The Smart Way to Pay Off Student Loans (U.S. News & World Report)

Adam Fagen

If you’re a recent college graduate, you’re probably concerned about all things financial – from finding a full-time job to renting a home to saving for retirement to dealing with student loan debt. And in the midst of all that, you’ll have to decide how to use credit cards to better your own financial future.

REUTERS/ Jason ReedWas paying off your student loan debt for good one of your resolutions for 2016? Seven out of 10 seniors who graduated from public and nonprofit colleges in 2014 had an average student loan debt of $28,950, according to the most recent numbers crunched by the Institute for college Access & Success.

REUTERS/ Jason ReedWas paying off your student loan debt for good one of your resolutions for 2016? Seven out of 10 seniors who graduated from public and nonprofit colleges in 2014 had an average student loan debt of $28,950, according to the most recent numbers crunched by the Institute for college Access & Success.

(Bill Bradford)

Despite record student debt, the benefits of a college degree still outweigh the costs, according to a new report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. But the real message to students — especially if you are borrowing is: stay in school.

(Xavier J. Peg)

By David Dayen, a lapsed blogger, now a freelance writer based in Los Angeles, CA. Follow him on Twitter @ddayen Hello, folks! As Yves is off explaining the world to Washington, I’m manning the controls for a couple days.