Paying Off Your Mortgage is Like Working at a Second Job

Paying off your mortgage is like working at a second job! By paying off my mortgage early, I get to keep an additional $15,000 a year! Let’s say that you decide that your first job wasn’t enough money, or that you want to dig yourself out of debt.  If you were to get a part… Continue reading Paying Off Your Mortgage is Like Working at a Second Job

Debt Free, Now What?

Back on February 2010, I became totally debt free, but now what? I thought that there would be a period where I would break even for a while, and then start to plow about $1,000 extra each month into investments!  So now that it’s seven months later and how much extra did I save or invest?  Not… Continue reading Debt Free, Now What?

Being Debt Free is like the Driving Part of Being on Vacation

As a kid, do you remember that rush of excitement you would get, when you knew you were crossing into another state?  You’d see that big billboard sign welcoming you to a supposedly wonderfully great state.  Of course, your family was just passing thru and had no intention of checking out any touristy stuff they… Continue reading Being Debt Free is like the Driving Part of Being on Vacation

I Am Debt Free, My Mortgage Countdown #1 – Equilibrium

I’m Debt Free!  I don’t have credit card, car, mortgage or any other type of debt!   On the Wells Fargo website I selected the send “Payoff form” option for my last mortgage payment. I filled it out and printed it so that I can have Wells Fargo to pay our real estate taxes from… Continue reading I Am Debt Free, My Mortgage Countdown #1 – Equilibrium