Personalized Pay-Down Plan

Most Canadians suffer with their highest personal debt load in January, when the “holiday hit” arrives and your credit card statements let you know just how much you spent on the festive season. It’s especially hard if you already had a burgeoning debt load before the holidays. That’s why it’s the perfect time to talk about a Personalized Pay-Down Plan.

With the right plan in place, this year could be the beginning of a strong new financial life. Start now, and every month you could be seeing the difference: a boost to your monthly cash flow, one easy payment, faster debt pay down, and potentially thousands of dollars in interest savings.

We can show you how to use your home equity to roll your high-interest debt into a low-rate mortgage. First we’ll do an assessment of your situation. Here’s an example – mortgage, car loan and credit cards total $225,000. Roll that debt into a new $233,000 mortgage, including a fee to break the existing mortgage, and look at the payoff:

		MONTHLY PAYMENTS*
	TODAY	CURRENT	NEW	THAT’S $1,012 LESS EACH MONTH!
Mortgage	$175,000	$969	$1,107
Car Loan	$25,000	$495	$0
Credit Cards	$25,000	$655	$0
Total		$2,119	$1,107

That’s $1,012 less each month! Now decide how to use that $1,012. If you put $500 into your mortgage payment, you’ll reduce your amortization from 25 years to 15. Or you could invest in RRSPs or RESPs and reap some tax benefits. Consider putting some funds aside each month into a “December” fund – so you never have the financial pain of the “holiday hit” again!

It’s a new year. Make it the start of a new financial life. We’d love to help you crunch some numbers to see what kind of life you could be living, something to really celebrate about next New Year’s Eve!