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Ramsey Everyday Millionaires

Shouldn’t I Invest Instead of Paying Off My House?

Ramsey Everyday Millionaires

Ramsey Network

Investing, Careers, Business

4.63.6K Ratings

🗓️ 3 October 2022

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Listen to how ordinary people built extraordinary wealth - and how you can too. You’ll learn how millionaires live on less than they make, avoid debt, invest, are disciplined and responsible! Featuring hosts from the Ramsey Network: Dave Ramsey, Ken Coleman, Rachel Cruze, John Delony, George Kamel, & Kristina Ellis. Learn more about your ad choices. https://www.megaphone.fm/adchoices Ramsey Solutions Privacy Policy

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0:00.0

You're listening to Ramsey everyday millionaires, where we talk retirement, building wealth,

0:10.5

and outrageous generosity.

0:14.1

Dan is in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

0:15.9

Hi, Dan.

0:16.9

Welcome to the Ramsey show.

0:17.9

Hello, Dave and crew.

0:19.7

Thank you for taking my call.

0:20.9

Sure.

0:21.9

What's up?

0:22.9

So here's my situation.

0:23.9

I'm 61 years old.

0:24.9

I'm going to be 62 in January.

0:25.9

I'll be retiring from corporate America.

0:28.4

I'm married 42 years.

0:30.3

I purchased a home in Pennsylvania this past April, while my New York home was up to

0:34.2

sale.

0:35.4

And for that Pennsylvania home, I got a 30 year variable rate mortgage for $495,000.

0:41.7

And it's currently fixed at 2.8% for the next 10 years with a payment of 2700 a month.

0:49.0

I sold my New York home shortly after I closed on the P.A. home.

0:52.6

So my question is, should I take the 500,000 from the sale of my New York home and tell

0:57.5

you off the Pennsylvania mortgage?

0:59.4

Or should I invest that 500,000 in a managed fidelity vandal or some other index fund and

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