The average monthly student loan payment is about $400 a month in the United States. Eddy Encinales, who used student loans to pay for college, talks to us about the effects of the debt and toll it takes trying to make her monthly payments and plan for her future.

Reporter/Camera: Deepak Dobhal

VOA Connect brings together stories of people across the United States. It’s a place to meet street artists and high tech innovators, and everyone in between.
For more: https://www.voanews.com/connect

SUBSCRIBE for the latest news and updates:
https://www.youtube.com/c/voanews?sub…

Follow us:
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/voiceofamerica/
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/voanews
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/voanews

student loans,student loan,student loan debt,student debt,loan,student,loans,student loan forgiveness,student debt crisis,student loan crisis,student loans gov,student loans debt,national student loan,student loan debt story,student loan debt crisis,default student loans,private student loans,federal student loan debt,VOA,Voice of America