Just gonna pin this here since I keep seeing folks who can use it: The Ed Department's customer service people are unfailingly smart and helpful. I've gotten excellent help both with my own loans and while researching stories about loan programs.
I know I'm a bit late to this story, but I'll point out that despite Dok's last paragraph, Judge Boxwine yesterday was running the chyron "Bribe, Baby, Bribe!"
I might not get my whole balance wiped out this go round, but I might get about 4K of my remaining undergrad loans wiped out, which is all interest remaining at this point, and all debt older than 20 years. I'd take it. My grad loans can hold on another 19 months for PSLF.
Even though the $10000 would have been nice, I did significantly reduce my parent plus loan by continuing to pay during the pandemic because I was fortunate to not lose my job. And even though my kid’s tuition was more than 10 X what mine was back in the dark ages, it was worth it. And I was also fortunate to not have loans of my own. Anyway, I am glad that the people who really got screwed are getting relief. Go, Joe.
Just heard about this from a friend (I googled it too, it's real): There is a place where you can send your eclipse glasses to be recycled and used by children in Latin America before the August 2024 eclipse. The organization will take them up until August 1st:
Eclipse Glasses USA, LLC
P.O. Box 50571
Provo, UT 84605
From my googling I also discovered they will last until 2044 if you want to use them again then (I, unfortunately, will probably not). Or you can remove the lenses and just recycle the cardboard.
When we first moved to San Diego, the County, I think, passed some laws about credit for retailers and money lenders. They specifically preyed on the military here. Big ads, for used cars, furniture, jewelry stores, loan sharks.
They were ugly, on the boys sent here to protect us.
"NO CREDIT- BAD CREDIT- NO PROBLEM !!
EVERYONE E-1 AND UP !! "
Those industries were of course quite vocal against the laws.
Told us used cars and furniture stores would disappear.
OT: Okay, so thought I just heard that Burnt Pancake's defense is arguing that charges of interfering with an official proceeding be dismissed on the grounds that Jan. 6 certification was *not an official proceeding*. Well, WHAT THE FUCK WAS IT, THEN--HYACINTH BUCKET'S GARDEN SOIREE WITH LUXURY FINGER BUFFET???!!?!
Just gonna pin this here since I keep seeing folks who can use it: The Ed Department's customer service people are unfailingly smart and helpful. I've gotten excellent help both with my own loans and while researching stories about loan programs.
https://studentaid.gov/help-center/contact
I know I'm a bit late to this story, but I'll point out that despite Dok's last paragraph, Judge Boxwine yesterday was running the chyron "Bribe, Baby, Bribe!"
Love it!!
Dok's button names for the moneybeg always get me to read the moneybeg.
Today's is *chef's kiss*
Ta, Dok. The dead roommate would have qualified for loan forgiveness, but he died and that wiped out the debt.
I might not get my whole balance wiped out this go round, but I might get about 4K of my remaining undergrad loans wiped out, which is all interest remaining at this point, and all debt older than 20 years. I'd take it. My grad loans can hold on another 19 months for PSLF.
Just remember the amount forgiven may be considered income by the IRS. They generally view any debts forgiven as income.
Even though the $10000 would have been nice, I did significantly reduce my parent plus loan by continuing to pay during the pandemic because I was fortunate to not lose my job. And even though my kid’s tuition was more than 10 X what mine was back in the dark ages, it was worth it. And I was also fortunate to not have loans of my own. Anyway, I am glad that the people who really got screwed are getting relief. Go, Joe.
OT News Flash!
Just heard about this from a friend (I googled it too, it's real): There is a place where you can send your eclipse glasses to be recycled and used by children in Latin America before the August 2024 eclipse. The organization will take them up until August 1st:
Eclipse Glasses USA, LLC
P.O. Box 50571
Provo, UT 84605
From my googling I also discovered they will last until 2044 if you want to use them again then (I, unfortunately, will probably not). Or you can remove the lenses and just recycle the cardboard.
The eclipse only made 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻 moar powerful!
O/T
But, but, but! Biden is old...
𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘭𝘪𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘢𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴
....
𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘸𝘪𝘥𝘦. 𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 “𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘺” 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 2025, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯'𝘴 𝘣𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘋𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘥 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘱 𝘢𝘥𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵-𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱'𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘒𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘯 𝘙𝘰𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘴, 𝘸𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 “𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘥. 𝘌𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘭𝘪𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘺 𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘹 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴.”
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/american-book-ban-handmaids-tale-b2525814.html
Travel Tip.
If you visit DC this year take your own straws with you. They all have been grasped by PAB lawyers.
What ? Not those kind of straws? Be on the safe side and take some anyway.
Oh, and visit the Mass 54th monument.
And the Korean Memorial.
"as if anyone can predict what those assholes will do."
putting words into dead people's mouths is what they'll do.
When we first moved to San Diego, the County, I think, passed some laws about credit for retailers and money lenders. They specifically preyed on the military here. Big ads, for used cars, furniture, jewelry stores, loan sharks.
They were ugly, on the boys sent here to protect us.
"NO CREDIT- BAD CREDIT- NO PROBLEM !!
EVERYONE E-1 AND UP !! "
Those industries were of course quite vocal against the laws.
Told us used cars and furniture stores would disappear.
Of course they didn't tell us when.
That was 44 years ago.
OT: Only snow bunnies yesterday. Some piggy and his grands.
https://substack.com/profile/76665937-weejee/note/c-53541546?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=19n7td
OT: Okay, so thought I just heard that Burnt Pancake's defense is arguing that charges of interfering with an official proceeding be dismissed on the grounds that Jan. 6 certification was *not an official proceeding*. Well, WHAT THE FUCK WAS IT, THEN--HYACINTH BUCKET'S GARDEN SOIREE WITH LUXURY FINGER BUFFET???!!?!