Originally Posted by carolcarolc

I think that even if these celebrities aren't living beyond their means (which some clearly are) it's kinda sad that anyone age 85 is paying a mortgage...why would he still have a mortgage at that age kwim, he's had many years to pay for a home and have it paid for and certainly made millions in his life. By the time I'm in my 80s that is the last thing I want to worry about, I plan to have my house paid off in my 40s not my 80s...just doesn't make any sense to me to have a big mortgage left at that age when he surely had alternatives to pay off a house over the last 50-60 years or so-