We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.

This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.

📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!

The Forum now has a brand new text editor, adding a bunch of handy features to use when creating posts. Read more in our how-to guide

Do I pay off my mortgage after critical illness?

Darren36 · 2009-07-30 23:46:49

I am 35 years of age and recently surrered a heart attack. To cut a long story story i was a smoker loved a drink and normally healthy. turns out my condition was caused by stress (work not the wife!)and not by my bad habits. i have fully recovered and will lead a normal life (by cutting out the bad things) I have two…

Comments

BabyBetty Posts: 196 Forumite

2 August 2009 at 1:22AM

I echo what everyone else has said - pay off the mortgage.

BB

Original debt at LBM July 2008, £47, 654.34. Debt at January 2016, £21,443. Barclaycard [STRIKE]£9,000[/STRIKE]£8,756, Tesco cc [STRIKE]£3000[/STRIKE]£1,136. Debenhams storecard [STRIKE]£350[/STRIKE]£263, OD [STRIKE]£3,500[/STRIKE] £3,000, Corp Tax £3,036, Study loan £1,750, Smaller debts £2,000.

Since my LBM I have not been fully committed so now I have had a 2nd LBM.
Aiming to be debt free by December 2016:D
0