i have this problem. everytime i call a number with an automated answering system ("to reach such-and-such, please press 1"), my brain turns off my ears. i think about other things up until the voice reaches like 3 or so, and then i realize i need to finish listening to the rest of the entire menu and listen to it all from the beginning again. if the menu is long, i'll stop listening again, and always miss the menu choice that i need. always. thank goodness they're usually toll free.
today i called Sallie Mae, because i wanted to know what happens to my loans when i die. do they go to heaven with me? morbidly inquiring minds want to know! all i wanted to do was ask a simple question, but i had to wade through TWO automated menus and then a wait time. i talked to someone in India, i think. he was rather nice.
so, the answer: after a phone call to Sallie, an application for a death claim via mail, and furnishing of a death certificate, a deceased person's educational loans will be forgiven. the processing could take 60 days or so, but they will be gone. yay!
it's a load off of my back. not that i plan on dying right now, but it's nice to know that i won't be leaving behind any financial burdens for my family if i do go to chill with God earlier than expected.
lovelove,
youngin
