When he retired from full-time work, Andy Golem took a three-day-a-week job at Bunnings, just to keep his hand in. They picked the cheapest two-bed they could find in an "acceptable, not terrible area" and started paying the mortgage off at four times the minimum repayments. "We used the website Sorted.co.nz, their mortgage calculator, and we'd put in how much we were paying at the time. It definitely took a bit of time to adjust to a 24 hour work week. Meanwhile, his folks "don't seem to comprehend that it could be even possible" he and Fleur bought their house freehold at 28.

Source: Stuff May 28, 2019 23:45 UTC