I’m earning $700k in tech but could lose my job soon – should I aggressively pay down my mortgage or build up cash instead?

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I’m earning $700k in tech but could lose my job soon – should I aggressively pay down my mortgage or build up cash instead?

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A Reddit user is earning $700K at his tech job but fears an impending job loss.

He’s thinking about paying down his $500K mortgage but isn’t sure if he should be saving up an emergency fund instead.

An emergency fund is usually going to be your best bet to…

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