Should I use my savings to pay off student loans?

What people tried

Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.

1. 1
   Paying off the loan in two chunks instead of all at once
2. 2
   Splitting the difference by paying down a portion immediately and the rest over the next few months
3. 3
   Continuing to pay extra on the monthly principal while keeping the lump sum in savings
4. 4
   Making standard monthly payments over a 10-year period
5. 5
   Paying off only loans above a certain interest rate threshold
6. 6
   Waiting until partner graduates and household income increases before accelerating payments
7. 7
   Putting the lump sum directly into the education loan as an early payment
8. 8
   Searching for alternative investment vehicles that yield above 7.5%
9. 9
   Cleaning Airbnbs
10. 10
    Working after school programs
11. 11
    Bartending
12. 12
    Private tutoring
13. 13
    Working at a gym
14. 14
    House sitting and dog walking
15. 15
    Selling homemade goods like sriracha and kimchi
16. 16
    Coaching group fitness classes
17. 17
    paying a monthly amount towards the loans while maintaining savings
18. 18
    comparing loan interest rates to savings APY before making a lump-sum payment

In their words

Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.