$$$ Question...

lets say I had a few extra bucks… I have two options.

A) Put it towards my student Loan
B) Put it towards my Car Loan

Here are the factors…

  • Say that I don’t care about helping my credit rating
  • Lower interest rate on Car loan
  • I can write off the interest from my student loan
  • Both loans are ~ the same amount.

Where do it put it? Student loan or car loan and why?

:tup:

can you put it into some sort of investment in which the interest rate is higher than the interest rate on your car/student loans?

How much lower interest is the car loan?

Car loan is 2% interest
Student loan is 5%.

Be an American, pay for your car. They can’t take away your edumaction.

Seriously though, pay the student loan because the interest is more than double.

True, but I get to deduct the interest.

Do the math but, I doubt it would be that much. Maybe.

your income tax rate isn’t 50+%. Student loan.

k, student loan it is. Thanks :tup:

I could help stimulate the economy but nahhh :smiley:

you could divide it evenly between both, even though youve aready made up your mind

if you really have a car loan at 2% don’t pay it off fast. don’t pay off your student loan either unless you have 6 months savings in the bank and the money really is burning a hole in your pocket.

put the money into CDs or a high interest savings account. don’t avoid debt - manage it!

THIS. ALTHOUGH IM GUESSING YOU’RE DOING OKAY REGARDLESS

Pay the car loan.

I’d be willing to bet you are putting out more money/month in interest on the car loan AND the student loan interest is deductible.