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Old 11-26-2023, 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by GoRedSox! View Post

We chose not to pay off our bond because the interest rate on the bond is lower than the current interest rates for savings.
Our case was the opposite.

We bought our new house in 2016 and the interest rate on our bond was 6%, which was much higher than our interest rate on our savings. Therefore we paid off our bond.