The opportunities are endless with a college degree in hand, but paying for one isn’t always easy. While many students apply for scholarships and grants hoping to cut costs, receiving them isn't always a guarantee. Enter Plan B: Taking out a loan. Parents and students alike know that going into debt has a bad rap, but loans don’t have to be so scary with some solid money management skills. Just ask TXGU near-peer Greg, who realized that student loans were actually an investment in his self.

After losing his scholarship in college, Greg had to find a new option for paying his way through college. That's when he decided to turn to student loans and hasn’t looked back since. He knew that if he wanted to achieve his dreams, he had to get serious about how taking out loans to help make it happen. So how did this aspiring rapper beat the fear of going into debt? You’ll have to watch his "How I Got Here” video to find out. And if you really want to take Greg's lesson to the next level, be sure to check out the supplemental TEKS-aligned lesson plans we created just for you.