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Making chicken feed of my mortgage

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  • misscousinitt
    misscousinitt Posts: 3,655 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Mortgage-free Glee!
    Hi MWC

    Just catching up.

    Well done on the promotion becoming official - that's great news.

    MCI
    Mortgage Free x 1 03.11.2012 - House rented out Feb 2016
    Mortgage No 2: £82, 595.61 (31.08.2019)
    OP's to Date £8500

    Renovation Fund:£511.39;
    Nectar Points Balance: approx £30 (31.08.2019)
  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    edited 19 June 2014 at 8:25PM
    Thanks MCI - lovely to "see" you again :)

    I now earn 50% more than I did 4.5 years ago with my previous employer - that is pretty amazing :T
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • Eggs IN 5
    Eggs OUT 12 (2 boxes sold for £3)

    My weekend has started :j

    Mr MWC sold a few shares so I have 2 cheques to pay into the current account tomorrow - 50% MOP, 50% towards next year's holiday fund :D
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • Eggs IN 3
    Eggs OUT 0

    Mr MWC's birthday lunch was fabulous albeit a little pricey :)

    We tried to book next year's holiday - a tour of Vietnam :cool: - but there are no dates for 2015 available yet :(

    >17,500 steps so far today :T
    Calories consumed is probably at a similar number :o
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • Happy Birthday Mr MWC from the Tilly clan x x x
    2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
    2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
    Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j
  • unhappy_shopper
    unhappy_shopper Posts: 1,304 Forumite
    Congratulations on your official promotion and best wishes to MWC :-)
    Mortgage: @ Feb. 2007: £133,200; Apr. 2011: £24,373; May 2011: £175,999; Jun 2013: ~£97K; Mar. 2014 £392,212.73; Dec. 2015: £327,051.77; Mar. 2016: ~£480K; Mar. 2017 £444,445.74
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Belated happy birthday to Mr MWC :T.
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
    :) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
    "Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"
  • I've just been to collect my car (it was in the garage for a service & MOT yesterday) - no problems so it cost considerably less than yesterday's lunch :T
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • Pearla*Merle
    Pearla*Merle Posts: 1,611 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Thanks MCI - lovely to "see" you again :)

    I now earn 50% more than I did 4.5 years ago with my previous employer - that is pretty amazing :T
    :T Wow, that's fantastic! & well done on the promotion :D

    Good luck to Mr MWC & many happy returns :)

    PS. :T on the car! It's all good news round here, great to see :D
    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
  • Thanks P*M

    I've achieved a new PB on GCC today ~25,500 steps :T

    Eggs IN 4
    Eggs OUT 2 (nicoise salad for lunch)
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
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