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20 Second Advisor: To borrow or not to borrow? Part 2 – Freedom from debt feels good.
Last time, I wrote about the financial elements to consider when you’re deciding whether to pay off your mortgage early. See here for that post. Today, I want to touch on the emotional elements of paying off debt early. As discussed in the last post, you are almost always better off financially to slowly pay…
Read More20 Second Advisor: To borrow or not to borrow? Part 1 – The true cost of mortgage debt.
With interest rates near their all time lows, I want to write a few blogs about mortgage debt. It’s a question we get asked all the time: “Should I pay off my mortgage quicker than scheduled?” Before we answer that question, I want to explore the true cost of carrying mortgage debt. The factors that…
Read MoreA new kind of suburb!
2 years ago, my wife and I moved from the city out to the suburbs. Our desire was to live in a walkable community with friends and family and have access to some good restaurants and amenities. According to research from Zillow, almost half of millennial homeowners live in the suburbs. While millennials might have…
Read MoreDamage from Hurricane Harvey: What you need to know
After Hurricane Harvey made landfall this week, there are lots of people in Texas and the surrounding states with damage to their homes and property. For most people, their house is a significant part of their overall net worth. In light of these events, I asked Mike Sheehan, a licensed public adjuster, to write…
Read MoreBuilding A House – Lessons Learned (part 1)
Right now, my wife and I are building a house. We are in the final stretch and getting anxious to move in! Since a lot of people think about building or renovating a home, I’m going to do a few posts about the good, bad, and ugly of home building. Hopefully, if you choose to…
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