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Helping a Loyal Young Staff Lower the Toll of Higher Education

NIKKI SINGH, CAMPUS RELATIONS Paying off loans to Harvard and NYU; favorite perk: pet-friendly office

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GRANT BILES, UX DESIGN Big lover of the Seamless-Uber combo when working late

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FINANCIAL SERVICES NEW YORK CITY 95 EMPLOYEES

KEVIN BAILEY, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Using loan savings and unlimited vacation to see the world

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DAVID KLEIN WANTED to become an entrepreneur so badly that he racked up $100,000 in student debt to learn how to start a business. At least he started one that could help him pay off those loans more quickly.

His staff is happy about it too. That’s because Klein, the co-founder and CEO

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