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Old 02-21-2007, 11:07 AM
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Default Re: Consolidate Student Loans ASAP

be careful of refinance offers which stretch the typical student loan repayment from 10 yrs to 20 or 30.

I found it best to keep my student loans intact (not consolidate) and then pay extra on one of them per month. This reduced my debt repayment from 10 years to 7 years.

This allowed me to buy my first house 3yrs after graduating and another bigger house 4 yrs later being competely debt free.

Paying off the loans early will jack up your credit score as well.
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