I agree with anything here but one. Owning your home outright, especially, in today's low-interest-rate macro-economic environment is not a good financial move.

Use the mortgage debt to allow you to leverage that money into building your investment portfolio versus locking up your money in the brick and mortar of your home.

I take an uncommon view and explain why here: https://gregdermond.com/2019/05/why-i-cant-agree-with-mr-wonderfuls-advice-on-mortgages/

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