Bad Credit Student Loan - What To Do If You Need One

Are you concerned that bad credit will prevent you from going to college? While it is true that finding student loans with excellent interest rates is easier if you have a sterling credit rating, bad credit student loan aid is possible. For example, the most popular US Department of Education loan, the Stafford loan, assumes that most applicants will be going to college straight from high school, and will not have a credit rating yet. Therefore, Stafford loans do not even consider the credit rating a factor when it comes to qualifications. The same holds true for Perkins loans, which are federal loans designated for the neediest students. The only reason bad credit would interfere with these kinds of student loans are if you have defaulted on a federally granted student loan in the past.

Bad credit student loans are also possible if your parents have better credit than you do. In this case, a PLUS loan, which is granted to parents and not to the student, might be the way to go. US Department of Education student loans (like Stafford and Perkins loans) assume that the parents will pay for a certain amount of their childrens schooling; PLUS loans are intended to cover the amount that the parent is obligated to contribute toward college costs.

Federal funding is a good choice for a bad credit student loan because they are specifically designed to help make college more accessible; therefore, their requirements are much looser than those of most banks and other lending companies. However, if you are unable to secure a US Department of Education student loan, you may need to turn to private loans. If you are planning to graduate in a field with a high earnings potential, like law or medicine, you might have a better chance of receiving a bad credit student loan from private lenders.

None of these choices are either/or possibilities, by the way. You may be able to put together enough money to finance college through a combination of any or all of the above types of loans. Moreover, even if your bad credit student loan is at a very high interest rate, all is not lost. Many student loans defer payment until you have finished college, giving you time to improve your credit rating. At that point, you might want to look into ways to consolidate your student loan at a better rate, lowering your payments to a more affordable level.

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9 Reasons Small Businesses Don't Make a Profit - And How 'Good Bookkeeping' Can Help

The Purpose of a Business is to Make MONEY!

And to take it one step further Not Just Money, but PROFIT Which is Money left after all expenses are paid.

As obvious as that statement may seem, I know after years of running a Bookkeeping and Tax Service Business, that many business owners keep making the same mistakes that prevent them from actually accomplishing that goal.

Here are Nine of the Most Common Mistakes that Prevent Entrepreneurs from Making Money:

Underestimating all the costs involved in purchasing, (or producing) packaging and shipping a product.
Overestimating the size of the market for a product or service
Undercharging for their services
Not leveraging their time
Not classifying expenses properly to take advantage of tax codes
Purchasing too much, not enough or the wrong kind of insurance
Overpaying on bank fees and credit card fees
No collection process in place for customers that have not paid

And the WORST mistake is:

Not having Accurate, Up-to-Date Reports to provide the above information so corrections can be made.

Too many business owners try to keep their own records, (or have a spouse or friend help) and because they lack the knowledge and/or time to do it properly, they dont have the information needed to evaluate and correct potential problems.

Sometimes there is enough money coming into the business to continue despite making many of these errors but correcting them could mean a much better payback for the owner.

More often what happens is that the owner gets frustrated and overwhelmed and either gives up the business or in desperation - calls for help.

Usually after the Bookkeeping is set up properly and brought current the owner can see the whole picture and assess where and what changes to make. Sometimes minor changes...

Changing Banks or Credit Card Companies
Increasing Prices or Having Pricing Levels
Outsourcing a specific task
Changing Advertising Tactics

...can have a big impact on profitability.

Sometimes the changes needed are so great the owner has to re-evaluate whether he/she wants to continue or change direction entirely.

As you can see, having Accurate Bookkeeping providing the Business Owner with the necessary reports - for a clear financial picture is essential to growing a profitable business.

About the Author: Rosemarie Zera has been running a Bookkeeping and Tax Service Business for over ten years. Recently moved to San Antonio, Texas from New Jersey. Wrote an e-book entitled "Keep Your Books = Grow Your Business." More information and resources can be found on website and BLOG http://www.thecalculatedsolution.com and http://www.thecalculatedsolution.com/BLOG