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Where to put some extra money?

Posted on 1/18/20 at 7:27 am
Posted by GEAUXT
Member since Nov 2007
30377 posts
Posted on 1/18/20 at 7:27 am
I have an extra $30k I'd like to put towards some debt. Payoff on my truck is $26.5k, however it's a 0% loan. Other option would be towards mortgage principle.

I know technically the right answer is towards mortgage, but I like the idea of totally eliminating the vehicle payment.
Posted by stewie
Member since Jan 2006
4024 posts
Posted on 1/18/20 at 8:15 am to
What’s the interest rate on the mortgage?
Posted by GEAUXT
Member since Nov 2007
30377 posts
Posted on 1/18/20 at 8:29 am to
4.3%
Posted by Bestbank Tiger
Premium Member
Member since Jan 2005
78813 posts
Posted on 1/18/20 at 8:30 am to
Depends on how confident you are about future cash flow.

If you need to free up money short term, pay off the truck and save the payment.

If you're worried medium term, pay off the truck and turn the truck payment into principal payments on the mortgage.

If you have a year worth of expenses saved up, drop it on the mortgage.
Posted by GEAUXT
Member since Nov 2007
30377 posts
Posted on 1/18/20 at 9:17 am to
quote:

pay off the truck and turn the truck payment into principal payments on the mortgage


This is what I was thibking
Posted by MikeDATiger116
Prairieville
Member since Jul 2016
16 posts
Posted on 1/23/20 at 2:11 pm to
Another option is to put it in a high yield savings if it's for an emergency fund. If you rather invest it, then put int in a low fee mutual fund like VTSAX that covers the entire US market. Average returns over the last 100 years is like 10-12%. Again, this is for long term money (minimum 5 years) since the market can get volatile' over short periods.
Posted by notsince98
KC, MO
Member since Oct 2012
21269 posts
Posted on 1/23/20 at 2:35 pm to
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If you're worried medium term, pay off the truck and turn the truck payment into principal payments on the mortgage.


Count me in as a fan of this one.
Posted by BamaAlum02
Huntsville, AL
Member since Nov 2005
1097 posts
Posted on 1/23/20 at 3:05 pm to
If you don't have an emergency fund, ignore the rest and start and emergency fund.

Put it in a high yield savings account. Have the truck payment automatically pull from the savings account. You have virtually eliminated the payment but you're gaining a couple of interest points from the account an not pre-paying 0% money.

Take what you were paying on the truck and put it an index fund. DCA until you have enough in the index fund that combined with the leftover from the $30k and the little interest you earned you have enough for your next vehicle so you won't have to finance it.

Once that's done, you can keep investing in the index fund or pay extra principle on your mortgage. Not exactly paying off debt but using your money wisely and getting a fund so you can avoid future debt when interest rates might not be so favorable.
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