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Old 07-08-2008, 03:49 PM
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Originally Posted by noppenbd View Post
The fact is that most households in this country make less than $60K, and will do just fine with a paid-off house, no debt, and modest retirement savings, assuming SS does not completely fail. For those people, DR's advice is a godsend. For others, taking his advice is not going to be the ideal path, but it is not a bad one, IMO.
I generally agree with this sentiment. Most Americans are doing very little of what they should be doing. Even though I prefer investing over prepaying the mortgage, I'd much rather see someone prepaying their mortgage instead of blowing money at the mall or paying $150/month for super-premium HD cable TV.
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