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Why We Pushed Pause on Our Debt Payoff Plans

February 24, 2021 by Penny 7 Comments
Welcome home sign pausing mortgage payoff

No, I haven’t crossed over to the dark side. Yes, I still think there’s incredible value in being mortgage free. But for the past few months and into the foreseeable future, we pushed pause on our debt payoff plans. While I initially expected to feel a lot anxiety about this decision, I’m surprisingly resolute. Because … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Save Tagged: debt free, debt pay off, debt paydown, debt payoff, leave, leave of absence, maternity leave, mortage, mortgage, mortgage debt

How $39 Changed Our Mortgage Payoff Journey Forever

January 22, 2020 by Penny 29 Comments
How $39 Started Our Mortgage Payoff Journey

Last year was a good year for our mortgage. More accurately, it was a good year for making strides toward getting RID of our mortgage. Not only did our principal dip below six figures for the first time; we also managed to put one of the highest amounts of money toward our principal ever. Thanks … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Spend Tagged: debt, debt free, debt paydown, debt payoff, extra mortgage payment, interest, mortgage, mortgage debt, principal

Celebrating Your Money Wins – Volume 17

May 13, 2019 by Penny Leave a Comment
Celebraing Money Wins Volume 17

Drum roll, please. We…did not pay off our mortgage. But you already knew that for two reasons. My Twitter feed hasn’t been nonstop GIFs and this blog post is coherent (at least somewhat). I solemnly swear that the day we pay off our mortgage there will be so much celebrating in real life and online … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Celebrate Tagged: cars, celebrate, debt free, debt pay off, DSW, money wins, new cars, shoe recycing, shoes, student loans, used cars

Celebrating Money Wins – Volume 14

February 25, 2019 by Penny 6 Comments
Money Wins Celebrate Winning with Money

The maturity date on my mortgage is 2042. 2042. 2 0 4 2. It’s a pretty depressing number if you let that fully sink in. My kid will be done with college. My teaching career will be coming to a close. My car will most assuredly fly a la The Jetsons. 2042 is a long … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Celebrate Tagged: amortization, celebrate, debt, debt free, debt payments, money wins, mortgage, student loans

A Look at our Biggest Mortgage Payment to Date

December 4, 2017 by Penny 19 Comments

There are two camps in personal finance: those who pay their mortgages early and those who don’t. We are in the first camp. Rather, we were. When we found out I was expecting, we took the interwebs’ advice and stopped making extra payments toward our mortgage, funneling the money into a Baby Fund instead. Now … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Spend Tagged: debt, debt free, debt payoff, goals, homeowner, house, mortgage, payment, prepayment, savings

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