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Exotic-Art-2687 t1_jegmpd1 wrote

Why pay off the car when they can make more interest in a HYSA (net of taxes) than they pay on the car loan?

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lemonpepsiking t1_jeh2w4s wrote

I'm a personal fan of not having a car payment. Is it mathematically correct here? No. But humans are humans.

The second reason could be if op is looking to buy a house soon, one less debt obligation a month could help the mortgage availability.

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