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Whoop whoop whoop !!! Congratulations :jMade 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 !!1 -
Thanks Watty
We enjoyed a nice takeout last night courtesy of the reduced ERC. There's more than enough left over for another one this evening
Only costs incurred when paying the mortgage off in full were £476.38 in early repayment charges and a £35 exit fee.
Here's a chart worth a thousand words
Red: mortgage balance (original schedule)
Green: mortgage balance (actual)
Blue: virtual offset (liquid)
Yellow: today1 -
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Coffee and cake: :coffee::coffee::bdaycake:
Many, many congratulations! I just love that chart, the freedom that gives you is wonderful!2023: the year I get to buy a car1 -
Thanks KC 1
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That's amazing! Well done. It must be the most wonderful feeling. 1
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Just found your thread- Congratulations! It's made a great read. We're on our journey and it is definitely a marathon not a sprint!CRV1963- Light bulb moment Sept 15- Planning the great escape- aka retirement!1
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Whoop!!! Whoop!!!! HUGE congratulations!!! :j
xI am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soulRepaid mtge early (orig 11/25) 01/09 £124616 01/11 £89873 01/13 £52546 01/15 £12133 07/15 £NILNet sales 2024: £201 -
Congratulations - that's really inspiring!My mortgage free diary: +++ Divide by Cucumber Error. Please reinstall universe and reboot+++
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Well done mate :beer:1
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