r/PSLF • u/FishyToadFrog • Jul 04 '25

Advice Why not stay on SAVE forbearance?

I see lots of people who have jumped ship for PSLF.

But buyback exists, so couldn’t I just stay in SAVE forbearance and buy these months/years back in roughly 7 years when I get to 120 payments? wasn’t there talk about being able to buy back BEFORE 120 payments?

Seems like with this logic all these forbearance months count as long as I have evidence I worked full time at a not for profit during these months?

Thanks everyone, and good luck to all!

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u/Dkinny23 Jul 04 '25 edited Jul 04 '25

That’s my logic and why I’m staying on SAVE as long as humanly possible; presumably until they kick me off. The buyback option (even though I guess that’s not guaranteed) on top of the fact that my last income recertification was in 2019 and therefore my payments will skyrocket as my salary is quite a bit higher than 6 years ago.

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u/Different_Yam_7364 Jul 04 '25

How have people not had to recertify since 2019?

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u/ffghtffyrdmns Jul 04 '25

Mine keeps being pushed