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1938: Mortgages And the Banker's Jar by Barney

Optimal Finance Daily - Financial Independence and Money Advice

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Investing While You Still Have Mortgage

The lower the monthly interest became, the more free cash flow i had available to throw at reducing the mortgage. The potential escape artists pays themselves first. This has a helpful side effect of helping to create an artificial environment of scarcity for the rest of the month that helps you control your spending. If you invest while you still have mortgage, this is equivalent to borrowing money to buy shares. For me, the priority was to focus on smashing the mortgage while paying into a work place pension and buying shares to learn as much as i could about investing.

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