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Making chicken feed of my mortgage

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  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
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    Eggs IN 3
    Eggs OUT 0

    My dad phoned me this evening to tell me that another letter had arrived for me from HMR&C. When I asked him to open it he told me that he couldn't because he wasn't phoning from home... and the point of phoning me was...??? :rotfl:
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • XSpender
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    I am glad to hear you enjoyed the WI meeting. I have found a group near me and will give it a go soon.
    Save £10,500 - £2673.77 - 25.5%
    Pay off £7000 - £1743 - 19.4%
    Make £2021 extra income - £99.75
  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
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    Eggs IN 2
    Eggs OUT 14 (2 boxes sold for £3.75, 2 to be scrambled for dinner)

    Pizza Xpress have sent me a coupon for a free bottle of prosecco - I was :j until I remembered that I'm not drinking this month :doh:and I'm on a diet :doh::doh:
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
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    muddywhitechicken wrote: »
    My dad phoned me this evening to tell me that another letter had arrived for me from HMR&C. When I asked him to open it he told me that he couldn't because he wasn't phoning from home... and the point of phoning me was...??? :rotfl:

    :j:j:j I've had another tax rebate :j:j:j

    £584.42 :D
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • Karmacat
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    Hello MWC! Thought I'd pop my head around the door - you sound like you're going really fast on the mortgage-busting (and the egg collecting :) ).
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
  • muddywhitechicken
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    Karmacat wrote: »
    Hello MWC! Thought I'd pop my head around the door - you sound like you're going really fast on the mortgage-busting (and the egg collecting :) ).

    Hello KC - welcome to my diary :)

    Mortgage-busting is very addictive! I started by OPing the money we had saved when our interest rate reduced, then I started paying the mortgage twice a month every month, and before I knew it Mr MWC was fully onboard and we had OP'd £25,000 last year :T
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • newgirly
    newgirly Posts: 9,423 Forumite
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    Wow £25k last year, that's amazing :T
    MFW 67 - Finally mortgage free! 💙😁
  • Thistlewhistle
    Thistlewhistle Posts: 1,091 Forumite
    Hi MWC,

    I've found your diary and caught up with your goings on. I've learnt a bit too!!
    Mind if I tag along for the ride?

    Tx
    Mortgage at end 05/2007: £90200
    Mortgage at end 08/2018: £71646 paid £18354 (20.5%)
    MFD: :eek:Original:05/2042:eek:
    Car Finance: £8225 : £6392 (22.2% paid off)
    CC Debt (0% until 06/2020): £5640 : £4400 (21.7% paid off)

     Age of Money at 31/08/2018 = 23 days

    YNAB is changing the way I live my life....and spend my money!!
  • muddywhitechicken
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    Noooooooooooooooooooooooooo N/wide won't let me pay in the cheques in my maiden name even though I had my marriage certificate with me... it's going to be a nightmare to get HMR&C to re-issue the cheques :(:(:(

    Eggs IN 4
    Eggs OUT 0

    I now have 5/8 chickens laying just Miss Beryl and Miss Dorothy to start now (Miss Winifred is retired) :T
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
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    Thistlewhistle wrote: »
    Hi MWC,

    I've found your diary and caught up with your goings on. I've learnt a bit too!!
    Mind if I tag along for the ride?

    Tx

    Welcome thistle - I can't believe you've learnt anything from my diary :rotfl:
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
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