# ‘We were mortgage-free at 45, here’s how you can do it too’

- Source: Guardian Business
- Published: 2026-10-31T11:00:40+00:00
- Category: Local
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/oct/31/mortgage-free-at-45-how-you-can-do-it
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/we-were-mortgage-free-at-45-here-s-how-you-can-do-it-too-76db65/

Even modest overpayments can save you a fortune. We look at the best ways to pay off your biggest debt early When Adrian Massey was made redundant from his job as a food developer in 2010, the bill that worried him the most was the mortgage. Just over a decade later he and his wife, Tulay, had cleared their debt early, saving themselves £30,000 and freeing up some money to start their own business

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