Saturday, February 23, 2008

Your home as a bank

If you have used your Michigan home or any home as a bank to finance your life style, now may be the time to re-evaluate your finances, your life style. I want you to be able to retire, to help your kids through school, to have no mortgage payment when you retire.

The only way to do these things is to live within your means. To spend less than you make, to save a little, to be a little more frugal. There will always be friends that make more than you, neighbors that are buying something new, or a family member that seems to be doing extremely well. GET OVER IT !!!!

America has become a competitive society. Everybody wants new and more "stuff" But does it improve your quality of life? Now is the time to plan for your future. Step back and think about were you want to be in 10, 15, 20 years. Are you ever going to be able to retire? Or are you going to be a WalMart greeter. Or the older lady showing people to a restaurant seat. Those people are not doing it to keep busy, they are doing it because they have to. They need the money.

I'm in the mortgage business. I make money off of people doing home equity loans to pay off credit cards. Don't do it. Pay those cards down, start living within your means. Your life will be less stressful and less demanding if you quit trying to keep up with the Jones. For more on Michigan mortgages, improving your credit score, or Metro Detroit Real Estate feel free to go to my website www.RussRavary.com Have a great day Russ Ravary

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