30 Years in 30 Days • Day 01: Starting Strong on the Mortgage Journey

Jeffrey Goodman
6 min readNov 2, 2023

Two parts for Day 01: (1) the true price of your house; and (2) the magic of paying something extra every month with your regular mortgage payment.

Photo taken by author, 2023

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Jeffrey Goodman
Jeffrey Goodman

Written by Jeffrey Goodman

Navigating facts and numbers to help people. Strong opinions on climate change and healthcare. Objective, not neutral. MIT engineer, Wharton MBA.

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