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We have a $300,000 mortgage with a 2.75% interest rate. I want to pay it off. My husband says I’m crazy. Who’s right?

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“I don’t want to enter retirement owing six figures when we have the cash to clear it.”

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MarketWatchWe have a $300,000 mortgage with a 2.75% interest rate. I want to pay it off. My husband says I’m crazy. Who’s right?
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