Summary:

Join us on the seventy-seventh episode of the prosperity podcast as best selling author Kim Butler and co-host Todd Strobel investigate fifteen year versus thirty year mortgages. Conventional wisdom seems to be based off of bank’s best interest and marketing tactics, so the Prosperity Podcast breaks down the best ways to analyze different mortgages so that you can make the financial decision that’s right for you.

For more information on different types of mortgages, take a look at Kim Butler’s book Busting the Financial Planning Lies or drop by truthconcepts.com for their visual breakdown of the differences. If you’re looking to calculate the differences for yourself, try their free ten day download of this financial calculator.

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Show Notes:

[00:00] Intro

[00:49] A Fifteen Year Versus a Thirty Year Mortgage

[01:34] What Does “Conventional Wisdom” Say?

[02:31] Consistent Time Frames & Consistent Cash Flows

[05:19] How to Calculate This On Your Own

[07:36] Consistent Interest Rates

[08:29] The Third Alternative: Cash

[11:03] Peace of Mind Versus Financial Discussions

[13:07] The Importance of Having Cash Vs. Having Equity

[16:18] Outro