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Mortgage Free - so good they'll do it twice! Wynnvegas aiming for the big house

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  • wynnvegas
    wynnvegas Posts: 1,377 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    Morning All,

    Another good moneysaving day. Collared Tesco Mobile who have reduced my contract from £20.43 a month to £12.50 a month and it's looking like Moyra's £35.74 will also fit onto the £12.50 rolling tarriff as well so we'll be a collective £31.17 better off. Sky are next on my hitlist! Billy Street won't pay for itself...

    Cheers,

    Billy
    Mortgage Free: 28/10/2010
    Time / Interest Saved: 18.5 years / £61,866.50
  • Twiddy
    Twiddy Posts: 148 Forumite
    I thought it'd be more Billyland with the amount of plots you've been checking out!!

    Well played on the mobile bill battering!!!

    Cheers
    T
    Current Mortgage: £113,829
    Standard MF Date: May 2030
    MFW Target Date: Jun 2023
    On Target to complete: Feb 2027
  • wynnvegas
    wynnvegas Posts: 1,377 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    Thanks Twiddy,

    Billyland is way down the line. We'll start with Billy Street and then take it in small steps thereafter. The Utopian Moneysaving Republic of Billy awaits us all...

    Cheers,

    Billy
    Mortgage Free: 28/10/2010
    Time / Interest Saved: 18.5 years / £61,866.50
  • Squirrel Street has a nice ring to it!:j
    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
  • wynnvegas
    wynnvegas Posts: 1,377 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    Hi Squirrel,

    There isn't much that can't be improved with alliteration!

    Cheers,

    Billy
    Mortgage Free: 28/10/2010
    Time / Interest Saved: 18.5 years / £61,866.50
  • lulabelle1
    lulabelle1 Posts: 2,704 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Hi Billy

    Just anted to drop you a line to say that I've found the last few pages of your thread really interesting/useful.

    I'm currently debating a btl and am weighing up all of the pros and cons etc before taking the plunge....

    I've still got a huge mortgage myself and have recently started a MFW thread but I'm considering using my overpayment fund to pay the deposit but not sure whether this is a sensible option......

    Decisions decisions! I've subscribed to this thread and will read with interest to watch your progress.

    L
  • Oh no Billy, when I checked my subscribed threads yours said 666 replies and my DH said that was a worrying number. He is muttering about Australian policeman (he needs to get out more) and we'll have to tell our son Damien.......no only joking........just realised you may not be old enough to get the joke! Aaggghhh........
    2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
    2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
    Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j
  • wynnvegas
    wynnvegas Posts: 1,377 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    Hi Lulabelle,

    Thanks for popping by. I'll keep an eye on your journey. Best of luck with it. In the last few days, I've begun to realise just how little I know about being a landlord and, strangely, how little I know about mortgages. Battering one down is one thing but I've never really thought much about all the options that are out there. The next week will be an education at the very least...

    Cheers,

    Billy
    Mortgage Free: 28/10/2010
    Time / Interest Saved: 18.5 years / £61,866.50
  • wynnvegas
    wynnvegas Posts: 1,377 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    edited 13 November 2011 at 10:31AM
    Hi Tilly,

    I hadn't noticed that! Thank you for de-hexing my rambling blog. Just had a look at The Omen and, despite it being a 1976 film, I got the reference fine. I'm a big fan of the horror genre (although I wouldn't necessarily count The Omen as proper horror - not nearly enough blood and guts!) Hope you're having a grand weekend. I've got an Ikea bookcase to build today! That and looking after an ill Moyra.

    Cheers,

    Billy
    Mortgage Free: 28/10/2010
    Time / Interest Saved: 18.5 years / £61,866.50
  • Froggy-G
    Froggy-G Posts: 2,145 Forumite
    wynnvegas wrote: »
    I've got an Ikea bookcase to build today! That and looking after an ill Moyra.

    Cheers,

    Billy

    Do you want me to call the local A&E department now to warn them you are attempting another Ikea challenge, or do you want me to wait till you open the box? :rotfl:

    Hope Moyra gets better soon..

    Froggy
    Froggy's New Lillypad Fund
    Total so far: £ 10,009.77
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