May 2017 – Mortgage Payoff Update

At the end of May, our remaining balance is at 37.23% of our original mortgage that we took out in 2007. That’s a reduction of 2.68%. How much longer? Once all of May’s payments are applied, we’ll have reduced our mortgage balance by about $3648 this month. We’re almost below $50k. Currently, with the new monthly figures in place, we’ve still…

May 2017 – Republic Wireless Bill

The May payment to Republic Wireless was $-1.48. This is our last month using Republic Wireless for our primary phones. We’ll be keeping one line for home phone use. Wireless Breakdown WiFi Only Phone – $5 Taxes – $1.01 Refund for unused service – ($7.49) Total – ($1.48) My wife and I have transitioned from Republic Wireless to…

April 2017 – Mortgage Payoff Update

At the end of April, our remaining balance is at 39.91% of our original mortgage that we took out in 2007. That’s a reduction of 1.15%. How much longer? Once all of April’s payments are applied, we’ll have reduced our mortgage balance by about $1558 this month. That means we’ve broken through the $55k barrier. Currently, with the new monthly…

April 2017 – Republic Wireless Bill

The April payment to Republic Wireless was $25.79. The next month’s Republic Wireless bill will be a bit more due to some phone swaps we had to do this month. Breakdown WiFi Only Phone – $5 Wife’s phone using Sprint’s network on the Refund Plan (512 MB Plan) – $17.50 Taxes – $3.31 Refund for unused data – ($.02)…

March 2017 – Mortgage Payoff Update

At the end of March, our remaining balance is at 41.06% of our original mortgage that we took out in 2007. That’s a reduction of 1.50%. How much longer? Once all of March’s payments are applied, we’ll have reduced our balance by about $2050 this month. That means we’ve broken through the $56k barrier. Currently, with the new monthly…

Total Wireless Review

I’ve officially been using Total Wireless for 30 days now and I must say that the results have been very positive. My end of month bill ended up being $36.35 for unlimited calls, texts, and 5GB of data. I didn’t use anywhere close to that amount, but I also didn’t feel restricted or that I…

March 2017 – Republic Wireless Bill

The February payment to Republic Wireless was $24.81. We’re back to just 2 phones on the plan, so our bill is now back around its previous levels. Breakdown WiFi Only Phone – $5 Wife’s phone using Sprint’s network on the Refund Plan (512 MB Plan) – $17.50 Taxes – $3.26 Refund for unused data – ($.95) Total…

February 2017 – Mortgage Payoff Update

At the end of February, our remaining balance is at 42.94% of our original mortgage that we took out in 2007. That’s a reduction of 2.74%. I had a little extra from the side business that I applied to it this month and now I have a clear idea about how much extra I’ll be able to apply from…

February 2017 – Republic Wireless Bill

The February payment to Republic Wireless was $48.57. This month I reduced my data level to 1GB, which reduces our bill by about $10. Breakdown WiFi Only Phone – $5 Wife’s phone using Sprint’s network on the Refund Plan (512 MB Plan) – $17.50 My phone on T-Mobile’s network using the Clear Choice Plan (1GB) – $20…

January 2017 – Mortgage Payoff Update

At the end of January, our remaining balance is at 46.1% of our original mortgage that we took out in 2007. We had some extra money to apply towards it this last month since I had stockpiled a bit during a job transition. I ended up deciding that now was a good time to apply it to the…