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A long road ahead

belfastmoneysaver_2
belfastmoneysaver_2 Posts: 9 Forumite
edited 24 January 2011 at 12:20PM in Mortgage-free wannabe
a long road ahead

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  • Froggy-G
    Froggy-G Posts: 2,145 Forumite
    Hi BelfastMoneySaver! :j

    Good luck on your MFW journey! Keep overpaying, your mortgage will disappear in no time!

    Cheers
    Froggy :D
    Froggy's New Lillypad Fund
    Total so far: £ 10,009.77
  • originalmiscellany
    originalmiscellany Posts: 1,655 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    Well said Froggy! A little overpayment often goes a long way -as you can see from Froggy's post. It's so good to have inspirational people in this forum everywhere we look :)
    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!
    Best of luck! Go nail that mortgage!
    Mortgage-Free [STRIKE]Wannabe[/STRIKE]!
    Mortgage (2006): £170,499 | Mortgage-free (2011)

    IT professional by day, Internet ninja by night.
  • alex_p
    alex_p Posts: 82 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    Froggy-G wrote: »
    Hi BelfastMoneySaver! :j

    Good luck on your MFW journey! Keep overpaying, your mortgage will disappear in no time!

    Cheers
    Froggy :D

    I like your % paid off idea in the signature! I'm gonna copy that! :)
    Mortgage-Free [STRIKE]Wannabe[/STRIKE]!
    Mortgage (2006): £170,499 | Mortgage-free (2011)

    IT professional by day, Internet ninja by night.
  • wantabetterlife
    wantabetterlife Posts: 1,296 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Hi Belfastmoneysaver....am assuming by the username you are from belfast...lol. I am also from NI, so its great to see someone else from here on the MFW trail :D
    Goodluck with your plans
    Credit card £4461.15Home mortgage £137117Buy to let mortgage £83,000
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