{"id":3115,"date":"2022-08-23T06:06:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-23T10:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marriagekidsandmoney.com\/?p=3115"},"modified":"2023-11-17T15:45:55","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T20:45:55","slug":"how-to-pay-off-your-mortgage-early-in-10-not-so-easy-steps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marriagekidsandmoney.com\/how-to-pay-off-your-mortgage-early-in-10-not-so-easy-steps\/","title":{"rendered":"We’re Mortgage Free! Our 10 Steps to Get a $500,000 Paid Off House in 5 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We are the proud owners of a $500,000 paid-off house! 5 years ago, we paid off the $195,000 mortgage on our dream home. Since then, the appreciation in the real estate market has been good to us!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After years of focus and partnership with my wife Nicole, we\u2019re mortgage-free and thrilled about the future ahead of us.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To help our two young children remember this family tree-changing moment in our lives, we decided to celebrate with them. Instead of just burning the mortgage and tipping back a few glasses of champagne (which we did too), we came up with a few unique ideas of our own<\/a> like running through a “Mortgage Wall” and whacking a “Mortgage Pi\u00f1ata”!  <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The kids had a blast and so did we. This was a moment we wanted our kids to remember. It was the day we decided that our family was going to become debt free for life.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When it\u2019s all packaged up into a happy family story like that, paying off your mortgage sounds pretty simple and easy. Well, it was slightly more complicated than that. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We were intentional, determined and ready to do something incredible for our family. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To break it down, I\u2019ve outlined the 10 steps we took to become a mortgage free family in less than 5 years. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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