{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Rainbow Dash Network","provider_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/","type":"link","title":"lifeguardpony's status on Wednesday, 26-Nov-14 06:39:07 UTC","author_name":"lifeguardpony","author_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/lifeguardpony","url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/notice\/3743909","html":"@<span class=\"vcard\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/user\/3182\" class=\"url\" title=\"M80 Ball\"><span class=\"fn nickname mention\">m14brony<\/span><\/a><\/span> Yeah, that's a tough one.  After having something set aside for retirement, it's a shame to just zero it out to pay off the student loans.  However, paying debt off is usually the wiser choice because you always borrow money at a higher interest rate than you can invest at, so you actually save money by paying off debt first before putting savings aside.  Always a tough call."}