<prompt> Human: I have recently received a large check that matches the amount of my student loan debt. I make a decent amount of money and have been looking forward to finally pay it off. Though now that I have the money, I am tempted to pay off most of it and keep some in savings. Would it be more intelligent to have money in savings and only pay off the high interest portion or would it be wise to pay off the full amount?I am leaning towards paying it off in full to forget about it and move on. Though it makes me a little nervous I dont have a three months salary cushion. Should I pay it off in full and just start saving or put three months of my salary in savings and put the rest towards my student loans?I have a stable job, make more than average, and could get another job at the drop of a hat. I have no credit card debt, only a small amount in low interest car loans, and have about a paycheck in savings.Would appreciate advice from those a lot more financially wise than I am. As I often make poor financial decisions.Assistant: Some concrete numbers would help amounts owed, interest rate, salary, savings, etc. Human: I would prefer to keep that private but appreciate the interest! Lets just say I hold an average amount of student loan debt, interest rate between 3-8, high salary, and low savings. Sorry for being vague, not a throwaway account.  <response>: Then sorry, without exact numbers it looks like we cant help you there. 