THANKS TO DISCOVERING THIS WEBSITE, I FEEL LIKE I AM GOING TO HAVE SOME SENSE OF RELIEF TO MY YEARS OF BEING HELD BACK BY THESE STUDENT LOAN DEBTS AND INTEREST FEES. THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT I BORROWED HAS BEEN PAID, BUT WITH THE FEES & INTERESTS IT DOESN'T GET RID OF MY PROBLEM. THE COLLECTION COMPANY DEMONS ARE STILL HOT ON MY TAIL AND WITH THEIR RULES I'D NEVER BE PAIDED OFF. UNTIL NOW I WOULD HAVE TAKEN THIS DEBT TO MY GRAVE...THIS COMPUTER I BOUGHT MYSELF FOR CHRISTMAS IS FANTASTIC - I HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY NOW TO RECEIVE INFORMATION SUCH AS THIS WEBSITE...THANKS FOR BEING THERE...

I have bee struggling with student loans for 8 years now. Its like a relationship. It has its ups and downs. I try to break it off, but Im stuck in this relationship for LIFE.

There are laws that suppose to help, but how can you prove that a LOAN has enslaved you. Thats what it is slavery. Signing your life away on a promissary note. If only I could do it over again. (We all say that.)

I check the balance on my student loans from time to time, but its like the number are so close in range I can't believe that these are the same loans I pay $400 a month on.

I had a full ride academic scholarship for the first 3 years of my college career. I transferred to a different college in my senior year and my scholarship that I worked so hard to earn didn't transfer. I fought it and got my school to agree to pay 90% and I ended up only owing a small amount. So, I received a loan for financial aid in the amount of about $1500. A few years later, I found myself in financial trouble and was forced to declare bankruptcy. This was in the early 90's when they gave out credit cards to anyone and everyone and I fell into the trap of thinking that I was getting "free money". I was so broke when I declared bankruptcy that I couldn't even afford a lawyer so I filed pro-se and completed the process on my own to the best of my ability.