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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?

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?
MarketWatch Wednesday 21 October 2026, 09:15 UTC By Quentin Fottrell 1 min read
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“I don’t want to enter retirement owing six figures when we have the cash to clear it.”

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