06/01/2025
If you make the minimum repayments on a $500,000 mortgage, over 30 years the bank will pocket over $602,000 in interest.
If you pay $500 extra per month, you'll pay $210,000 less interest and clear your loan in just 21 years.
If you pay $1,000 extra per month, you'll pay $306,000 less interest and clear your loan in just 16.5 years.
*Calculations based on an interest rate of 6.20%p.a. and a no fee home loan. Rounded to nearest thousand.