When I finished graduate school, I had $72,000 in student loans weighing me down. But less than a year after graduation, I’d paid it all off, thanks to the debt snowball method and some hefty ...

Ashley Eneriz is a financial writer who has been published on a myriad of sites. She has 10+ years of financial writing experience. Investopedia / Nez Riaz There are two popular strategies for paying ...

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