hello there....novice here too..:) hope you'll give me a warm welcome too.. :hugs:

That's a pretty nice plan, these days where economic crisis seemed to affect almost all of us, savings and investments will be a great idea to ensure that your money is in good hand. Students are also affected by financial crisis that's why many of them go for student loans. I read in an article that the government utilizes subsidized student loans as a method of motivating students to get higher degrees. As of 2012, however, graduate student loans will not have their interest subsidized, which will change responsibility for paying $18.1 billion over 10 years to pupils. Source of the article: http://personalmoneynetwork.com/moneyblog/2011/11/07/graduate-student-loans-to-lose-interest-subsidy