Finding Your Way Through the Student Loan Maze

This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Getting Out of Debt.

On our recent Level Up podcast, we sat down with Sean Lenderink, founder of Smart Loan Aid, to dig into a side of the student loan crisis that isn’t just about numbers—it’s about confusion. For many borrowers, the most overwhelming part of repaying student loans isn’t the debt itself, it’s figuring out how to manage it. Sean explained why so many borrowers feel lost. Federal student loans aren’t straightforward. They get passed from one servicer…