subject: The Beauty of Debt [print this page] Another idea is to pay your instalments once a week instead of once a month, effectively resulting in an extra payment each year. For example, instead of paying $1,000 per month, you pay $250 per week. This means that instead of paying $12,000 per year ($1,000 dollars x 12 months), you pay $13,000 per year ($250 dollars x 52 weeks). The extra $1,000 "amortised" to your mortgage means you pay it off sooner and save on interest. Now doesn't that sound doable?
