<prompt> Human: Hey guys. Never posted here before, but I just hit a milestone I wanted to share. Not nearly as good or as fast as some of you crazy PFers, but I just paid off the final remnants of my student loans about 2 minutes ago. 67,000 in principal, just under 3 years. I could have been more diligent with spending - who among us couldnt? - but I always set aside a big chunk for monthly payments, and I benefitted from a few lump sums along the way larger than expected bonuses, one surprise. My wife has about 3k remaining on her loans originally 45k 2 years ago, which we should be able to kill in its entirely next month.Having a side job definitely helped, and 80-90 of post-tax side job earnings went right on the student loan pyre. We both have Roth IRAs not maxing just yet, but we will resume doing so immediately and are at 8 with decent matches on our 401ks. Besides upping those two contributions, I dont REALLY know how best to plan for saving our newly freed-up chunk of , but reading this sub has helped me immensely, and I plan on digging in quite a bit more to plan for the next few years. Thanks yall, Happy Holidays Merry Xmas Happy New Year!EDIT: For anyone still reading! Asked my wife last night about her loan total at graduation, and she corrected me - it was 35k, not 45k. So just about 100k combined. Sorry for the overestimate!-bio  <response>: You may find these links helpful:- Student Loans wiki page- How to handle - Whats the best way to pay down my debt?I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subredditmessagecompose?torpersonalfinance if you have any questions or concerns. 