says right in the post 1 extra payment a year and this example includes principal and interest. you have something wrong in your thinking and i am not busting on you, i know you are trying to help but your math is wrong.
Here’s an example of how prepaying saves money and time: Kaylyn takes out a $120,000 mortgage at a 4.5 percent interest rate. The monthly mortgage principal and interest total $608.02. Here’s what happens when Kaylyn makes extra mortgage payments:
Payment method Pay off loan in … Total interest Total interest saved
*Extra $608.02 payment
Minimum every month 30 years $98,888 $0
13 payments a year* 25 years, 9 months $82,870 $16,018
$100 extra every month 22 years, 6 months $70,944 $27,944
$50 extra every month 25 years, 8 months $82,452 $16,436
$25 extra every month 27 years, 8 months $89,864 $9,024[/
Biweekly
Mortgage Payments
You
make half of your
mortgage paymentevery two weeks. That results in 26 half-
payments, which equals 13 full monthly
payments each
year. That
extra payment can knock eight years off a 30-
year mortgage, depending on the loan's interest rate.
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