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<p>[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 1492574, member: 26302"]You sound very much like me Provotdo. I had to pull myself up by my bootstraps also, and was the first grandchild on my parents side to ever attend college. </p><p><br /></p><p>I would say to prioritize. You need to first balance out your budget making bare minimum student loan payments. The key is to not go into credit card debt. Then start building savings. You are a young guy, will get married, want a house, etc. After a few years and you have some savings and life is not such a struggle, if you wish to pay extra on student loans feel free.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am not advocating selling your collection since its a cheap form of pleasure. The interest you will save on yoru student loan is not much, and I am guessing the pleasure you would get owning your collection would be more valuable than that. This is just an assumption. If you are bored with it and want to do something else anyway, then feel free to sell it, but I would put that money in savings before I paid off low interest student loans, at least for a bit.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 1492574, member: 26302"]You sound very much like me Provotdo. I had to pull myself up by my bootstraps also, and was the first grandchild on my parents side to ever attend college. I would say to prioritize. You need to first balance out your budget making bare minimum student loan payments. The key is to not go into credit card debt. Then start building savings. You are a young guy, will get married, want a house, etc. After a few years and you have some savings and life is not such a struggle, if you wish to pay extra on student loans feel free. I am not advocating selling your collection since its a cheap form of pleasure. The interest you will save on yoru student loan is not much, and I am guessing the pleasure you would get owning your collection would be more valuable than that. This is just an assumption. If you are bored with it and want to do something else anyway, then feel free to sell it, but I would put that money in savings before I paid off low interest student loans, at least for a bit. Chris[/QUOTE]
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