Sean Cooper - Burn Your Mortgage: The Simple, Powerful Path to Financial Freedom for Canadians

Seans personal journey to financial freedom is a brave and inspiring one, and I am delighted to see him share his learning with the world. Burn Your Mortgage offers practical, clear and useful insights to help people of all walks of life live healthier financial lives. I am convinced that Burn Your Mortgage is set to be a pivotal guidebook to achieving financial freedom.

Peter Aceto , President and CEO , Tangerine

A home is the largest purchase most people make, yet there is little information to help them make smart choices. Most advice comes from banks, mortgage brokers, real estate agents, lawyers and home inspectorsnot exactly objective. Im glad to see Sean Cooper use his experience as home buyer, mortgage burner, landlord and freelance writer to guide others through the steps to take to come out ahead in the real estate game.

Ellen Roseman , Toronto Star columnist, University of Toronto continuing education instructor and Canadian MoneySaver contributor

A clear and concise plan for millennials looking for a path to financial independence early in their career.

Don R. Campbell , bestselling author of Real Estate Investing in Canada, frequent guest on the Business News Network

Chock-full of actionable tips based on real life experience, Sean Coopers Burn Your Mortgage is a valuable resource for anyone considering buying a home in Canada. In more than just another mortgage manual, Sean writes passionately about the pitfalls to avoid during the house-buying process and then, with equal passion, shows you how to achieve an important step toward financial freedom by paying off your mortgage as quickly as possible.

Robert R. Brown , author of Wealthing Like Rabbits: An Original Introduction to Personal Finance, and MoneySense columnist

Burn Your Mortgage will push you just outside your comfort zonewhich is exactly what you need to really make progress on your mortgage. Sean Cooper walks the talk. His obsession with frugal living provides a ton of great lessons on how to get ahead financially.

Bruce Sellery , bestselling author of Moolala, personal finance expert for Cityline and MoneySense

Sean has written an invaluable book. He paid off his mortgage before 31, achieved financial freedom, and shares his entire journey, step by step, so you can too. The chapters on turning your home into an income source and generating side hustle income alone are worth the price of Burn Your Mortgage. A great addition to personal finance literature and a must-read if you want to build wealth.

Robin R. Speziale , bestselling author of Market Masters

Burn Your Mortgage offers solid advice, tested by personal experience, for a generation that feels rising house prices have put homeownership out of reach. Sean Cooper encourages people to focus on whats possible, and set goals to make homeownership a reality.

Peter Mitham , co-author of Real Estate Investing for Canadians for Dummies and real estate columnist for Business in Vancouver

He may be the millennial man who riled the Internet by paying off his mortgage, but Sean Cooper offers concrete suggestions for owning your concrete quickly. In Burn Your Mortgage he shares the financial priorities, choices, and trade-offs he made to be mortgage-free fast. Following even a few of his frugal ways will get you to homeowner status sooner.

Kerry K. Taylor , Squawkfox.com, author of 397Ways to Save Money

Few weekend tennis players would want to train like Serena Williams. That would involve a lot of sacrifice. But could a weekend racket warrior learn from Serena? Absolutely. I would say the same thing, for the same reasons, about Sean Coopers obsession to pay off his mortgage. Burn Your Mortgage describes his groundstrokes well.

Andrew Hallam , author of Millionaire Teacher: The Nine Rules of Wealth You Should Have Learned in School, 2nd edition

With the high price of Canadian housing, many millennials fear they can never own a home. Sean Cooper is one millennial who shows them how they can, based on his own experiences with frugality, landlording and shrewd investing. Cooper covers all the bases and shows how the foundation of financial independence is still a paid-for home.

Jonathan Chevreau , co-author of Victory Lap Retirement, columnist for the Financial Post and MoneySense, and founder of the Financial Independence Hub

Excellent! Packed with powerful, practical ideas, this inspiring book will help any Canadian own a home faster, become debt-free, and achieve financial freedom. I highly recommend buying a copy for yourself if youre not retired, and if you are, gifting it to your kids.

Talbot Stevens , speaker and author of The Smart Debt Coach

Regardless of your opinion on extreme frugality, I think we can all agree that setting financial goals and proactively pursuing them helps keep you honest about your finances. Whether its paying off debt or planning for retirement, you cant be an ostrich with your head in the ground. Seans motivational story and the advice he shares in this book can help you burn your mortgageand if youre already debt-free, it can help reinforce the importance of being financially accountable to yourself.

Jason Heath , fee-only financial planner and personal finance columnist for the Financial Post and MoneySense magazine

Simple, yet effective advice. I highly recommend these strategies!

Derek Foster , author of The Idiot Millionaire

I thoroughly enjoyed Burn Your Mortgage. Sean provides all of the detailed information required to purchase your home and get rid of the mortgage fast.

Ross Grant , author of Destination: Early Financial Independence

A must-read guide. Frugality tips at their best.

Rahim Madhavji , investment banker, entrepreneur, guest contributor on BNN , and President of Knightsbridge FX

Through frugal and balanced living, Sean Cooper paid off his mortgage decades sooner than most Canadians, and he achieved this milestone on a five-figure salary. Burn Your Mortgage is packed with practical and inspiring strategies to become a super-saver and crush your mortgage. Mr. Coopers tips wont leave you eating baked beans and Kraft Dinner. Rather, theyre suited to your income and lifestyle. This a must-read for 20-something Canadians who believe in the dream of owning their own home and building wealth through real estate.

Lesley-Anne Scorgie , bestselling author, CBC financial expert and founder of MeVest

Before you start into the home-buying process, buy this book. In an easy style, Sean leads you through the experience, leaving you informed and prepared. Sean has done his research and offers honest and valuable tips that will save the homeowner money not only on their initial purchase, but for managing financial responsibilities and challenges over the life of the mortgage. This truly is an insiders guide so you can make informed decisions and alleviate some of the anxiety that goes along with buying a house.

Som Seif , President & CEO , Purpose Investments Inc., and guest contributor on BNN , on CBC and for the Financial Post

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