Do you wonder why our student loan plan consult form has you give so much information? Hear the Student Loan Planner consultants — Travis Hornsby, Justin Harvey, Rob Bertman and Lauryn Williams — break down all 26 questions and explain how your plan is unique.

In today's episode, you'll find out:

• How the consultants react to learning someone's occupation
• Why the consultants want to know what metro area you're
• How community property states affect student loans
• How your choice of school might influence your loans
• The consultants' thinking on different loan balances
• Why knowing the different kinds of loans you have is crucial
• How your income affects possibly refinancing
• Why your payoff plan involves your projected income
• How interest works with student loans
• What your retirement savings lets the consultants know
• How savings illustrates your financial mindset
• Why the date you took out your loans matters
• How the consultants make a plan based on your information
• What your spending level indicates
• How both empathy and being realistic plays into your plan
• Why savings versus debt matters
• How family size factors in
• How Parent PLUS Loans and PSLF factor into the consult
• Why filling out the entire consult form is critical

Full show notes at: http://studentloanplanner.com/41