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Find a loan you can live with Many of today’s loan products let you take money out of your mortgage for needs like a car or school fees. These are great features – as long as they don’t stop you paying off your loan. Will you be strong enough to resist the temptation to use the money that’s available? Now’s the time to know your limitations: if you can’t discipline yourself to repay fast, you might be better off with a less flexible loan. And because it’s less flexible, that loan will probably have lower rates and fees. Get a health check on your existing loan When you check your existing loan against what else is out there, you may find worthwhile savings. Such "refinancing" works particularly well if you can add other debts into your home loan, letting you pay off a car loan or personal loan at lower home-loan rates. Make sure you don’t end up paying your debts off more slowly. Take the refinancing savings and use them to pay off your loan faster. |
