Skip to content
Link copied to clipboard

You can do it with no fees

What do you think about making bi-weekly mortgage payments?

Dear Dave,

What do you think about making bi-weekly mortgage payments?

-Jeremiah

Dear Jeremiah,

I think it's an awesome idea. By doing that, you can pay off a 30-year mortgage in about 22.8 years, on average, depending on the interest rate.

However, I would never pay someone a fee to set up bi-weekly mortgage payments. All you do on a bi-weekly schedule is make half a payment every two weeks. Since there are 26 two-week periods per year, that equals 13 whole payments. It's nothing magical, and it's not difficult.

Go for it, Jeremiah. Get rid of that house payment as fast as you can. Just don't pay extra fees to make it happen!

-Dave

Dave Ramsey is America's trusted voice on money and business. He's authored four New York Times best-selling books: Financial Peace, More Than Enough, The Total Money Makeover and EntreLeadership. His newest book, written with his daughter Rachel Cruze, is titled Smart Money Smart Kids and is out now. The Dave Ramsey Show is heard by more than 6 million listeners each week on more than 500 radio stations. Follow Dave on Twitter at @DaveRamsey and on the web at daveramsey.com.