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363 - Student Loan Changes Every Doctor Needs to Know feat. Lauryn Williams
Description
What if your student loan strategy is one of the most important wealth-building decisions you’ll ever make? In the final episode of Dr. Lauryn’s three-part student loan series, she sits down with Lauryn Williams of Student Loan Planner to unpack the massive changes coming to student loans and what healthcare providers need to know before making their next move.
Together, they discuss the new RAP plan, forgiveness timelines, private loans, consolidation versus refinancing, Parent PLUS loans, and why “just pay it off as fast as possible” can be dangerous advice. Lauryn also explains why debt repayment, retirement, emergency savings, and building your rich doctor life need to happen together, not one after the other.
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Key Takeaways:
- Student loan rules are changing fast, and the right repayment plan depends heavily on your income, debt load, career path, and whether you are still borrowing.
- For many healthcare providers, student loan debt cannot be treated separately from wealth building. Retirement, emergency savings, home buying, and practice ownership still need a plan.
- Consolidation and refinancing are not the same thing, and making the wrong move at the wrong time could dramatically change your repayment or forgiveness timeline.
- Parent PLUS borrowers may be especially impacted by upcoming changes and should understand their options before key deadlines.
Guest Bio:
Lauryn Williams is a CFP, student loan advisor at Student Loan Planner, founder of the financial firm Worth Winning, and host of the Worth Listening podcast. Since joining Student Loan Planner in 2018, Lauryn has helped borrowers navigate an increasingly complex student loan landscape, especially as repayment plans, forgiveness options, and federal rules continue to change. Before her career in financial planning, Lauryn was a four-time Olympian and three-time Olympic medalist.
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