martyp
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
I used to think that I couldn't or wouldn't retire before my mortgage was paid off. Of course that's one of those nonsense arbitrary numerical milestones we erect when we plan or think about ER. I eventually used my 55th birthday for my ER date. However, 2.5 yrs later, is still is sweet to send off the last mortgage check. We bought one house and have lived here 30 yrs just like we w*rked for one employer for 30 yrs. Both of those were factors in our being able to ER.