When we look at the current climate, and how close to complete chaos we really are, the question becomes whether paying off debt or not paying it off even matters anymore. even assuming you pay off your car in full, you have car registration, insurance, state and county fees, etc, and whatever other fees are gonna be thrown your way when states start running dry. even assuming the car is paid off, the state can just take it away from you at a whim's notice through some crap eminent search and seizure law. when it comes to houses, you don't own the land, you don't own the water rights, heck, all the most important parts of the house will never be owned by actual owner of the house(the days of mineral and allodial rights are long long gone), and even when its paid off you still have to pay taxes, fees, insurance, etc, depending on where you live. depending on where you live, the taxes, fees, and insurance are in and of itself their own mortgage payment (san francisco, nyc, new jersey) in my prior post, i assumed you would own nothing because it would be taken from you, but it looks like the jews are just gonna make it so painfully expensive to own anything, no one will bother.