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Amortization

In plain English

The schedule showing how each loan payment splits between interest and principal over time.

The analogy

Early on you're mostly paying rent on the money. Later, you're actually buying it down.

Why it matters to you

It's why extra payments early in a loan save far more than the same payments made years later.

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