My Wife Wants the House Paid Off—But I Don’t See the Point

Ramsey Everyday Millionaires

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Careers, Investing, Business

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🗓️ 22 December 2025

⏱️ 8 minutes

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0:00.0	This episode is brought to you by SmartVester.
0:08.0	Connect with an investing pro near you at ramsysolutions.com slash smartvester.
0:14.1	Adam is up in Dallas, Texas.
0:15.9	Adam, how can we help?
0:17.3	Hi, how are you guys doing?
0:18.4	Thanks for taking my call.
0:19.3	We're doing great.
0:19.9	What's going on with you?
0:21.1	So my wife is an avid listener to your show. Oh, well, of course she is. You married a good woman. Tell her we said thank you. I did. All right. I did. I will. I honestly, just being honest, I don't listen to it very much unless she's in the car with me, but I have. Okay, let's put Adam on hold. Who's next? Who do we have next?
0:37.7	I'm kidding, Adam.
0:38.7	I'm kidding.
0:39.4	Go ahead.
0:40.3	But I have listened to the audible book, Money Makeover.
0:43.8	And let me just say 95% of the things in there, I 100% agree with.
0:50.1	It's preaching to the choir.
0:51.4	But there's one thing that you guys preach that my wife agrees with, and I don't.
0:57.5	Oh, I love it.
0:58.9	What is it?
1:00.6	That is paying off your mortgage.
1:03.8	Oh.
1:03.9	I'll give you a little...
1:05.3	What a silly idea.
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