Travis Hornsby: Student Loan Expert & Founder of Student Loan Planner
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Travis Hornsby | Student Loan Expert & Founder of Student Loan Planner
Show notes
In today's episode, you'll find out:
- How Travis became an expert on student loans.
- The biggest mistake people make when it comes to student loans.
- The most common misconception people have about student loans.
- What Travis would tell young adults going into careers that require a lot of schooling.
- His advice for parents who want to help their children and lessen the student loan burden.
Key takeaways from this episode
[bctt tweet="Basically I didn't want to work in corporate America anymore. - @StudentLoanTrav" via="no"]I'll tell you honestly what it's like. Some days I'm really productive. Some days I just play video games. - Travis HornsbyI answer email way too much. I'm always in my email. I want to respond to everything as it comes in and I know that that's bad. - Travis Hornsby[bctt tweet="A lot of people want to refinance their student loans that shouldn't. -@StudentLoanTrav" via="no"][bctt tweet="Debt, especially big debt relative to your income, causes a ton of complex psychological issues. - @StudentLoanTrav" via="no"]If you look at some of the professions that I advise, they have significantly above average rates of suicide. - Travis Hornsby[bctt tweet="The psychology of it can cause you to do things that are very irrational and not helpful because of the lack of financial literacy. - @StudentLoanTrav" via="no"]Sometimes I have people that are crying on the phone, they're letting all of their emotions out about how they feel about *the debt that they have. - Travis Hornsby[bctt tweet="I've had people realize that their marriages were falling apart and they needed to try and save their marriage. - @StudentLoanTrav" via="no"]Maybe I influenced a decision that could end up saving a life. - Travis HornsbyThe pain that I'm solving by offering this kind of service is very real, you can cut it with a knife. - Travis Hornsby[bctt tweet="If you can find a pain that you can use your specific skills to solve, then you're going to have a fantastic business. - @StudentLoanTrav" via="no"]Professional degrees, in general, are becoming a worse and worse proposition from an ROI financial perspective every single year. - Travis HornsbyWhen I help somebody that had no clue how to handle their debt and it changes their life. - Travis Hornsby
Links to resources
- Mr. Money Mustache
- Strengths Finder book
- Travis' Business Insider article that went viral
- Death, Sex, & Money podcast episode about veterinary suicides
- Asana
- Mike Meru Has $1 Million in Student Loans. How Did That Happen? - Wall Street Journal article
- Bogleheads investing advice
- Dave Ramsey
- Advice on refinancing your student loans
- Advice on hiring a student loan expert
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