{"id":5691,"date":"2015-12-23T06:00:03","date_gmt":"2015-12-23T11:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zoocasa.com\/blog\/?p=5691"},"modified":"2015-11-23T17:04:22","modified_gmt":"2015-11-23T22:04:22","slug":"this-man-paid-off-his-parents-mortgage-for-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zoocasa.com\/blog\/this-man-paid-off-his-parents-mortgage-for-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"This Man Paid Off His Parents&#8217; Mortgage for Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5692\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zoocasa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Screen-Shot-2015-11-23-at-4.55.20-PM-300x153.png\" alt=\"joe-riquelme-pay-off-mortgage-christmas\" width=\"300\" height=\"153\" data-id=\"5692\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zoocasa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Screen-Shot-2015-11-23-at-4.55.20-PM-300x153.png 300w, https:\/\/www.zoocasa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Screen-Shot-2015-11-23-at-4.55.20-PM-750x383.png 750w, https:\/\/www.zoocasa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Screen-Shot-2015-11-23-at-4.55.20-PM.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With Christmas Day around the corner, we thought we&#8217;d share a warm moment that occurred last year to remind us all to do something special this holiday season.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Joe Riquelme, CEO of Videoshop, decided to do something significant\u00a0with his income. Rather than spend it on something frivolous, he gave his parents a note that said:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Your house is paid off. Merry Xmas. &#8211; Joe&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>You can watch the entire scene unfold below. I&#8217;d imagine this year&#8217;s Christmas will be a happy reminder of family and fortune (and mortgage-free life!).<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Merry Christmas\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kAOm3APJopM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>From everyone here at Zoocasa\u2014clients, readers, agents, and passersby\u2014we wish you a wonderful holiday and a happy new year!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With Christmas Day around the corner, we thought we&#8217;d share a warm moment that occurred last year to remind us all to do something special this holiday season. Last year, Joe Riquelme, CEO of Videoshop, decided to do something significant\u00a0with his income. 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