Kill Your Mortgage and Sort Your Retirement: The Go-To Guide for Getting Ahead

by Hannah McQueen

Many of us fritter away a lot of our income when we could be putting it to much better use. In this book, Hannah McQueen gives you the skills to create a surplus and then use it wisely. A mortgage is the biggest expense you'll ever have, and Hannah shows you how to pay it off more quickly, saving hundreds of thousands of dollars in interest payments.Whether you are just starting out and hoping to buy a house, building up your assets, or planning for retirement, this book is for you. It begins with "First things first"—your money personality, how to budget, whether to rent or buy, and how to save for a house or other big ticket item. It moves on to "Kill your mortgage" with Hannah's practical tips on paying off the mortgage as quickly as possible, and how to cut day-to-day costs. "Sort your retirement" will help you ensure you have enough funds for your retirement by creating a cash surplus and investing wisely. This book is not afraid to tackle the financial elephants in the room and discusses tricky issues that may at first be confronting, but ultimately informative and empowering. It is a practical go-to guide on confronting your finances and changing your habits for the better.

Genres: Nonfiction

240 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2015

Reviews

[Anya · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you ignore that the numbers are now double for house prices, it's still a good and informative read 😅

[Ashleigh Stewart · Rating 3 out of 5]

There was some good stuff in there, some stuff that is now out of date and not relevant to todays times. Also felt like a lot of information went over my head a little, and wasn’t easy to understand. I also skipped through chapters that weren’t relevant to me either. Nice addition of the templates at the back so I can start looking at my own budgeting.

[Jessica Rose · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thought this was fantastic. Im close to my 50s and working on killing my mortgage. Saving for retirement is something I knew I had to do, but I thought simply owning a house was enough. Ive learned so much that will motivate me to save the money I was spending on the mortgage, rather than spending it on holidays and the like, thinking I had it sorted!

[Jane Potter · Rating 4 out of 5]

Explained so well, very easy to understand.

[Teao · Rating 4 out of 5]

Found it interesting

[Maree Silver · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good straight forward practical advice, New Zealand centric. Easy to read and understand.

[Tania · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Kill Your Mortgage chapter is almost half way in so I was surprised it took so long considering most people who pick up the book already have a mortgage. Other than that the chapters on business were helpful and gave some useful examples.

[Amie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm trying to learn more about things I know not much about - this was a pretty accessible intro and interesting enough. Picked up after their webinar was offered at work.

[Sandi · Rating 4 out of 5]

It'll be interesting to try out her ideas. I'll let you know the outcome in 10 years!

Easy to read and understand and pretty sensible ideas - most of it is really just common sense though. x

[Nina Ive · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent way to identify your spending habits and overcome some of the mortgage myths. A must read for anyone with a 25yr or 30yr mortgage. 10yrs is the new 30.