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The Future of College Debt, and Rent vs. Buy (With a Dog)

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How to Plan for College Costs

This year's high school grads could take on as much as $37,000 in student loan debt for their bachelor's degree. The maximum amount of federal loans that you're allowed to borrow as a dependent student is currently $31,000. Once you hit that cap, you have to look elsewhere for funding. So there are options out there once you reach that cap, but it gets a little trickier.

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