Category: Budgets

Link to Mortgage Payment Calculator added

In Episode 5 I mentioned how extra premium payments can make a big difference. Here is a great tool via Bankrate.com to see what some extra payments, lump sum or systematically can do to the length of your mortgage. Enjoy!

Episode 5 – That Escrow Account

Hey – got episode 5 up on Friday. Taking a deeper look at understanding mortgage payments and all the extras you may be paying for including, escrow and PMI. Taking over your escrow payments is a way to reduce what’s being payed to your lender but be careful, you need to be ready to pay taxes and insurance when they come due!

Episode 2 – Diets and Budgets

Happy New Year! We are off and running in 2023 and I hope everyone is having a nice start to the year. Holidays are always special but I do enjoy getting back in to a bit of a routine.
During the 2nd episode I went over the basics of how I run our budget and showed some items on the videocast that is available on YouTube which you can view here or click the YouTube link above. Also, ROM is now available on most popular podcast sites, Spotify, Apple, I Heart, etc…very exciting!
Here are the links I mentioned
The ROM Diamond
Our budget breakdown 2020-2020
The forward looking budget template