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D'oh! Better get started... I wanna be Mortgage Free!!

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  • Froggy-G
    Froggy-G Posts: 2,145 Forumite
    Hello all!!

    Great news.. I got the job!!! I start on the 28th.. I am so happy and so relieved!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
    Froggy's New Lillypad Fund
    Total so far: £ 10,009.77
  • XSpender
    XSpender Posts: 3,811 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    That's fabulous news, well done :j:beer::T
    Save £10,500 - £2673.77 - 25.5%
    Pay off £7000 - £1743 - 19.4%
    Make £2021 extra income - £99.75
  • megela
    megela Posts: 755 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary
    Congratulations - a fab new job and new accommodation with great food - life is looking up!:T
    Re-mortgaged 20/04/12 MTiT-T3 No.7
    Start balance £89611.10 + £22500 = £112111.10/Current balance £85436.53
    Original Mortgage Free Date April 2032
    Target Mortgage Free Date July 2022/Currently August 2029 (based on no offset)
    Total overpayments from 20/04/12: £8152.95
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    :T:T:T Well done Froggy :T:T:T
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
    :) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
    "Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"
  • Muser1
    Muser1 Posts: 795 Forumite
    Couldn't be happier for you! Congratulations. xx
    Mortgage Jan 13 99260.00 87253 April 2017
    Emergency fund 700.00
  • Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS
    Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS Posts: 7,854 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    Well done Froggy :T

    Now we just need to celebrate :j:j:j

    Tilly x
    2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
    2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
    Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j
  • skint_spice
    skint_spice Posts: 13,441 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Well done:beer::beer:
    Mortgage OP 2025 £6250/7000
    Mortgage OP 2024 £7700/7000

    Mortgage balance: £36,210


    Money making challenge £38/400

    ”Do what others won’t early in life so you can do what others can’t later in life” (stolen from Gally Girl)
  • TallGirl
    TallGirl Posts: 6,234 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Fantastic news - well done time to celebrate.
    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#latest

  • Secret_Saving_Squirrel
    Secret_Saving_Squirrel Posts: 4,138 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    That is brilliant. Of course, they are lucky to have you,

    Squirrel
    Paid off mortgage nine years early in 2013. Now picking and choosing our work to fit in with the rest of our lives!
    Still thrifty though, after all these years:D
  • abouttimetoo
    abouttimetoo Posts: 1,860 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Hi Froggy, how fabulous, really pleased for you :j:j:j

    I've just logged on for a long overdue catch-up on threads and not only do I find that you're Tilly's new lodger but that you've got a new job, so pleased for you :beer:

    Make sure Tilly provides a slap up celebratory meal, now's your chance to tell us she really just serves up bread and dripping and uses takeaways all the time :rotfl:

    Regards
    ATT
    MFW Start Date 1.4.08. Updated 23.1.18. MFW date 1.8.18
    Original Mortgage o/s £187,643 / £71,904 (-115,739)
    Repay o/s £92,661 / now £55,900 (-36,761)
    Int Only o/s £94,982, now £16,004 (-78,978)
    Total daily interest £1 [a) £0.77 b)£0.23
    Total OP's:2018 target £TBC YTD £1,995
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