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What age were U when Mortgage Free?
                
                    waves117                
                
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                    Hi
Just reading a few posts and had a thought, "i wonder what was the most common age to be mortgage free?" so i thought i would ask people to post the answer to the following question
"what age were you when you became mortgage free?"
many thanks :T
                Just reading a few posts and had a thought, "i wonder what was the most common age to be mortgage free?" so i thought i would ask people to post the answer to the following question
"what age were you when you became mortgage free?"
many thanks :T
MFW 158 - Wanna be Mortgage free in 2 years (sept 2010) 
1st Jan 2008 - Mortgage £30,478.97, Term 6yrs 9m
2008 Total OP = £7,859. Mortgage reduced to £15,938.20, Term Reduced by 3yrs 2m to 3yrs 7m 
 2009 Total OP = £11,339.  Term reduced by 3yrs 7m 
:TMortgage free Dec 2009   :T
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            Became mortgage free on my 49th birthday (last year).0
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            27, but then I bought a bigger place so I have a mortgage again.0
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            Haven't got there yet, but am aiming to be there by my 40th (August 2013)
                        Mortgage Total: £50,772/ £75,000
Mortgage Overpayments Pot £16800 - 
            44, about 13 years after I got the mortgage in the first place0
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            Mortgage taken out age 21, due to be paid off at 33 but I'll probably have another one by then anyway I hope0
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            I was 36 yrs old and took the mortgage out when I was 27. I put every spare bit of money I had into overpaying it and then reduced the term.
I have no intention of ever getting another mortgage. I've been blissfully mortgage free for the last 4 years.0 - 
            41, ten years after I took the mortgage out. LIke paulina I have no intention of shackling myself to another one…MFW Challenge: Mortgage free in 2008! ACHIEVED!
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            I'm 37, been mortgage free for 5 month's - its grrreat !! :jDon't wait for your ship to come in, swim out to it.0
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            littlemissbossy wrote: »I'm 37, been mortgage free for 5 month's - its grrreat !! :j
cant wait for my mortgage free time.....littlemissbossy just thing of all that spare cash being enjoyed....well done:TMFW 158 - Wanna be Mortgage free in 2 years (sept 2010)1st Jan 2008 - Mortgage £30,478.97, Term 6yrs 9m2008 Total OP = £7,859. Mortgage reduced to £15,938.20, Term Reduced by 3yrs 2m to 3yrs 7m2009 Total OP = £11,339. Term reduced by 3yrs 7m:TMortgage free Dec 2009 :T0 
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