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Done it!!!!!!

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  • Fantastic, well done you!:j I/we are on a similar mission, MF before i'm 40, the trouble is I only bought my first property in 2002 (76k) and upgraded to a small family sized home (177k)when I got married in 2006, as I am 40 in just over two years time it is a big ask, but we are steaming on and getting there!

    TPAx
    MFW - We've only gone and blooming done it!
    May 2013:j
  • Congratulations and no you don't sound smug. It's good to hear your story, just another example that there is more than one way to do it.
    Enjoy your success.
    RosieTiger - Highest £242,000 Feb 2004 :mad:
    Lightbulb Dec 2008 £146,000 by March 2026:eek:
    MFi3T2 and T3 No 28 - Dec 2009 Start Balance £117,000
    Current Position-Fully off set by savings since March 2013
  • Congratulations!!!!! Excellent story and motivational to many of us for 2010!!!!
    Millionaire in Training
    Mortgage: £27,535 (49% paid) Aim £25,000 by December 2015
    New House Mortgage £197,836 (4% Paid) Aim £194,000 by December 2015

    #153 Save 12k in 2015 Challenge: £15,697£12,000
  • cake21
    cake21 Posts: 1,039 Forumite
    Congratulations!! :beer::beer:
    Must be a fantastic feeling, thank you for sharing to motivate the rest of us. I'm another aiming for mortgage-free before I'm 40 :j
  • tiff
    tiff Posts: 6,608 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Savvy Shopper!
    Its not smug, I find it inspiring. I am 40 with 14 years to go on our mortgage but we will be working on overpaying when the other debt is cleared (very soon).
    “A budget is telling your money where to go instead of wondering where it went.” - Dave Ramsey
  • bylromarha
    bylromarha Posts: 10,085 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    Inspiring story. I'm 33 and to hear someone is MF by 35 is impressive!
    Who made hogs and dogs and frogs?
  • craftingmad
    craftingmad Posts: 3,445 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Congratulations you. Enjoy your new found freedom and the very best of luck with your new business.
    Mortgage - £2338.07 paid off Feb 2023 BTL 1 £51,089.10 £35789.36 paid off July 2025 BTL 2 £81,504.52 BTL 3 £77,497.02
  • setmefree2
    setmefree2 Posts: 9,072 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
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  • Thanks everyone. I have to say the redundancy money does feel like a bit of a 'cheat' but then the point of my working was to clear the mortgage, not because I loved the job, so if they wanted to pay me a years salary without the work bit and that carried me over the line, I would have been a fool not to take it. My redundancy was a bit messy in the end (suppose to go in June and only got out in November) but to have it all done and dusted by the end of the year really feels like a clean (and stress free) slate to begin 2010.

    All the best to the rest of you. May you all get help from unexpected places to help you end MF!
  • evab_2
    evab_2 Posts: 2,336 Forumite
    Congratulations what a great start to a new year!
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