Posted AT 6:00 AM EST on 06/09/08
Student debt burdens couple
In Calgary, a couple we'll call Mark, 30, and Helen, 28, are building their careers, He is in health services, she is in financial services. Together, they have a gross annual income of $177,120. That ought to be enough for this currently childless couple to live well. They plan to marry and contemplate retirement at age 55.
But there are problems. The biggest is debt service charges of $6,155 a month, most of which goes to pay off student loans.
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