Get yourself a 'Mortgage Pig'

Boswell_2

I have dusted my piggy and given him his new job description. I've banked the contents (£135 towards mortgage) and his new challenge starts today.

His name is Fuddy (a nickname for one of my favourite restaurants) and now rather than saving up to go back to the restaurant he is helping us to pay our mortgage off sooner rather than later.

DH thinks I'm a little crazy but I showed him the spreadsheet yesterday. We took out our mortgage in September 2003 over 20 years rather than 25 which saved us £25826.06 in interest. Not so crazy huh?

halloweenqueen_2

Hi Boswell - sounds like your pig has been given his orders - dusted down and given his job description!!!!

comping_cat

Well, i have just counted up the money from Pork Chop (the mortgage pig!!!) and tomorrow i am banking £190 into my mortgage!!!!! I am so proud of myself, and just want to thank aliasojo, and everyone else for this wonderful idea, and all the support that has been shown on this board!!!! I dont think next time will be as much (cashed the commision in from my catalogue, which helped with the figure, i dont spend on the catalogue anymore!!!) but it is a very good start, and good encouragement to keep going!!!!

halloweenqueen_2

That great going catowen!!! WTG!!!

aliwatts

catowen wrote:

Well, i have just counted up the money from Pork Chop (the mortgage pig!!!) and tomorrow i am banking £190 into my mortgage!!!!! I am so proud of myself, and just want to thank aliasojo, and everyone else for this wonderful idea, and all the support that has been shown on this board!!!! I dont think next time will be as much (cashed the commision in from my catalogue, which helped with the figure, i dont spend on the catalogue anymore!!!) but it is a very good start, and good encouragement to keep going!!!!

Thats fab, well done, you are an inspiration ! Keep up the good work.

aliasojo

Pork chop........:rotfl: .......love it. There's a subliminal message to work hard if ever I saw one.


Well guess what I got in the post today???? My mortgage statement.

Seems the girl in the bank had keyed in my last payment as a normal payment instead of it being acknowledged as a redemption payment.

My statement was showing an available draw down balance.......and you have noooooo idea how tempted I was to say..ok, give us it back. :rotfl:

One phone call to A&L & I got an apology and an assurance that the details would be listed correctly and backdated to the correct date.


Herman is still working on the cc balances but a wee bit slower than usual as I have to admit to spending money on stuff for the garden. The sun has got a lot to answer for! :rolleyes:

halloweenqueen_2

Well Herman deserves a rest after paying off the mortgage!! He's taking it easy!

FrugalJo

Fruitless seaches for a suitable piggy this week until today at a carboot and got a giant, I mean giant flowery pig - unoriginally called her Penny - but she had a little sister who has been named Halfpenny for my 20p's:j
Very pleased as I got the two for a measily £4.00 which is the p & p for most on ebay. So I guess Penny had better have a £10 for saving me at least that much;)
Jo

Mrs(no)money

Thanks for what really is such a simple idea - the mortgage pig. WHY didnt I think of it?! The determination of everyone on here is obvious and such an inspiration - thank you.:T Determined not to be left out I have got a mortgage chicken (in an Easter sale!!) named Charlie - i know, i know, but its the best I could think of!!:o

aliwatts

havent got myself a pig yet ! will have to go on a search.