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From Here to Financial Happiness
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From Here to Financial Happiness

by Jonathan Clements
September 2018
Beginner
256 pages
2h 22m
English
Wiley
Audiobook available
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Day Eleven Lending a Hand

Did yesterday's list of worries include your various debts? Let's see where you stand by filling in five pieces of information below. When adding up your payments on “other debts,” include car loans, student loans, and the required minimum payment on your credit cards – though you should always endeavor to pay far more than the required minimum.

  • Your monthly pretax income: $ image
  • Your monthly mortgage payment: $ image
  • Your combined monthly payment for all other debts: $ image
  • Use a calculator to divide your monthly mortgage payment by your monthly income. Multiply the answer by 100 to convert it to a percentage: image %
  • Use a calculator to divide your other monthly debt payments by your monthly income. Multiply the answer by 100 to convert it to a percentage: image %

If you talk to lenders, they'll tell you that you shouldn't be devoting more than 28% of your pretax monthly income to your total monthly mortgage payment, which would include property taxes and homeowner's insurance. ...

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