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Home/Financial Foundation/HIGH-YIELD SAVINGS RATE · DAVE RAMSEY

A $4,000 tuition gap does not justify a 6.53% student loan

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Freya Townsend

high-yield savings rate · Apr 9, 2026

A $4,000 tuition gap does not justify a 6.53% student loan

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A student with $11,000 in savings and a $15,000 tuition bill due in June avoids a 6.53% interest rate on a federal student loan by saving the remaining $4,000 in cash. This strategy requires paying only the minimums on an existing $2,400 credit card balance until the tuition is paid. Every dollar of extra income is diverted from debt repayment to the tuition savings account.

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Dave Ramsey advised the student, who works two jobs as a certified medical assistant and a bartender, to prioritize the cash payment over aggressive credit card repayment. This sequencing prevents the student from taking on new debt while completing a one-year biomedical sciences degree.

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Following the tuition payment in June, the student will aggressively attack the $2,400 credit card balance. Once that debt is eliminated, the income previously used for minimum payments will form the foundation of an emergency fund.

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