{"id":9509,"date":"2023-08-03T13:02:23","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T05:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortgagesmoneyandme.com\/?p=9509"},"modified":"2023-08-03T13:09:39","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T05:09:39","slug":"more-than-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortgagesmoneyandme.com\/more-than-money\/","title":{"rendered":"More than Money"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9509\" class=\"elementor elementor-9509\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-67843dd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"67843dd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7911aea7\" data-id=\"7911aea7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-294e71f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"294e71f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 30-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><!-- wp:quote -->\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/blockquote>\n<!-- \/wp:quote --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Let&#8217;s face it, nobody actually wants a mortgage or any other sort of loan,\u00a0they want what the money will give them. \u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We normally think of this as a home, or car, or other wealth creation&#8230; but it can also be peace of mind, memories and in Jan&#8217;s case quality time with family and less stress in his life.<br \/><br \/>In 2022 Jan and Liliana had a new baby, reduced income, and a home loan with an insanely high interest rate with more interest rate rises on the horizon. 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