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  • Muser1
    Muser1 Posts: 795 Forumite
    I feel all teary eyed! I don't even know you! Fab fab fab and I love that you are helping your family. Just brilliant. Well done Laura. xx :beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::j:j:j:j:j:j:j:T:T:T:T:T:T:T
    Mortgage Jan 13 99260.00 87253 April 2017
    Emergency fund 700.00
  • Beckyy
    Beckyy Posts: 2,833 Forumite
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    Well done!! :j:j
  • One of the best days of your life :) How are you planning to celebrate tonight?
  • Watty1
    Watty1 Posts: 6,855 Forumite
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    Yay. todays the day todays the day :j:j:j

    So pleased you made it :)
    Made it to mortgage free but what a muddle that became

    In the event the proverbial hits the fan then co-habitees are better stashing their cash than being mortgage free !!
  • nat21luv
    nat21luv Posts: 3,435 Forumite
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    Many congratulations LJ, long time lurker and you are a true inspiration! well done, now celebrate! :beer:
    2025 Mortgage start £378K 2025 Overpayment £103 Savings Challenge 2025 **MONEY MAKES ME HAPPY**
  • BlueDaisy
    BlueDaisy Posts: 268 Forumite
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    :beer::j:beer::j:beer::j

    Congratulations! What a journey it's been for you!
    I have hid in my office today reading your diary from the start, truly you are an inspiration! I can't pay off what you have paid off cos I simply don't earn that kind of cash, but your attitude is amazing! I've been overpaying for years and have a MF date in about 9 years time. Tho I'm trying to decrease that now, will try and follow your lead, tho I'm deffo NOT getting a horse:p:p
    Well done again, enjoy your celebrations you certainly have earned them :T

    Stash Busting Challenge Made 16 / 50 (Get blimmin' organised!)
    MFiT - T3 #158 [STRIKE]£76920[/STRIKE] £66962 reduce to £57K by Dec 2015 - MFD Dec 2022
    Mar AFD 9/18
  • LauraJo
    LauraJo Posts: 1,041 Forumite
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    Morning everyone
    There are too many people to reply to individually but I wanted to say a MASSIVE THANK YOU for all your kind words :)

    Didn't do anything in the end last night (not even a bottle of bubbly!!) but thats only because I work in the smoke on Wed and Thurs so they are my nightmare 2 days and defo couldn't do it with a hangover :p

    However, if I get home at a reasonable time tonight I think we might have a glass or 2 (still got my MSE box of wine on the side to finish :D)

    However we do have amazing plans for the weekend...
    Going out to a lovely restaurant on Fri (one that we tend to only go to for special bdays as its usually about £30 a head :eek:)
    and then going to see Cirque du Soleil on Sat (yep had to look that spelling up!!) Still being MSE tho as managed to convince security to let me park at work for the evening so I can walk to the venue :money:

    In between that, Im going to move horsey to his posh new yard (£160 a month v £60 that I'm paying now :eek:) but I feel we deserve it (well I do, not sure about him, will have to see how he behaves on the 5 mile hack up there ;))

    Have a good day everyone - its nearly the weekend :D
    Mortgage starting balance 2011 ... £170k today £1.5k
    Savings: £3k
    Aim: 100k by Dec 2021
  • Pearla*Merle
    Pearla*Merle Posts: 1,611 Forumite
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    Massive congratulations! :T :T You've done so well!
    a penny picker upper. MFW approx 78% to go | FIRE 3 years worth (30% savings rate: now aiming for 40%!) | Normality is a paved road; it's comfortable to walk, but no flowers grow on it | Whatever you're meant to do, do it now. The conditions are always impossible | The only thing you absolutely have to know, is the location of the library
  • What an amazing accomplishment! Well done! Enjoy your new found freedom.

    Fortune x
  • hillcats
    hillcats Posts: 899 Forumite
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    Extremely well done !
    We are still a few years behind you, but look forward to the same experience as you... All the best.
    ORIGINAL MORTGAGE AMOUNT £106,454.00 (Started Sept 2007)
    NOV 2021 O/S AMOUNT £1,694.41 OUR DEBT REDUCED BY £104,759.59 by std regular, over-payments & off-setting.
    BofE +0.19% Tracker Repayment Offset Mortgage Discounted Sept 07-10 then increased to BofE +0.62% until 2027
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