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I STILL want to be mortgage free - 2011!
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Read your lovely news on another thread... How wonderful. All the very best to you,
SquirrelPaid off mortgage nine years early in 2013. Now picking and choosing our work to fit in with the rest of our lives!
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Thanks Squirrel
...I'm holding off chatting about it here just in case. I can always avoid the other thread...but not really this one. Not sure if that makes sense, but it does in my head. Reduction in daily mortgage interest since October 23 (new mortgage) - £2.84 December 25
% of house owned/% of mortgage paid off. December 25 - 40.34%/33.36%
MFiT-T7 #21
MFW 2025 #2
MF Date: Oct 37 Feb 370 -
2012
Mortgage at start of January: £32,847.02
Overpayments in Blue.
Interest in Red.
Balance in Green.
Month: Payment (Std / OP) / Interest (per day) / Net reduction / Balance
January: 450.00 (275.47 / 174.53) / £109.22 (£3.52) / £340.78 / £32,506.24
Feb: 450.00 (275.47 / 174.53) / £108.08 (£3.73) / £341.92 / £32,164.32
Totals: Payment / Interest / Net reduction.
Grand Total: 900.00/ 207.30 / 682.70
Balance outstanding: £32,164.32
Overall debt is now below 40K (just) for the first time EVER!!! :jReduction in daily mortgage interest since October 23 (new mortgage) - £2.84 December 25
% of house owned/% of mortgage paid off. December 25 - 40.34%/33.36%
MFiT-T7 #21
MFW 2025 #2
MF Date: Oct 37 Feb 370 -
wow well done twinklie that must feel great!!!!
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Under the £40K mark, what an achievement!
Hope you're coping ok with the thing we're not talking about
. x Mortgage [STRIKE]16/03/2011: £190K 01/01/2017: £107,729.65 [/STRIKE] 01/07/2017: £95,979.89
OPs 2011-2016 = £45K 2017 OPs = £9250.200 -
Well done babe, my figure is in the 200's. xxxPlease do not confuse me with other gratefulsforhelp. x0
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Yay! I can only dream of under £40k. Keep going!Starting again 13/4/19Home loan 1: £21,102.50 Home loan 2: £7,698.99Total owed: £28,801.49
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Hi guys, I'm still plodding on. GCSE marking for the next week and a bit though...boo. YEY to money though.
Just thought I'd post a referal link to Superpoints in case anyone isn't signed up yet. Helps you save money for paypal/amazon vouchers etc amoungst other things. It's easy to use and if you sign up via my link you also earn me points too.
http://superpoints.com/refer/twinklie
Let me know if you want any other information.
P.S will someone please let me know if I'm not allowed to post this here. I think I am unless I've misinterpreted the rules.Reduction in daily mortgage interest since October 23 (new mortgage) - £2.84 December 25
% of house owned/% of mortgage paid off. December 25 - 40.34%/33.36%
MFiT-T7 #21
MFW 2025 #2
MF Date: Oct 37 Feb 370 -
2012
Mortgage at start of January: £32,847.02
Overpayments in Blue.
Interest in Red.
Balance in Green.
Month: Payment (Std / OP) / Interest (per day) / Net reduction / Balance
January: 450.00 (275.47 / 174.53) / £109.22 (£3.52) / £340.78 / £32,506.24
Feb: 450.00 (275.47 / 174.53) / £108.08 (£3.73) / £341.92 / £32,164.32
March: 450.00 (275.47 / 174.53) / £106.95 (£3.45) / £343.05 / £31,821.27
Totals: Payment / Interest / Net reduction.
Grand Total: 1350.00/ 314.25 / 1025.75
Balance outstanding: £31,821.27Reduction in daily mortgage interest since October 23 (new mortgage) - £2.84 December 25
% of house owned/% of mortgage paid off. December 25 - 40.34%/33.36%
MFiT-T7 #21
MFW 2025 #2
MF Date: Oct 37 Feb 370 -
Just sorted my meter readings (with my eyes closed when I pressed submit - it's been a while). Turns out, I'm still £124 in credit despite the fact they have reduced my DD just before christmas. I don't want to count my chickens but I could be in for another reduction!!

This is despite the fact I had the heating on almost constant when I was off work ill for two weeks in January.
Reduction in daily mortgage interest since October 23 (new mortgage) - £2.84 December 25
% of house owned/% of mortgage paid off. December 25 - 40.34%/33.36%
MFiT-T7 #21
MFW 2025 #2
MF Date: Oct 37 Feb 370
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