Precisely. Getting rid of that burden is staggeringly valuable in many non-monetary ways, so much so I'd say it's more than worth it. Put another way: how much

Precisely. Getting rid of that burden is staggeringly valuable in many non-monetary ways, so much so I'd say it's more than worth it. Put another way: how much would you pay to be able to take any job you wanted, anywhere? There's a lot of caveats if you've got to make at least $5-15k a year in take-home pay just to keep up with interest payments.