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Web Extra: The Best & Worst Kinds of Student Loans

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Published: Friday, 2 Jan 2009 | 5:12 PM ET

The cost of going to college is going up every year. This year, it will rise an average of 8% at least. So to make 2009 the year we borrow for school the right way, we need to know the difference between good student loan debt (fixed-rate public loans), and bad student loan debt (private loans).

Watch the video to learn more about each kind of loan, courtesy of John Uzheimer.

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CNBC's Carmen Wong Ulrich helps viewers manage their personal finances in this On the Money Web Extra.


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To make 2009 the year we borrow for school the right way, we need to know the difference between good and bad student loan debt.

   
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