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Just a Smidge

The Mortgage Jokers

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Marc Schmatjen
Oct 11, 2012
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Did you know that the word mortgage means “death pledge?” That should tell you almost everything you need to know about borrowing money to buy a house.

We recently refinanced our mortgage down to a significantly lower interest rate, and since we re-upped the loan for another 30-year stint, our monthly payment is a lot less. To compensate for adding add…

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