Whew! We have had a busy few months – but I’m back with an update on our progress to payoff our mortgage. For those new to the site – We have a fixed, conventional, fifteen-year mortgage. Our goal is to pay it off in less than 10 years. Our progress for the first five years was decent – and we…
Paying Off Our Mortgage – Update With Chart March 2015
It’s time for an update on our progress to payoff our mortgage – early. Our progress chart is below, but first, a few words about our mortgage. We have a fixed, conventional, fifteen-year mortgage. Our goal is to pay it off in less than 10 years. Our progress for the first five years was decent – and we managed to…
DIY Projects – Fixing Stuff Around The House
Over the past several weeks, I’ve spent my evenings and weekends working on various projects around the house: I replaced our dishwasher. Our house is ten years old. We have lived in it for five of those years. Several months ago, our dishwasher stopped working properly. I repaired it twice – changing out its pump and replacing the drain hose…