Submitted by passamaquedey t3_11dj5eo in personalfinance
I graduated college in May 2022 I have about 31k in student loans. In November I got a job with a salary of 60k, I currently live with my parents so my expenses are pretty low. Currently student loan payment is paused till June 2023, and I’m not sure if I will qualify for student loan forgiveness if it gets passed through. What is the best approach for paying off my student loans.
I have 9 total loans they interest varies between 3-5% depending on the loan.
Yes, if they are high or medium interest loans.
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Thanks I will check it out.
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>What is the best approach for paying off my student loans.
Once the pause ends, pay off the highest rate debt first, while paying the minimum on all others.
So I shouldn’t make any payments before the pause ends?
God no, if they’re in deferment. Wait and see what happens first, save the cash now and then make payments once they start. Why spend money now if nobody’s asking for it, it’s not accruing interest, and there’s no penalty for not paying?
Edit to add that I am but a layperson with one student loan left in deferment and this is my approach. Ymmv
Why pay something today, when it costs you nothing to wait?
Just make sure you have the money when the time comes.
My line of thinking is since interest isn’t growing right now it’s best to pay it down as much as possible right now before payments restart so it’s less in the long run.
Why not keep it in a high yield savings account, earn a little interest, then pay the debt down once actually required?
I think I might do that I’m going to look for some savings accounts with high aprs.
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If I were in your shoes I'd read the FAQ here and read the flowchart.
It depends on the rate of the loans.
I would start budgeting every dollar so I know every dollar coming and going. Understand where the money is going (want vs need). Building that muscle while you are at home will be easier and helpful for when life get more complicated when you're out on your own.
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84740296169 t1_ja8x7p1 wrote
Depends on the Interest Rate of the Loans.