<prompt> Human: Im whittling down over 20k in debt student loan, credit card consolidation loan, and credit card debt by 1100 monthly. I recently reduced my 401k contributions to 1 of my paycheck to be able to put more money towards the debt but Im wondering if it makes more sense to meet the company match. My company does not do a dollar to dollar match - they contribute a 25 match for all contributions I make up to a max contribution of 15. Is it better to opt into this 15 now to get these returns or wait until Im done paying down the debt? Note that none of my debt interest rates exceed 25TLDR: currently paying down 20k debt - do I max out the 15 401k contribution to get 25 match from my company? Or leave this alone til the debt is handled?  <response>: If your credit card debt is greater than 25, then Id pay down that debt first; otherwise, Id still contribute as much as you can to the 401k. 