Did I make a mistake in Financing? How long do you finance?

The best advice that you can get is from the guy you see every morning in in the mirror. If you like the travel and can afford it then enjoy it. If you have extra money at the end of the month one option is that you could invest half and use the other half for paying off loans early. Also it doesn't cost anything to look for a better interest rate than what you currently have.

No one size fits all. Our only loan is on our home and since it's a 30 year fixed at 3.25% we won't pay it off.