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Never heard of them. Will google I guess, thanks
November 11, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Here, found via internet and changed 2 fields (it came with some ads, sorry):

docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Copy of Loan Amortization
docs.google.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Depends if you get fixed or variable.
November 11, 2025 at 1:40 AM
I ran the numbers:

bsky.app/profile/arda...
Yeah, me too, so I just did:
30-yr mortgage. 100k principal, 6% rate, $599.55/mo.
1st payment: 99.55 principal, $500 interest. 84.4% interest.
Year 1: About 83% paid goes to interest.
November 11, 2025 at 1:39 AM
BradyG spotted 😎
November 11, 2025 at 12:33 AM
But you save $1 in electricity over 5 years because it was LED not incandescent!
November 10, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Reposted by ardalis (Steve Smith)
On the 50-yr mortgage, $100,000k loan, after the first year paying $526.40/mo:

You paid: $6,316.86
You owe: $99,674.28
Interest paid: $5,991.14
Principal paid: $325.72

After 12 payments your amount owed isn't even close to 1 payment amount less.

#finance #mortgage #50yearmortgage
November 10, 2025 at 7:51 PM
On the 50-yr mortgage, $100,000k loan, after the first year paying $526.40/mo:

You paid: $6,316.86
You owe: $99,674.28
Interest paid: $5,991.14
Principal paid: $325.72

After 12 payments your amount owed isn't even close to 1 payment amount less.

#finance #mortgage #50yearmortgage
November 10, 2025 at 7:51 PM
With a 50-yr mortgage on a 100k principal (for simplicity) and a 6% rate, the price/mo would be $526.40 ($73.15/mo cheaper than a 30-yr loan's monthly payment).

1st payment: $26.50 principal, $500 interest. 94.98% of the payment is INTEREST.

In first YEAR, 94.9% of all payments are INTEREST ONLY.
November 10, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Yeah, me too, so I just did:
30-yr mortgage. 100k principal, 6% rate, $599.55/mo.
1st payment: 99.55 principal, $500 interest. 84.4% interest.
Year 1: About 83% paid goes to interest.
November 10, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Imagine how much of those first payments go toward principal...
November 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
It’s his caucus.
November 10, 2025 at 1:46 AM