founder, musician, and content creator. If you wanted to learn how such a mover and shaker gets this all don...
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46. Happy Latinx Heritage Month & StartNews Covering Updates to Higher Education and Student Loans
Happy Latinx Heritage Month! Daphné Vanessa and Shamil Rodriguez go over some of the latest higher education and student loans, but that's not all. This episode also shares plays clips from previous episodes that cove...
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45. Gary Santos Mendoza | Education, Mental Health & Identity Part Two
Gary Santos Mendoza joins the show to discuss higher education, mental health awareness, identity and how it all relates to student loans and the student experience. Gary currently serves as the director of the interc...
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44. Gary Santos Mendoza | Education, Mental Health & Identity Part One
Gary Santos Mendoza joins the show to discuss higher education, mental health awareness, identity and how it all relates to student loans and the student experience. Gary currently serves as the director of the interc...
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43. What is StartNoo?
Daphné Vanessa and Shamil Rodriguez discuss the origins of The Student Loan Podcast and the startup they co-founded that allows for students and alumni to serve the community and receive payments towards their student...
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42. Adam Minsky | Student Loan Lawyer & Senior Contributor at Forbes
Adam Minsky, Esq. joins the show to share why he started a practice over 10 years ago that focuses on protecting the rights of student loans borrowers. Adam is also a Senior Contributor for Forbes and shares recent st...
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41. Dr. Ijeoma Kola | Four Degrees with Zero Student Loan Debt
If you thought you were busy, then you haven't met Dr. Ijeoma Kola. She joins the Student Loan podcast not only to share how she went from undergraduate to her Ph.D. without taking on any student loan debt, but how sh...
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40. Mike Kleba | Teachers and School Leaders Transforming the Student Experience
Today, Mike Kleba, a 20+ year public school teacher, co-author of the book Otherful, school culture expert and climber of Mount Kilimanjaro (no, that wasn't a typo) joins the show. Mike goes into how teachers and scho...
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39. How Universities Can Help Students Land Jobs They Want
Daphné Vanessa and Shamil Rodriguez discuss how universities can help students land jobs they want. Visit the show notes for all the extra details: https://thestudentloanpodcast.com/episode39 Visit our podcast sponsor...
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38. Brandon Miller | Save Tuition by Going to College in Canada
Tired of out-of-this world tuition? Well, today's guest, has a possible solution for you. Save on college expenses by going to college in Canada. Brandon Miller is an immigration consultant that has helped many Americ...
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37. StartNews | Student Loan and Higher Education News Update
Today, Daphné and Shamil discuss the latest student loan and higher education news updates. Some of the topics covered today include: FedLoan Servicing not renewing its contract with the federal government; Calls for ...
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36. Pamela Keith | How She Used a HELOC to Pay Off Her Student Loans and So Much More!
Have you ever imagined paying off your student loans in one fell swoop? Well, our guest today, Pamela Keith, Esq., has lived that very moment when she wrote a check to pay off her nearly $100K in student loan debt. In...
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35. Negotiate and Appeal Financial Aid
Today, Daphné and Shamil discuss how to negotiate and appeal your financial aid package. You don't have to settle for the first offer letter you receive from your dream school. Learn how to negotiate and appeal your i...
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34. Phyllis Khao | Making an Impact While Paying Student Loans
We are joined on The Student Podcast by Phyllis Khao, who we have termed the Service Queen. Phyllis shares her story of service to others while navigating how to pay for school as a first generation college student. T...
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33. Make Your Degree Worth it By Volunteering
Today Daphné and Shamil discuss how to make your degree worth it by volunteering. Learn more by visiting the show notes at: https://thestudentloanpodcast.com/episode33 Visit our podcast sponsor at StartNoo to learn ho...
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32. Chris Nelson | Financial Aid is More Than Just Money
In today's episode, we are joined by Dr. Chris Nelson (@chris52nd) to discuss why financial aid is more than just money and how the meaning of money for students changes over time. We also dive into: The tension betwe...
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31. Janette Martinez | Solutions for Student Loans from the Latino Perspective
Janette Martinez, former Senior Policy and Research Analyst at Excelencia in Education, joins the Student Loan Podcast to share solutions for student loans from the Latino perspective. Capture everything that was cove...
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30. Amanda Tachine | Native Students in Higher Education and Navajo Tribal Life in America
Sit down for this episode. Dr. Amanda Tachine, PhD (@atachine) breaks down Indigenous perspectives on higher education, including policy, opportunities for partnership, and opportunities for understanding. Get ready t...
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29. Latinos in Higher Education | Amanda Martinez from UnidosUS
Amanda Martinez from UnidosUS (formerly National Council of La Raza) joins the show today to discuss Latinos in Higher Education and also shares her education and student loan story as a Latina. This episode follows A...
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28. Jameson David Lopez | Graduating with a PhD and Zero Student Loan Debt as a Tribal Student
Today's guest, Dr. Jameson David Lopez, also known as "JD", shares how a dime changed the way he looked at financing his education. It's crazy how 10 cents led him on a path of ultimately graduating with a PhD and no ...
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27. President Joe Biden's American Families Plan with Danielle Douglas-Gabriel from the Washington Post
Danielle Douglas-Gabriel from the Washington Post joins The Student Loan Podcast to discuss President Joe Biden's recent American Families Plan announcement and its impact on higher education costs and student loans. ...
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26. When Do Student Loans Resume and Being Prepared For When They Do
In today's episode Daphné and Shamil discuss what happens when extended federal student loan relief under the CARES Act expires, and what actions you might consider taking between now and then. View the full list of r...
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25. Alejandra Acosta, Predictive Analytics in Higher Education - New America Think and Action Tank
Alejandra Acosta (@AleAcostaEd) is a policy analyst with the higher education initiative at New America. She conducts research and analysis on the equitable and ethical use of predictive analytics in higher education....
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24. Calling Customer Service - Daphne Calls a Student Loan Servicer
Today we have a unique episode for you of a recorded call Daphné had with a student loan servicer. We hope that this episode will help you before you call your student loan servicer and ask for details about your stud...
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23. Betsy Mayotte, Avoiding Student Loan Scams
Happy April Fool's Day! Unfortunately, being fooled isn't so fun when you've been scammed for thousands of dollars by someone posing to offer you student loan forgiveness. No need to fear, because you will walk away f...
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22. Ideas That Could "Radically" Change the Student Loan Industry
In today's episode Daphné and Shamil take a fun twist and discuss "radical" ideas that could change the student loan industry. View the full list of resources in the show notes by visiting: https://thestudentloanpodca...
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21. Katherine Wheatle on Changing the Narrative on Student Borrowers of Color - Lumina Foundation
Dr. Katherine Wheatle, strategy officer for federal policy and equity at Lumina Foundation, joins the show to share the details of a report that she led on Changing the Narrative on Student Borrowers of Color. Today's...
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20. Nena Ugwuomo, Founder of Student Dream Shares How Student Dream Is Helping Close the Black Wealth Gap
Nena Ugwuomo, founder of Student Dream (https://www.studentdream.org/) joins the show to share how Student Dream is accomplishing their mission of closing the black wealth gap by leading lessons on personal finance, i...
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19. Shamil Rodriguez Shares What It Was Like to be on The Board of Trustees for a Community College
Shamil Rodriguez, co-host of The Student Loan Podcast and co-founder of StartNoo.com shares his experience of being on a community college board of trustees at the ripe age of 23. Sit back and enjoy this episode becau...
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18. Betsy Mayotte - Founder of TISLA Shares Free Student Loan Advice
Betsy Mayotte, the founder of TISLA (http://freestudentloanadvice.org/) joins the show to share free student loan advice that she has gained in over 20 years in the student loan space. She's helped thousands of famili...
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17. Danielle Douglas-Gabriel Breaks Down the History and Current State of Student Loans in America
Danielle Douglas-Gabriel from the Washington Post joins The Student Loan Podcast to discuss the history and current state of the student loan industry. Danielle covers everything from the history of student loans in A...
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16. Celebrities Paying Off Student Loans
In today's episode Daphné and Shamil take a fun twist and discuss celebrities that have paid off student loans for their fans or random people they've encountered on the internet. This fun filled episode will inspire ...
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15. Laura Meckler from the Washington Post Discusses Education Secretary Miguel Cardona in Advance of Senate Confirmation Hearing
The train has arrived, ladies and gentlemen. Today is the beginning of the Senate Confirmation hearing of the Biden-Harris administration nominee, Miguel Cardona, for Secretary of Education. Expert Laura Meckler joins...
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14. Should You Push Back Paying Your Student Loans?
In today's episode Daphné and Shamil respond to a listener's question asking if they should go to graduate school to defer paying back their student loans. They discuss what to consider when making this type of decisi...
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13. Biden's Student Loan Plan
Happy Inauguration Day to everyone in the United States! New administration, new student loan agenda. With every Presidential Administration, new policies, efforts, and strategies are implemented across a number of di...
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12. How to Achieve Your New Year's Resolution of Paying Off Your Student Loan Debt
Daphné Vanessa and Shamil Rodriguez discuss how to achieve your New Year's Resolution of paying off your student loan debt. They've gathered ideas and share strategies that you can implement in your own plan to pay of...
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11. Daphné Vanessa | How to Go to College for Free
Daphné Vanessa Shares How She Was Able to Get Her Undergraduate and Graduate Degrees for Free! Daphné Vanessa is not just a boss at StartNoo (pun intended), she is a boss at following the flow of money, understanding ...
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10. Co-Hosts Daphné Vanessa and Shamil Rodriguez Provide the 2020 Year End Recap and 2021 Look Ahead for Student Loans
Daphné Vanessa and Shamil Rodriguez, The Student Loan Podcast co-hosts and co-founders of StartNoo.com provide a 2020 end of year recap and look forward to possible changes to student loans, tuition and everything in ...
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9. Jorge Alguera Shares How Being an Undocumented Immigrant Didn't Stop Him From Pursuing His Goals of Higher Education
Ladies and gentlemen, be prepared to leave your excuses at the front door. Jorge Alguera joins the show to share his personal journey of obtaining a higher education while being an undocumented immigrant. This episode...
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8. Leslie Awasom Shares How He Tackled Over $200K in Student Loans While Growing a Multimillion Dollar Real Estate Portfolio Outside of his FT Job - It All Started With a Shift in His Mindset
Leslie Awasom joins us from Xsite Capital and the Exciting World of Multifamily Investing to share his journey conquering mindset, becoming financially independent, and shifting the paradigm on student loans. Leslie i...
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7. Dr. Adam Rothman | Medical School Student Loans
Are we seeing double? Yes, today's episode with with Dr. Adam Rothman, M.D., a hero in his own right. Dr. Rothman is saving lives during COVID-19, and has graciously offered his time to share his student loan journey ...
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6. Choncé Maddox Shares How She Paid Off Her Student Loans 7 Years Early! Pay Yourself First and Help Your Future Self - Choncé Maddox Interview.
Choncé Maddox joins us in this episode to discuss how consistency and good habits resulted in paying off over $50,000 of consumer debt. Choncé has been featured in Essence magazine, she is a Certified Financial Educat...
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5. Jordan Rothman Shares How He Paid Down Nearly $200K in Student Loan Debt In Less Than 4 Years! A Penny Saved Is More Than a Penny Earned - Jordan Rothman Interview.
You probably aren't surprised that our guest Jordan Rothman paid off $197,890.20 in less than four years. Oh wait, you are surprised. We were too. Jordan paid off six-figure student loan debt in less time than it took...
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4. A Little Bit Everyday Goes a Long Way - Zina Kumok Interview. Zina Shares How She Saved Over a Year in Student Loan Payments just $10 a month.
In this episode, we cover how small consistent steps over time can result in big outcomes - like Zina paying off $28,000 in student loan debt 7 years early by making consistent $10 extra payments. Using a combination ...
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3. Melanie Lockert | Your Net Worth Is Not Your Self Worth
So you're in over your head in student loan debt and you don't know where to turn. It feels like this weight that you can't shake off or a thought that is constantly repeating in your head like a broken record. If you...
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The Student Loan Podcast - Episode 2 - Scholarships
The Student Loan Podcast - Episode 2 - How to Find and Win Scholarships So, it's the 11th hour, and your college tuition bill is due. Should you take out student loans? Today, we are going to talk about how you can sc...
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The Student Loan Podcast - Episode 1 - Preparing to Pay for School
The Student Loan Podcast - Episode 1 - Preparing to Pay for School Yay! You are accepted, you got into your school of choice - or not - but you are going to college! Now, it is time for you to figure out how to gradua...
