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5 years on and I am nearly there!

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  • you're getting slack in your old age ;)
    Feb 2012 - onwards MF achieved
    September 2016 - Back into clearing a mortgage - Was due to be paid off in 32 years in March 2047 -
    April 2018 down to 28.00 months vs 30.04 months at normal payment.
    Predicted mortgage clearing 03/2047 - now looking at 02/2045

    Aims: 1) To pay off mortgage within 20 years - 2037
  • alex_p
    alex_p Posts: 82 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    lol! yes I worked it out initially then stuck to it roughly but haven't really reviewed it as I should have! It is well overdue!
    Mortgage-Free [STRIKE]Wannabe[/STRIKE]!
    Mortgage (2006): £170,499 | Mortgage-free (2011)

    IT professional by day, Internet ninja by night.
  • Sunnyday
    Sunnyday Posts: 3,855 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Wow - fantastically well done :beer:

    Good luck keeping on track for the last portion, its always lovely to read how peeps are managing to pay the mortgage off nice and early.

    SD
    Planning on starting the GC again soon :p
  • glenpud
    glenpud Posts: 79 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 10 Posts
    all i can say is wow...well done. Proper Jealous.
  • alex_p
    alex_p Posts: 82 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    Thanks man! Don't be jealous thats bad luck! Be happy for a fellow MFW!
    Mortgage-Free [STRIKE]Wannabe[/STRIKE]!
    Mortgage (2006): £170,499 | Mortgage-free (2011)

    IT professional by day, Internet ninja by night.
  • abouttimetoo
    abouttimetoo Posts: 1,860 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Alex, that absolutely amazing, many congratulations and well done you! Like the others have said I wished i'd started with my first mortgage too.

    Keep up the good work
    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
  • Well done AlexP
    That's pretty amazing going.
    You're nearly done!
  • well done!! amazing stuff :) let us know how you get on with the budget and any good tips...
  • alex_p
    alex_p Posts: 82 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    Thanks for words of encouragement! I didn't get time to do a budget yet but will do it this week! That's my task for the week!
    Mortgage-Free [STRIKE]Wannabe[/STRIKE]!
    Mortgage (2006): £170,499 | Mortgage-free (2011)

    IT professional by day, Internet ninja by night.
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