In the US, 43 million persons of all ages carry debt from obtaining graduate degrees. After all, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the overall student loan debt hit 1,54 trillion in the first quarter of 2020. Obviously, for many, the figure is shocking – it’s more than the country’s entire credit card debt. These debts are still difficult for anyone to repay, in addition to being a lot of money: millions are defaulting on their student obligations, and more are failing to make strides on being free of student debt. Another Federal Reserve report in 2019 showed that “only about 36% of borrowers who were still on loan had reduced their balance in the last 12 months.”