If I was years away from retirement, I believe I would make the same decision.... There are many economical and political uncertainties out there....
Having my home paid for is one certainty I do want in my life...
Ok so I've got to ask...you still have a mortgage but yet if you made the decision to accelerate your mortgage payments 15 or 20 years ago you may not have a mortgage today. Are you saying you would have done things differently back then based on what you know now?
I'm at that midpoint where I have as many years until retirement as I have been working. I've been working about 20 years and have 15 to 20 more to go.