12 Ways Frugal People Graduate With Little To No Student Debt

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Graduating from college with a diploma in one hand and a mountain of debt in the other has become an all-too-common story for students across the country. With the cost of tuition reaching sky-high levels, the dream of walking away from college debt-free seems more like a fairy tale than a realistic goal.

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