How to Love Your Home (And Afford It, Too)

The Rachel Cruze Show

Ramsey Network

Education, Investing, Business, Self-improvement

4.8 • 3.6K Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2019

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Buying a house is the biggest financial investment most people will ever make, but your home is a big deal for other reasons too. It’s the place where you lay your head down to sleep at night, where you prepare your meals, and where you raise your kids. It’s where your life happens! So, I don’t want this to be something stressful in your life. I want it to be a place of joy. In this episode, you’ll learn how to: make the most of the space and furniture you have decide when the time is right to buy a new home avoid red flags during the home-buying process pay off your mortgage early If you’re buying or selling a home in the near future, connect with an ELP today. And get the best mortgage or refi for you and your family with my friends at Churchill Mortgage. Get tickets to see Rachel at her Money & Marriage event here! Be prepared for your future with term life insurance from Zander here. Download the Down Payment Goal Tracker

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0:00.0	We laid out all of our debt and that's when it hit me.
0:05.4	We have to do something about this.
0:07.4	That long term freedom, what you see, it may not be in the moment.
0:10.0	But you see it's out there, you see it's possible and that keeps you motivated.
0:13.7	In 25 months, we've paid off $153,000.
0:17.3	We're changing our family tree and that is worth the wait.
0:20.5	What you don't want to do is be overly emotional and then put yourself in a bad situation.
0:24.7	Is this set you up for your house to be a blessing?
0:27.5	Not a curse.
0:28.4	If you hear the words, that's not a big deal.
0:31.1	Huge red flag for me.
0:33.1	Hey, everyone, welcome to another episode of The Rachel Crucial Podcast.
0:38.1	I am so glad that you're here and tuning in and I'm really pumped about this episode
0:42.5	because we are going to talk all about how to own your home without letting it own you.
0:49.4	And man, our homes are a pretty emotional subject in our lives.
0:54.4	Right?
0:55.4	I mean, your home is where you do a lot of life.
0:57.0	It's where you eat dinner and you wake up and you go to sleep and you raise your kids
1:01.1	and you fight with your spouse.
1:02.7	Like all the things happen in the home.
1:06.4	But on the flip side, I want you to be wise financially when it comes to your home.
1:10.8	And a lot of you are paying off consumer debt.
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