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I wanna be mortgage freeeeee

Good Morning

I really really want to try and become mortgage free and make the last payment on my 40th birthday which is 3 years away.

I am going to try and use as much of my wages as possible to make extra payments. My wages are 600 per month but I will need to use some of that to use for living.

My mortgage payments at the moment are around 360 per month so with wages i can possibly pay off 800 in total each month.

Other than ebaying, car booting etc anyone got any ideas of what else I can do, what does everyone else do?

I will update my signature shortly with money made/paid off.

Any spare money will go towards the mortgage.

Thanks for reading x

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  • lornz23
    lornz23 Posts: 168 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    Good Luck I hope you manage it. One day I want to be Mortage free too!
    I am DEBT - FREE!?!?
  • Sepa74
    Sepa74 Posts: 962 Forumite
    Hi Moomie, a lot of people seem to do survey sites and things to bring in some extra pennies, while the old-timers board has lots of great ideas for saving money. But as you are on a very low salary, I imagine you are already pretty expert at making your money streeeeeetch!

    Good luck with it all :)
    Borrowed £150,000 in an offset tracker mortgage in May 2007 - MFD May 2041 (67)

    Jan 2012 - £125,620.02 / 2,913.87 / Nov 2032 (58) :beer:
    Apr 2012 - £122,901.88 / 3,170.91 / Jul 2032 (58)
    Jul 2012 - £122, 589.02 / 3,507.99 / Sept 2032 (58)
    Oct 2012 - £120,476.31 / 3,889.42 / July 2032 (58)
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