a house payment

[keannu]

What is this "a house payment "? A mortgage loan or any kind of debt for purchasing a house?

exmo3-47)What can you do to solve this problem? Talk to your kids. Reassure them that you have everything under control even if you don’t feel that way. Ask them about their concerns. Some of them may surprise you. My daughter once heard my husband and I arguing about overspending. He casually made a comment about having a house payment to make. My daughter overheard and interpreted his comment to mean that we were going to lose our home. We did not know why her stomach started hurting until she finally said it suddenly one day. We were so shocked, but in retrospect, could

[englishlisteningworld]

Yes, a house payment is a payment on a mortgage for the home. they may be monthly or bi-weekly. House payments will lead to ownership of the home one day.
-Les

[emsr2d2]

The fact that he casually made the comment and that the piece goes on to show that the daughter misunderstood the importance, strongly suggests that he was simply referring to the fact that it was time to make the monthly payment on his mortgage.

[SoothingDave]

Yes, a house payment is a payment on a mortgage for the home. they may be monthly or bi-weekly. House payments will lead to ownership of the home one day.
-Les

With a mortgage you do own the home, but the bank has a lien on it.

[emsr2d2]

With a mortgage you do own the home, but the bank has a lien on it.

True legally, I'm sure. However, to my mind, I do not own my home outright until I have paid off my mortgage. Until then, my mortgage provider holds the deeds to my house. Quite frequently, when people ask me if I own my own home, I say "No, sadly the bank does!"

[SoothingDave]

"Outright" is the key word.