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So the payment has been made, just under £4k officially wiped off the mortgage tonight :j :j Its a wierd feeling, kinda exciting, a little bit scary as that money now can't be retrieved
, but overall proud
Mortgage Total: £50,720/ £75,000
Mortgage Overpayments Pot £15870 -
Well done BB, so pleased for you, well done on making such a big payment0
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Excellent news!! And still enough in the pot for true emergencies should they arise, so the fact that the overpayment is not retrievable is not so bad!Successful women can still have their feet on the ground. They just wear better shoes. (Maud Van de Venne)Life begins at the end of your comfort zone (Neale Donald Walsch)0
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Well done Hun!!!!Now a SAHM trying to earn some spare pennies each month0
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Congratulations benben, what a superb achievement! Onwards and downwards!! :j:j
GQ xoxIf you have a talent, use it in every which way possible. Don't hoard it. Don't dole it out like a miser. Spend it lavishly like a millionaire intent on going broke.
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Fab news about the mortgage overpayment Bb - really chuffed for you ! :TNothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task. William James0
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Woow benben, thats really fab news about the over payment, well done.0
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Nice one, BB....:T0
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Hi Benben well done I know the feeling of seeing those figures coming down is more than worth it. Lets hope things look up for 2011 sounds like you have had a lot of hassle in 2010. On a diet myself so good luck with that too.Save £12k in 25 No 49
PB Win 21 £225, 22 £275, 23 £900, 24 £750 Balance Dec 25 £32.7K
Plan to move to Denmark for FIRE by Autumn 2025 “May your decisions reflect your hopes not your fears”
New diary aiming for fire https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6414795/mortgage-free-now-aiming-for-fire#latest0 -
Fabulous achievment BB. Pat yourself on the back.
Hope you have a great day today- i've woken up feeling full of sitnking cold so am having a very lazy day in the hopes i can shake it before it turns into anything more sinister!
TTFN!0
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