Q. I want to help my daughter reduce her $120,000 graduate student loan, which she will repay at 6.5 percent interest when she finishes next year. I am 58 years old, a foreign service officer, and planning to work until I am 65. Given that Thrift Savings Plan general loans are at 1.2 percent interest, I am considering asking for a $50,000 loan to help my kid jump-start payments. In your opinion, would this be wise?
A. Wise is not really the issue here. It’s certainly generous. But, is it affordable? That’s really the question.
