re: Student Loan Planning/Strategy

Thanks for all the advice, everyone. Lots of things to think about and I appreciate them.

I'm a Fed employee (yeah, I know... Working in the public sector is not something I want to do long-term, but the job is a really good one for a first job and in an area that I think the Fed gov't is beneficial) so I definitely have looked into the student loan forgiveness, but it doesn't seem like a reasonable option (unless I stay for awhile which, again, is not something I want to do). The interest tax deduction is interesting, and something I didn't know.

I would be fine with paying the minimum monthly payments if I wasn't thinking about grad school. But since it seems (based on the job I'm in and my general planned timeline) I want to shoot for it in August 2017, I'd like to have at least the 6.8% payments gone by then so the interest isn't accumulating on those while I'm in school. I currently put in 5% to a TSP (sort of like the gov't version of a 401(k)) and it's matched up to 4%. Should I still invest more in a separate Roth IRA?

And lastly, I'm curious about the posters saying I should attack B first. My rationale was to try to reduce C quickly in order to lower interest. For those saying to go after B to get rid of it, is that more just for a peace of mind/psychological benefit, or is there a tangible reason?

Again, thank you, everyone.