Q: “I'm a 38-year-old female, who has been focused on paying down student loans, currently at about $58,000 (my initial amount was $98,000). Minimum monthly payments are about $650, but I pay about $1,000 a...

Even though the price of a degree is steep, a new report finds that Americans are coming up with ways to limit the damage.

Sheltering children from tough money choices now can lead to unhappiness later on.

It is nine letters long, (not legal weed), and causes investors' blood to boil.

The most frustrating part: Legitimate debt relief similar to that offered by bogus debt consolidators is usually available at no cost to borrowers.

It's not the overall amount of student debt that's worrisome, but how risky this form of financing is.