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@Strongtea me too! You got this though

Thankyou! I’m gonna pluck up the courage and get some lessons! @Goldengirl22

@Strongtea do it!!

@zonavar68
Okay, so your bank's rules are such that you can use retirement funds to pay down mortgage and interest. I should draw to your attention that those same banking rules were in place in 2008 which caused the US-led global meltdown in the mortgage and lending industry from which the USA has still not recovered.

Do you really want to be tied to that same set of financial rules as you enter your retirement years? My bet would be that you'd want to be completely debt-free before you retired.

Have you considered paying off your entire mortgage right now with what's in your former government 'super fund' account? The truth is, the interest being charged on your mortgage is higher than what the super fund is paying you after tax.

@swirlie I'm in Australia btw, with a good job and a good position pre-retirement. Most people don't try to get a mortgage in their 50's, particularly by themselves (since most people with home loans are couples), but I hope to have the house paid off in 20 yrs or less.

@zonavar68
I think it's great that you're embarking on this journey alone and in your 50's and I also know that you'll succeed because you're obviously focused on succeeding within a given timeframe. Stay working for as long as you're still enjoying what it offers. When the day comes that it's no longer fun to show up for work like it use to be, then it's time to drop off the paperwork on the boss's desk, then exit stage left and don't ever look back!

@HotPizza71 yes!!