He was an early SpaceX employee. Here's how his equity helped him.

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Josh Giegel worked at SpaceX from 2009 to 2012. He's now the CEO of Gambit.

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I'm struggling to pay off my $300,000 student loan debt. The coming changes to repayment plans have me even more worried.

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The author is struggling to pay off her student loan debt.

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Trump's major student-loan changes for millions of borrowers are a month away

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President Donald Trump's student-loan repayment overhaul will take effect in July.

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The 30 most expensive colleges in the US in 2026, ranked

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The University of Chicago has the highest tuition and fees at $79,395 for the 2026-27 academic year.

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Trump's plan to limit student-loan forgiveness for public servants is inching closer to borrowers

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President Donald Trump's plan to limit the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program is getting closer to reality.

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Trump's plan to limit student loans for borrowers — including nurses — is illegal, 25 states say in a fresh lawsuit

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A group of Democratic states sued President Donald Trump's Education Department over its student-loan borrowing caps.

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Trump's student-loan repayment overhaul limits borrowing for nurses. There's a new bipartisan push to change that.

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A new bipartisan bill would increase student-loan borrowing limits for advanced nursing degrees.

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I spent 20 years and nearly $100,000 paying off my student loans. I'm done just in time for my youngest to start college.

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The author said that she started making overpayments on her student loans once her oldest child graduated from college in 2022.

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A nurse sued for $55,000 in student loans is navigating a court battle on her own: 'I'm just trying my best to juggle it'

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Hannah Bates was sued by her student-loan lender over her private loans.

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Hannah Bates didn't believe the email.

Inside a mom's legal battle to turn her $55,000 student-loan balance to $0

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Ashley Carlson was sued by her private student-loan lender SoFi. Now, she's fighting for her balance to be discharged.

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