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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honestly, I would not.  My DH had 70k of student debt when we first met and was paying it down very slowly.  I worked really hard to pay mine off quickly, so I had none.  I wanted to save up and pay his off quickly, he didn’t want to do that.  It’s honestly the biggest thing we fought about and now that he got the loans forgiven we finally don’t really argue about money.  200k of debt is insane for undergrad. [/quote]

This is OP.  I am 25 years old.  I graduated from UVA at the age of 20 and have been working at Apple for the past five years, making around 250K/yr as a SWE.  I have about 500K in the bank.  I live rent free in a condo that my parents own and I don't have to pay for food because I eat breakfast/lunch/dinner with my aunt & uncle who live in the same building as I do.  I don't mind paying off her student loan debt if she is "the one".  My mother was a retired MontCo public school teacher.[/quote]

You make $250K/yr and you’re freeloading off your aunt and uncle for three meals a day? Someone tell that teacher to run.[/quote]

I'm gonna guess that much of this is cultural and the Aunt/uncle do this out of love, not necessity. Seems like he's saving most of the $$$ he's making (without rent or much food) so I don't view it as freeloading.

For me, the student loans would only be an issue if her spending doesn't match her finances.  She has to be making a plan for paying them off and living frugally (cause there is no other way to live making $53K and having 200K in student loans).  If that's the case and she's truly the one, why wouldn't he pay off her loans?   However, if she doesn't see the errors in taking 200K in student loans for an EDUCATION degree that typically doesn't pay much, I'd be worried we don't align on key financial issues[/quote]

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