Student Loan Answers: A 7-Step Guide To Understanding Your Caribbean Student Loan - Softcover

Boutin, Melisa

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0692920358 ISBN 13: 9780692920350

Publisher: Melisa Boutin, 2017

Synopsis

Make Sense of Your Caribbean Student LoanThis guide is the ultimate resource to navigate the muddled college financing process for Caribbean students. The author, Melisa Boutin, breaks down the student loan life cycle, shares real life examples of lender mishaps and how to avoid them, and offers proven strategies to slash the high interest costs of Caribbean student loans. As your financial education instructor, Melisa teaches you how to: 

• Navigate the loan financing process 
• Understand interest accrual and capitalization
• Communicate effectively with your lender
• Track and document critical loan transactions
• Create a solid plan to pay off your loan fast
• Dispute and resolve lender errors
• Explore consolidation, refinancing and debt settlement 

All the fundamental information you need to truly reap the financial returns on your investment in higher education.

About this title

About the Author

Melisa Boutin is a Certified Financial Education Instructor and student loan expert who is passionate about filling the gap of financial information for Caribbean Millennials. After paying off her own student loan, she hosted a first of its kind financial workshop to educate current University of the Virgin Islands students about how their Caribbean student loans work. Her insights have been featured on Canada's CBC News, Voices of NY, Voice of The Caribbean Radio and her writing has appeared in Potent Magazine.

Review

"Tackling student loans can be extremely complex (sometimes by design) and in many instances college kids sign up for loans to cover the cost of their education without clearly understanding the post college implications. Melisa does an excellent job of breaking down the complexities ofCaribbean student loans in a simple and easy to understand way for prospective college students looking to finance their education, as well as, for individuals who have already taken on the burden of student loan debt." -- Bola Onada Sokunbi, Personal Finance Expert & Founder of CleverGirlFinance.com

"Student Loan Answers is the perfect financial guide for understanding the student loan systems in the Caribbean. Parents and students who read this book will get firsthandknowledge and real life experience on how individuals, such as Melisa, were able to take control and effectively manage the student loan process. As a college adviser, I know the importance of parents and students having these answers before they even consider applying to college. This book is a particularly useful tool for college planning."-- Kimarah Isaac,International College Adviser &Founder of Kim The College Adviser

"I wish this information was available to me, as a borrower many years ago, when I blindly acquired my student loan. I had no understanding of the overall process nor many of the terms of the agreement. I expected it to be a very straightforward accounting but boy, was I wrong.This book is a blessing for first time borrowers seeking funds to pursue their education. Melisa simplifies the banking terms used by lenders, gives insights into the initial loan sign up process and breaks down the loan life cycle into different phases. You did an outstanding job, Melisa!"-- Tasha Nicholas-Aziz, Caribbean Student Loan Borrower

"Great job, Melisa! A lot of people will be grateful."-- Cherryl Hanson Simpson, Money Coach & Founder of FinanciallySmartAdvice.com

Edition details

• Publisher: Melisa Boutin
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0692920358
• ISBN 13: 9780692920350
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 178