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?
Fry
February 6, 2009, 8:39am
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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:
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.
Joe
February 6, 2009, 8:53am
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your income tax rate isn’t 50+%. Student loan.
k, student loan it is. Thanks :tup:
I could help stimulate the economy but nahhh
you could divide it evenly between both, even though youve aready made up your mind
theblue
February 6, 2009, 9:02am
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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!
Nikuk
February 6, 2009, 10:23am
12
THIS. ALTHOUGH IM GUESSING YOU’RE DOING OKAY REGARDLESS
walter
February 6, 2009, 10:29am
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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.