<prompt> Human: Anyone else in a similar place?Im 32 and maxing out my Roth and 401k and paying down an additional 500 each month on the mortgage. My wife also maxes her Roth. This is the first year weve been able to do this. We have a healthy emergency fund butour finances have kind of leveled off where I dont see them go up or down month to month. Our savingsspending money doesnt increase or decrease and our retirement accounts are growing while the mortgage is being paid off a little sooner. On paper I know were doing the right thing although you can certainly say paying the mortgage off early isnt but its just kind of discouraging seeing your liquid equity just level off while tour accounts you cant touch for decades slowly grow.  <response>: I was thinking the same thing this morning. Im in the exact same boat as you. Its worse when you think about potential stock losses, too. I remember how defeating 2008 was. BUT... youre setting yourself up for financial security. You really ARE doing the right thing. I guess you have to get some satisfaction from that, even though I know its tough sometimes. 