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We currently have about $4000 each a month that we’re not spending If i Put all of it toward or mortgage, I could have it paid off by the time we retire in a few years. But my interest rate is 3-something, so is paying it off the best thing to do?

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Christopher Scalese is the president and founder of Fortune Financial Group, financial services firm exclusively dedicated to servicing and informing retirees. Since 1992, Chris has worked with families and individuals to build, protect and preserve wealth for their retirement.

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Chris writes recurring columns for a variety of publications and is featured each weekend on a national radio talk show as Northeast Pennsylvania's retirement planning professional. Chris is the author of two books, “Retirement is a Marathon, Not a Sprint” and “Dare to Succeed,” the latter of which was a collaboration with “Chicken Soup for the Soul” author, Jack Canfield. In addition, Chris regularly leads workshops and adult education courses on retirement planning.

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