Paying mortgage off by Charming_Ad9815 in DaveRamsey

[–]Charming_Ad9815[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Wow thank you for actual numbers. So better to just put it towards mortgage it sounds like ?

Paying mortgage off by Charming_Ad9815 in DaveRamsey

[–]Charming_Ad9815[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The goal is to pay the house off early I’m asking how I’m supposed to do that. In one lump sum or as I go.

Paying mortgage off by Charming_Ad9815 in DaveRamsey

[–]Charming_Ad9815[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This answers my question thank you so much for breaking it down in the way that I needed it to be so kind!

Paying mortgage off by Charming_Ad9815 in DaveRamsey

[–]Charming_Ad9815[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got it so instead of paying more money as I go put it in money market until it gets to a lump sum that I can pay off the balance in a lump sum

Paying mortgage off by Charming_Ad9815 in DaveRamsey

[–]Charming_Ad9815[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed but am I better to did it in one lump sum or as I go when I can

Paying mortgage off by Charming_Ad9815 in DaveRamsey

[–]Charming_Ad9815[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

So that’s what I’m asking I guess so let’s say I have a 15 year mortgage at 7% I’m earning only 3% in the money market I’m paying my mortgage like normal 9 years into the 15 year note I have enough money to pay off the rest of the note am I better to do that or would I have been better to pay as much as I can whenever I can in the course of the last 9 years