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Stop Living Paycheque to Paycheque: Use Your Mortgage to Break the Cycle

🔄 The Paycheque-to-Paycheque Cycle is a Silent Killer

It’s the financial version of Groundhog Day.

Every two weeks, money comes in…And within a few days, it’s gone.

Groceries, bills, car payments, hockey registration, credit cards...gone. You’re not irresponsible. You’re just stuck in a system that’s designed to keep you barely ahead.

This isn’t about budgeting harder. It’s about giving your finances a reset.

🏠 The Secret Weapon You Didn’t Know You Had: Your Mortgage

For most Ontario homeowners, the equity in their home is the largest untapped asset they own. Yet they’re still:

  • Making minimum payments on high-interest debt

  • Stressing about cashflow

  • Wondering how they’ll ever get ahead

That’s where debt restructuring comes in.

Instead of letting that equity sit idle while you’re drowning in bills, we can consolidate your higher-interest debt into your mortgage and free up serious breathing room.

🔍 Real-World Example

Let’s say you’re carrying:

  • $20K in credit cards

  • $15K line of credit

  • $10K car loan= ~$45,000 in outside debt

Average monthly payments? Around $1,200+

By rolling that into your mortgage at today’s rates (via a refinance, HELOC, or a product like Manulife One), that monthly obligation could be cut down by 40–60%, and you’d be keeping more of your money every month.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Who This Helps

This is a game changer for:

  • Dual-income families with young kids

  • Homeowners in their 30s, 40s or 50s feeling overwhelmed

  • People who are “good on paper” but feel broke in real life

You’re not failing. You’re just playing a rigged game without the right strategy.

🚀 The Reset Plan

Step 1: Book a 15-minute strategy callStep 2: We review your debts, income, equity, and goalsStep 3: I show you what restructuring could look like and how much cashflow you could unlock

Zero pressure. Zero obligation. Just real options based on real numbers.

💬 Final Word

You weren’t meant to just scrape by.

Restructuring your mortgage isn’t about going into more debt, it’s about using your existing resources more effectively, so you can finally breathe again.

 
 
 

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Derrick Johnston, Mortgage Agent L2 getmortgaged@derrickjohnston.ca

519-636-4796

BRX Mortgage 

FSRA #13463

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