A company promising to pay off your $85K mortgage in 6 years is doing exactly one thing: making you live on dramatically less so you send more to the lender. You can do that yourself for free. At worst, these outfits are stealing your money entirely.
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Ron in Cincinnati describes a pitch in which a company would take full control of his income, give him back what he needs for bills, and use the surplus to retire his $85,000 mortgage in six years. A HELOC-based interest-arbitrage angle was also floated. Dave dismantles it step by step: the only way to pay off $85,000 faster is to send more than the minimum — there is no secret technique, no interest trick that changes the fundamental math. The company is either doing exactly what Ron could do himself (constrain his lifestyle to maximize principal payments), or it's stealing his money entirely. Dave runs the numbers live: $10,500 per year for eight years gets it done; $21,000 per year for four years gets it done twice as fast. Divide by 12, add it to the budget, done. He closes with his signature line, offered almost accidentally: 'The best way to get rich quick is don't get rich quick.' John marvels that it landed so naturally [1] — Dave Ramsey "The best way to get rich quick is don't get rich quick." 28:04 .
Dave explains to a Cincinnati caller that the only way to pay off his $85K mortgage is to send $85K to the mortgage company — no third-party service can change that math.
Whether it's mortgage payoff tricks, debt shortcuts, or investment hacks — they all fail. The fastest path to wealth is still living on less than you make and doing it consistently over time. No hack changes the math.
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