However, even though decisions like Fecek demonstrate that courts may be willing to allow a debtor (even one with a good salary) to at least partially discharge his student loan debt, they does not provide a windfall for the debtors because, like the debtor Fecek, the debtor will still have to make sacrifices to make
large monthly payments towards the remaining student loan debt.
Not exact matches
Keep in mind that a
larger down
payment makes for lower
monthly payments and factor in some savings
towards that end.
A lower interest rate means lower interest charges per month, which in turn means that a
larger portion of your
monthly payments go
towards paying your car loan principal (i.e. how much you borrowed) and less goes
towards paying interest to your lender.
If interest rates go down, more of the
payment goes
towards reducing the principal; if rates go up, a
larger portion of the
monthly payment goes
towards covering the interest.
Because of the tradeoffs surrounding the issue, Hillary's plan is aimed
towards those who can afford
larger monthly payments but a lower interest rate.
Alternatively, a
larger down
payment will also allow you to pay smaller
monthly amounts
towards your mortgage, giving you wiggle room to save for a car, pay off other debts, or put aside money for emergencies.
@Andrew Ware What @Brian Cardwell said is true but in addition, the reason for doing it this way in
large chunks rather than just making an extra $ 700 or whatever
payment each month is that it pushes you much farther ahead in your
payment schedule so that each subsequent normal
monthly payment is paying more
towards the principal and less in interest.