need boring RL help/advice

[jaina]

Hey there savvy flist, I could use some Grown-Up Real Life Advice, if you've got it. Basically, we need to consolidate our student loans, cause rates are gonna go up like crazy come July 1. But we're kind of confused about how to do it-- namely, which company/organization we should go through, cause there's a million of them out there. Have any of y'all done this, and if so, do you have any words of wisdom? Googling yields mostly results from the various companies, and I don't trust any of their "advice."

If you'd rather not discuss it in the comments, you can always email me at jainamsolo AT livejournal DOT com.

Thanks guys!

Comments

[sabrinanymph.livejournal.com]

I'm not certain how much help this is. When I consolidated last year, I just consolidated them within the company that was already managing them. It's possible I could have done better if I'd gone elsewhere, but I was trying to keep it simple. It has been really nice to consolidate them though, as it's knocked about $20 off what I have to pay every month - definitely recommend consolidating.

Like I said, I don't know how much help this is cause I didn't do a lot of research on it, but if you want to know what company that is, I'll be more than happy to email it to you.

[brightcupenny.livejournal.com]

Thanks! It's actually really helpful to hear what other people have done. :)