If our next house proves to be our last, I hope to be able to pay it off via other wealth building vehicles I have been using in lieu of paying off my mortgage early. (I still make bigger mortgage payments than I have to, but I am in now way feeling compelled to make it all go...
If you're focused on paying off your mortgage, good for you. It's generally always good to pay down debt. However, I'd also like to share with you the biggest downside to paying off your mortgage that may surprise you. It's been seven years since Ipaid off my rental property mortgag...
“After paying off all other debt and building my full emergency fund, I got super focused on paying off my mortgage. I threw every bit of extra I had at it. By getting focused on that 1 thing, I was able to pay off $140k mortgage in 3.5 years. All of this as a single mother ...
If you want to know more about other mortgage issues, such as the question of “should you pay it off early?”, a list of things to do before paying it off early, and a few more answers to common mortgage questions, check out chapter 5 of The Complete Guide to Control and save Your...
However, if my mortgage rate was at 6% and I could only earn a risk-free return of 2%, the paying down a mortgage early would absolutely provide stress relief. But you've got to completely pay off the mortgage to free up cash flow. Otherwise, you're still paying the same mortgage pay...
STILL COMPLETELY BLOWN AWAY`I come get my mail, sit on my steps, and cry sometimes. I'm still paying the mortgage on a house that isn't here.' Pia Rogers, whose Monson home was destroyed in the tornado last year Tornado victims struggling, 8 months later ; Last June's freak tornado...
Why We’re Not Prepaying the Rental Mortgage So with all of that stuff said, it probably seems like a contradiction that I hate debt and was in a huge hurry to pay off our house (thanks, Mr. ONL, for going along with that!), and yet we’re both completely comfortable letting our ...
Fear of making mistakes can fuel procrastination, but that can be costly when you’re putting off important money tasks. One task that may be OK to delay, however, is paying off federal student loans.
Today I make about $50,000 more than I did in college. This is an approximate number. I don't want to give out my financial details. I can pay off my student loan in two months if I so desired. I get to save some money in tax by paying in installment. I also have a very lo...
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