Thank you...and I intend to push...which is exactly why I’m close to being debt free now.
One thing I found less difficult than thought...I stopped spending on anything but what I really needed no matter how good the deal.... in my mind was “what you spend is going to slow you down another month from your goal, so is it worth it?”. It worked!
My brother bought a beautiful home in the south....he and his wife decided to forgo any changes they wanted to make to the property and instead pay their house fully off beforehand. It took them 11 years and more than worth the sacrifice. Now they’re having fun planning the changes...new fence...extending the laundry room..etc.etc ...and this Mortgage Free!
You are right about not buying what you really don’t need and putting the money towards the house instead. For me that meant no money in vending machines, no coffee from the convenience store, nothing spent on anything but absolute necessities.
My friends used to rib me about it. My house is paid off and their’s is not. They now complain and tell me I have it easy.
We made the move to debt free about 10 years ago. Allowed me to retire early.