By: Canadianbudgetbinder
Hi Mariane, That’s great that you were able to pay off your mortgage so fast. Like you Mrs.CBB and I have contemplated moving to a bigger home but not at the moment. The hard part is knowing we will...
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We too paid off our mortgage early, in 5 years on a single income with interest rates at 11.5%! It can be done if it is a priority. Nor have we had car payments since about then. For comparison, our...
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Wow, that’s good for you!! We bought in 2009 when the rates were coming down although they went down even further. We will be breaking our mortgage in the New Year and paying the $2600 penalty to pay...
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I always do 25% down for personal comfort (and its a like round number). I have learned with my most recent home that weekly payments is a small step better than bi-weekly. Variable beats fix interest...
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Hi Kodi, I was really encouraged after reading your comments. We recently bought our first home but we endeavour to pay it off early. We need all the help you can offer. Please dont hestitate to offer...
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Hi Angela, my email is kodi_14@hotmail.com….by all means I am not an expert at mortgages, but I can send you in the right direction of how to calculate the difference it makes by weighing your...
View ArticleBy: Anne @ Unique Gifter
I’ve become bolder over time when people complain about how much they’ve paid on their mortgage and how little the principle has dropped, explaining the basic math behind it and how much of a...
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Good for you! One really has to be focused at the goal here especially if paying off their mortgage is what they want. Like you this is not our dream home but it does almost everything we wanted when...
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Hi Dennis, I believe we put around 30% down on our house but we didn’t put all our savings down as we didn’t want to lose all the liquidity. Our house can now sell for around 100k more than we bought...
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Hey Anne! Thanks for dropping in to read and comment on my guest post mate. That’s awesome news that you will have your house paid in 5.5 years.. wow. What will you do then? People always ask us that...
View ArticleBy: Pauline
Great post Mr CBB! I find it very motivating to use those calculators that tell you how much interest you save by making extra payments. Something as insignificant as $10 per week can have a great...
View ArticleBy: Kay
Does anyone live in Toronto who paid off there mortgage in 5 years? It just doesn’t seem possible to pay off a $500,000 mortgage in 5 years.
View ArticleBy: Marta
I think it’s unfortunate that they don’t educate kids at a younger age on the basics of budget management and so many don’t know what a difference it makes to pay even those ten additional dollars...
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Hi Marta! I agree not everyone can take advantage of all the options BUT even the smallest extra payments that are made make a big difference. That is essentially what we did. I just finished writing a...
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Hey Mate, Just found your comment now. You and I both bought our homes at a very young age so you know as well as I that every penny counts when it comes to mortgages. You are a testament that with...
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Hi Angela, my email is kodi_14@hotmail.com….by all means I am not an expert at mortgages, but I can send you in the right direction of how to calculate the difference it makes by weighing your...
View ArticleBy: Anne @ Unique Gifter
I’ve become bolder over time when people complain about how much they’ve paid on their mortgage and how little the principle has dropped, explaining the basic math behind it and how much of a...
View ArticleBy: Canadianbudgetbinder
Good for you! One really has to be focused at the goal here especially if paying off their mortgage is what they want. Like you this is not our dream home but it does almost everything we wanted when...
View ArticleBy: Cherry
Collections need time, effort and discipline. I never found anything worthy of my time and effort, and so, I never collected anything until the kids came along. The kids grow so rapidly, that it seemed...
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