Maximum or Minimum Deposit

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There was a previous (very short) thread about this, and I still stand (and live) by my answer that nobody challenged

Retiring with debt

Would you retire with debt (most likely a mortgage on your home)? I was really thinking of paying off debts before retiring to be prudent, but then I thought this would be silly as it would add a long time to your retirement compared to simply funding the interest and capital payments during retirement. Interest rate risk could be reduced by taking long fix before retirement. For those already retired, how did you handle this? For those with mortgage and looking to retire, how do you plan to d…