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Making chicken feed of my mortgage
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After a couple of hours of being prodded, poked, pricked and squished, I've been given the all clear :j:j:j
Happy New YearMortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
Mortgage-free: January 2021
Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)0 -
Excellent news! A great way to start 2016.NST March lion #8; NSD ; MFW9/3/23 Whoop Whoop!!!0
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And a great way to end 2015 is to make a big OP on the mortgage :rotfl:
We started 2015 owing £94,999.99, we end 2015 owing £66,666.66 :TMortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
Mortgage-free: January 2021
Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)0 -
Glad you've got the all clear MWC, great way to end the year!!
Your mortgage looks fab :j:j please tell me you overpaid just enough so you got all the 6's and it wasn't just coincidental??
Oh and Happy New Year xxMortgage amount at 31/12/2011 £166,050 now £0 as at Sept 21 - 15yrs 4 months early.0 -
I OP'd just enough! I'm a big eejit though... I forgot to transfer money to my regular saver before cleaning out the current accounts :doh:
Mr MWC is subbing me £500 :kisses3:Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
Mortgage-free: January 2021
Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)0 -
But not so frugal as January 2015:muddywhitechicken wrote: »I counted the loose change pots today - £68.72
So that's our grocery budget set for Frugal January: £120 of nectar points, £7 clubcard vouchers, £19 of love2shop vouchers (from RM surveys) and £68.72 cash :T
2016:
Loose change pots = £88.64
Nectar points = £95
Match & More vouchers = £25
Waitrose vouchers = £35 (+ £6 off/£30 spend coupon)
Love2shop vouchers = £42
(M&S giftcard = £20)
And as always, plenty of ingredients in the fridge/freezer/larder that need usingMortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
Mortgage-free: January 2021
Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)0 -
Fabulous news on the all clear :j And the overpayment. Great stuff.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 !!0 -
muddywhitechicken wrote: »I've been given the all clear :j:j:j
Happy New Year
Happy New Year, indeed MWC!What great news to kick off 2016
Hope 2016 proves to be a year of all-round fabulousness for yourself and MrMWC
Greying XPounds for Panes £7,705/£10,000 - start date Dec 2023
Grocery Spend September 2025 £172.72/£200
Non-food spend September 2025 £26.14/£50
Bulk Fund September (month 9 of 12) £4.80/£400 -
WOO HOO! A fabulous all-clear result and a much lowered mortgage balance - fab start to the NY! Here's hoping the rest of the year is as good for you both
xxI 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: £200 -
MWC! What a great series of posts! Happy 2016 indeed, and a lovely, lovely start to it2023: the year I get to buy a car0
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