Most college students worry about paying back their school loans, but for some their biggest stress is over the outcome of "Game of Thrones" or paying their cellphone bill and Netflix account, according to a new survey.

LendEDU polled about 500 college graduates with student loans and found that most are stressed out about their loans and make it a priority. Some 44 million owe an average of $28,000.

But not all make loan payments their top priority or concern. The website asked the grads to compare their stress over paying their student loans with 17 alternatives, and found that many have bigger concerns and priorities for their money:

11 percent are more stressed about "Game of Thrones" and figuring out what will happen next week.

12 percent would prioritize using their money to upgrade their wardrobe.

17 percent would prioritize using their money to make sure their Netflix account is active so they can binge-watch TV.

6 percent are more stressed about their upcoming fantasy football league.

74 percent would prioritize using their money to pay their credit card bill, phone bill, utilities bill, etc.



Said the website, "After graduation, many student loan borrowers are put into a great predicament. They can focus solely on repaying their debt and neglect other important aspects of life like saving for retirement or buying a house, or, they could put off repaying their student loan debt, focus their resources on other things deemed more important, and watch as the interest on their student loans accrues into a mountain."

Paul Bedard, the Washington Examiner's "Washington Secrets" columnist, can be contacted at pbedard@washingtonexaminer.com