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‘BURN MY MORTGAGE’ HELPS FAMILIES KILL HIGH LIVING COSTS
October 16, 2010 by whatsoninvancouver

Most of us would be a whole lot richer if we’d just pour the same energy into cutting down our mortgages that we put into entertainment, recreation and food — and it’s not that hard to do. That’s the message financial planner Kelley Keehn says she wants to get across in “Burn My Mortgage,” airing Tuesdays on W Network.

“In all fairness to people, a mortgage can be overwhelming,” she says.
“You get it done, you chuck it in a drawer, and you never look at it again. A lot of people don’t truly know their rates. They don’t know what they can pay down on their mortgage. “So first and foremost, the show is about showing people where their money is going and what they could be doing with it.”

When people see what they could be doing to free themselves from their house debt, Keehn says, “they’re all kinds of shocked and surprised.”

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