Small loan or KfW student loan?
I'm currently in a pretty bad situation. Unfortunately, I only receive €550 in student loans (BAföG) plus €250 in child benefit per month. Currently, my rent alone is €500, and after deducting my other fixed costs, I'm left with about €200 a month. Because I had a few bills at the beginning of the year, I always slip into overdraft by the middle of the month and end up with a €400 balance. My expenses, however, always remain the same.
I'm moving into a student residence hall soon, which means I'll have to pay less rent. Unfortunately, since I won't be able to work next semester because I'm working for a solar installation company and can't combine my work hours with my seminars and lectures, money is getting increasingly tight.
All in all, I'm getting by just fine with the money I have. I just want to get out of the overdraft so I don't have to keep paying such high interest rates. It just doesn't feel good to go into the overdraft every month, and the overdraft can be canceled. And my parents don't have the means to continue supporting me financially.
Back to my question: I've been considering taking out a small loan of €1,000 to get out of my overdraft and refinance. Then I'll pay €20-30 a month, but I'll generally have more financial freedom. Are online loan providers like auxmoney recommended or not?
The other option would be the KfW student loan, where I could get €200-300 paid out monthly. However, the amount continues to decrease due to the direct interest payments.
Of course, I also hope to find a better student job soon, where the hours are more flexible. But right now, I just don't want to worry every month about not being able to afford my food anymore.
I would really appreciate some advice or opinions.
Die Idee an sich finde ich stimmig, wird aber schwierig, weil bei einem Ratenkredit ein festes Einkommen erwartet wird und weder Kindergeld noch BaFög gehören da dazu.
Zu sowas wie Auxmoney habe ich wenig zutrauen. Grund: dort gehen meistens die hin, die ansonsten gar keinen Kredit bekommen und das kann sich nur im Zinssatz und im Vertragsgefüge niederschlagen. Wenn, dann genau lesen was Du unterschreibst.
Ich dachte zunächst an sowas wie den easyCredit bei den Volksbanken, aber da steht bei den Vorgaben schon “Gehaltsnachweise”. Wenn Du nicht bei einer Direktbank bist, würde ich mit meinem Berater sprechen und schauen, ob er ein Angebot für Dich hat.
Gruss
Bildungskredit: https://www.kfw.de/inlandsfoerderung/Privatpersonen/Studieren-Qualifizieren/F%C3%B6rderprodukte/Bildungskredit-(173)/
Zinssatz liegt bei 5,19%.