£161,044.25 reasons to be mortgage free

Wildchild_2

Hi, great new on the settlement :T

That will cut a huge chunk out of the mortgage, you deserve a bit of luck after all that has happened!

Baby_steps_2

Well done that's great. U will be below 150k before u know it

Leigh-Anne_60

Thats great news on the settlement - Especially nice as you had resigned yourself to the fact you would get nowt.... Well done :T

greent

:j:j:j Yeay! What brilliant news!!!

wantabetterlife

Thanks everyone , still waiting on the cheque to arrive, not sure how long it will take!
Received my £10 tesco voucher from valued opinions and emptied the mortgage pig, which had £19 in it, so rounded it up to £30 and have just paid it off the mortgage :j....at last i feel like we are getting back on track again after an expensive few months.
Also I had a short break abroad booked this week but didnt get away because of the ash cloud :mad:. Fortunately i am getting a full refund for £200 because it was a package deal, so i might make another O/P when this comes through.
Happy tuesday everyone

wantabetterlife

Hope everyone is enjoying the lovely weather

Well the cheque from the solicitors has arrived and i have just done an online transfer to pay £10,000 off the mortgage Yee Haaa!!!!. Am soo delighted to get the mortgage below 150k as i didnt think that would be happening for a long time yet. Off now to update my signature :j:j.Thanks everyone for your support and encouragement.
WABL

pammyj74

wow thats fantastic, bet you are soooo chuffed! 222% of your target lol
I am waiting for a PPI claim going through but I have been waiting a year and dont hold out much hope (even though I have spent it all in my head lol)

well done hun x

wantabetterlife

Thanks Pammy, i know what you mean about having it spent in your head before you get it!!!
I was very tempted to go on a bit of a shopping spree with the money, but it was that attitude that left us with the huge mortgage that we have, so i have had to be very disciplined. We have kept enough over to get a garden shed and do a few home improvements so we dont feel too deprived
We have slipped a little bit on the takeways and they seem to be gradually sneaking back in now that i am back at work full time so definately need to be more disciplined in June and get back to meal planning!
WABL

pammyj74

I am hoping that I have enough to get a decent car and the rest will go on the mortgage while I am on SVR. (thats the plan if I ever get it)

Cool_man

thumps up for your article, great post...