He's 49 with $300K in savings and $180K left on his mortgage — here's when payin

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Imagine someone named Eduardo, 49, who has $300,000 stored in a savings account — much more than the average savings account balance for adults aged 35 to 44, according to financial data firm SoFi (1). He's also dutifully paid off his mortgage for many years, but still has $180,000 left on the loan.

With retirement just over

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