Ep 203. The "Melissa's Mattress Money" Method

Should I use the $200,000, that’s in an after-tax account, I’m getting from my divorce to pay off my house, which has 22 years left on the mortgage? And with the markets being so unpredictable, should I be like Mrs. Brooks with my investments and go the route of the “Melissa’s mattress money” method?  David Brooks has answers to these questions in today’s Q&A episode.