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The government is projecting $243,000 from a $1,000 investment. Every major forecasting firm says the number is closer to $20,000, before taxes. The gap comes down to one assumption, and it's one no serious forecaster believes.
RAP launches July 1 — and 7.5 million borrowers have 90 days to pick a plan. The monthly payment difference between RAP and IBR looks trivial. The forgiveness timeline difference is 10 years. There's a catch nobody's explaining.
Nearly 30% of borrowers who defaulted on their student loans in 2025 were current on their payments before the pandemic. They followed every rule — until the system stopped asking them to. Now 7.5 million SAVE borrowers face the same trap: a 90-day clock and auto-enrollment in the worst possible plan if they freeze.
Most people decide whether to rent or buy based on feeling. We built a calculator that removes the emotion and shows you the actual numbers — including the costs most people never see.
The math behind compound interest is simple. What makes it surprising is how few people actually run the numbers on their own situation. We did it for you — and built a tool so you can change every assumption.
Roth or traditional IRA — most people pick one without ever running the math. The right answer depends entirely on your situation, and the difference over a lifetime is not small.
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