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I poked around my Wells Fargo online banking account and can see how I can setup extra payments to be credited to my mortgage every week, 2 weeks, monthly, etc. This is a great way to cut 8-12 years off of my mortgage by kicking in an extra X dollars per month. I have a 30 year fixed with 25 years remaining. My interest rate is 6.25%, which isn't great, but I'm self employed and unable to refinance.

Any other good strategies for accomplishing this that might be more intelligent?
They are doing 15 year mortgages at 3.0-3.25%. We are getting ready to pull the trigger. My monthly payment will go up, $50 or so, and we'll cut 11 years off the mortgage.

And THEN we can start paying the thing faster...
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