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MF at last! Now for the £300,000 'Mansion' Fund.

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  • Lois_E
    Lois_E Posts: 2,227 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    Congratulations Earthgirl. Looking forward to following your progress towards your mansion.
    Starting again 13/4/19
    Home loan 1: £21,102.50 Home loan 2: £7,698.99
    Total owed: £28,801.49
  • mummyofonechild
    mummyofonechild Posts: 1,995 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    Congratulations Earthgirl

    Please can we have a picture of what your ideal mansion will look like :D

    Look forward to following your new thread.

    MOOC xx
    Mortgage Free as of 31/5/11 :j:j:j:j:j:j:j
  • twinklie
    twinklie Posts: 5,184 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Rubbish! Could do better! D minus for effort!!!

    Nah only joking. Just don't want your head getting so big that you can't get on the forums anymore due to the weight of it! :rotfl: Well done chicken. I'm still in awe of how much you have an continue to do in a day. You make me feel so lazy! But then I am! :p
    Reduction in daily mortgage interest since October 23 (new mortgage) - £2.36 July 25
    % of house owned/% of mortgage paid off. July 25 - 38.82%/31.66%
    MFiT-T7 #21
    MFW 2025 #2
    MF Date: Oct 37 Feb 37
  • newgirly
    newgirly Posts: 9,415 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Mortgage-free Glee! Name Dropper
    :j Whoo! well done, that is amazing.:D

    Just shows what can be achieved with a lot of hard work, and I love the fact you are saving for somewhere new already.

    Being very nosey, i was wondering if you had told friends and family that you are MF and if so what was the reaction?

    Anyway, hope you have some extravagent celebrations planned after all this cutting back, congratulations x :beer:
    MFW 67 - Finally mortgage free! 💙😁
  • Courgette
    Courgette Posts: 3,242 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    Woo hoo! New Earthy diary! Was sooooo worried you were gonna leave us!

    Seriously though, it's taken 3 years to pay off £154k, why will it take you 9 years for £300? My bet is 5 years tops ;):p:D

    Best of luck, can't wait to see how you get on :T
    Updating soon...
  • RuthnJasper
    RuthnJasper Posts: 4,033 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    Fabulous news, Earthgirl - WELL DONE YOU!!!

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    What a lucky little baby (and any future l'il nippers) - to have such a financially-savvy, smart mum in their corner!

    MUCH respect and love to you from me and Jasper-dog. xx
  • kingster2069
    kingster2069 Posts: 105 Forumite
    Congratulations, that is very impressive :T. I hope you enjoy the feeling for a long time. You sound like to deserve a luxury holiday!!!
    :D:D
    Mortgage Free Date
    [STRIKE]Original: Jun 2041[/STRIKE], Current:Nov 2022, Target: Oct 2020
    Debts
    [STRIKE]2010/02 £14,500[/STRIKE], 2011/02 £13,000, Target 2012/01 £0K
    11k in 2011 challenge #32 4.8%
  • PasturesNew
    PasturesNew Posts: 70,698 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    I've been working full-time for over 30 years and have only just about had that much money go through my hands in my entire lifetime.... how on earth you managed to do it in just over 2 years is something I'd like to see.... I'll bring a tent... consider yourself having an apprentice in your back garden by the weekend :)
  • teapot2
    teapot2 Posts: 3,592 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Thats a great achievement - well done on all your hard work and good to hear you're not finished yet but have PLANS :j. Have no doubt you'll see them through as well :beer:
  • well done! and looking forward to following the next leg of your journey!! Am so inspired by all your hard work now wondering how quick i can pay mine down as they were similar sizes to yours when you started!!
    how are you celebrating mortgage freedom before cracking on with the next task?? :)
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