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i could have been smarter about some things, like not letting forebearance interest capitalize when a couple of those ran out, but it wouldn't have

Posted by charlie (aka chris) May 20 '13, 11:02

made a huge difference. i'd still have a (small, relatively speaking) mountain of debt that i can't see any reasonable prospect of paying off anytime soon

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at least, iinm, capitalized interest counts towards your student loan interest deduction for that year. -- nm - znufrii May 20, 11:04 2
- $2500/year. so if i pay essentially interest-only @ $200/month, i'll at least get the full tax advantage of it -- nm - charlie May 20, 11:06 1
  - yeah, no use in going over the limit. -- nm - znufrii May 20, 11:09

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i could have been smarter about some things, like not letting forebearance interest capitalize when a couple of those ran out, but it wouldn't have

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