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Money College writer Fruzsina Eordogh chronicles her ongoing struggles with the student loan giant Sallie Mae. The three-month deferment I paid $150 for from Sallie Mae has run out and so I began the dreaded robot call center run-around that is Sallie Mae's customer service. I hung up a couple of...

I will try my hardest to not make this piece a "woe is me" story and more on the dangers of taking out private loans (or any student loans for that matter). I would first like to clarify that I come from a financially unstable household. I was the first person in my family to go to college, I am...