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How to Choose the Best Repayment Plan After SAVE: A Borrower’s Guide

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If you’re one of the millions of student loan borrowers currently enrolled in an embattled repayment plan, you will need to make changes to your accounts soon.

In December, the Department of Education announced it will eliminate the Saving on a Valuable Education repayment plan, also called SAVE. The official end date for this income-driven repayment plan, which impacts about 7.4 million borrowers, has not been announced. However, once SAVE is gone, its borrowers will need to find a new repayment plan.

Student loan borrowers can use the Federal Student Aid Loan Simulator to compare repayment plans. Borrowers can enter their income, family situation, and loan balance into the tool to see their monthly payments under each offered repayment plan, when they would finish payments, and how much interest they would accrue over their repayment term.

Here is an overview of the current and future repayment plan options.

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–Elizabeth Guevara

The Super Bowl Isn’t for Days. The Excitement Around the Ads Is Already Here

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Companies are encouraging football fans to do some pregaming.

Brands are teasing Super Bowl commercials, encouraging those who can’t wait for the Seattle Seahawks to take on the New England Patriots next weekend—or for the glitzy ads and elaborate half-time show associated with the championship. The Super Bowl, one of the most-watched television events around, generates millions of dollars in ad revenue from firms looking to get in front of its audience.

Brands selling everything from software to snacks are trying to build buzz for their Super Bowl LX ads before they air. Real estate listing company Redfin released footage of musician Lady Gaga performing the theme song from Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood for its upcoming ad. Svedka vodka shared a clip of a dancer teaching choreography to a robot slated to perform in a commercial. Budweiser, a Big Game advertising fixture, published an entire 60-second ad—starring a young Clydesdale horse and baby bald eagle—ahead of Sunday’s broadcast.

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–Sarina Trangle

AI Has Eliminated Entry-Level Jobs But These Graduate Careers Are Still Flourishing

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Recently graduated with a bachelor’s degree, but having a hard time finding a job? Going to graduate school in these fields may lead you to some better prospects.

This year, the labor market has been slow to add workers, with tariffs stifling many…