A not insignificant share of student loan borrowers say they’d perform some one-time outrageous stunts if it would help them pay down their debt faster. But they’re not willing to put long-term priorities — such as housing or retirement — at risk to get rid of their student loans.

Nearly one-third (31%) of student loan borrowers say they would eat only ramen for weeks to more quickly pay off their student loans, according to a poll conducted by Student Loan Hero, a student loan advice site, and polling service YouGov, published Friday. One in nine student loan borrowers say they’d go so far as to eat a tarantula (assuming someone would pay them to do so) in order to pay their debt down faster and about one in four said they’d stop shaving or wearing makeup to get rid of their student loans.

For many borrowers, “increasing their income is actually quite hard to do and that’s the easiest way to get control of your financial situation,” said Andrew Josuweit, the CEO of Student Loan Hero. That’s why he’s not surprised that some student loan borrowers would pounce on an opportunity for a quicker fix to the problem, like performing a stunt.

Even though they’d be willing to find creative ways to make more money and pay off their loans if offered the opportunity, the reality is that for most borrowers student loan payments are an expense they balance with others that may require their more immediate attention. Just 5% of student loan borrowers named paying off that debt as their top financial priority, according to the survey. More than half of borrowers named paying rent as their top financial priority, 44% said paying their credit card bill was more important than paying their student loans and nearly 30% said they’d prioritize putting money in a retirement account over making student loan payments.

The poll’s findings offer yet another way to illustrate how student loans act as an albatross for many borrowers, who delay marriage, home-buying and other “adult” steps like starting a family or moving out of mom and dad’s house. Though they might be willing to go to extreme lengths to get rid of the loans, the reality is there’s little they can do besides continue to pay it down in conjunction with their other expenses.

For some, the weight of student loans can have consequences even more dire than simply a prolonged period of adolescence. A May survey from the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors showed that 16% of borrowers who didn’t finish their degree are behind on their payments. And borrowers who never finish their schooling don’t reap the economic benefit of their investment, which can make it harder to manage their loan payments. Just 4% of those who complete their bachelor’s degree are struggling to pay down their debt, the Fed survey found.

The burden of student loan debt is also felt differently by different borrowers. For example, black student loan borrowers, who are more likely to take on student loan debt and less likely to reap its benefits, actually sleep less than their white counterparts, according to a study published earlier this month by researchers at the University of South Carolina, the University of Southern California and the University of California-Los Angeles.

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