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Making chicken feed of my mortgage

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  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
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    Thanks KC!

    I managed to tick quite a few things of the list today :T

    Mr MWC got home yesterday :j No problems on the journey home and his second claim for compensation (another 600 euros) for the outbound flight has been successful :T
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS
    Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS Posts: 7,854 Forumite
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    Ignore my mail. Completely forgot you go away next week.

    Have a fab time xxxxxxx
    2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
    2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
    Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j
  • CathT
    CathT Posts: 7,133 Forumite
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    Good to hear they have paid out for delayed flights. We complained once as a delayed flight meant we missed our connection and had to stay overnight in an airport hotel. We got sent a hamper!

    Have a great holiday.
    June 2025 - part 1 - £19,145 part 2 - £21,973 Total - £41,118 29 months to go!
  • System
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    Why go MF when all that could go into s&s isa?
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  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
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    MatthewAinsworth wrote: »
    Why go MF when all that could go into s&s isa?

    Because we want to!

    Perhaps not the best decision financially but it works for us (we both have S&S ISAs as well)
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • apple_muncher
    apple_muncher Posts: 15,261 Forumite
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    Glad to hear Mr MWC 's travels home went better then the leaving ones.
    NST March lion #8; NSD ; MFW9/3/23 Whoop Whoop!!!
  • chumpy45
    chumpy45 Posts: 495 Forumite
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    Hi MWC, just wanted to pop in and say:hello: I have so enjoyed reading your diary over the past few weeks. What a marvellous achievement and so entertaining with all the chicken antics and banter. You have totally inspired me to get focused again and I am in awe of your energy :T The menus sound fab too and I really fancy the idea of jam making now. Might take DS4 strawberry picking (I don't think my two plants will produce quite enough for jam :rotfl: ) and see what we can achieve. Looking forward to keeping up with your adventures.
    Starting Mortgage 01.08.08 £171,209.24. [STRIKE]01.08.16 £42,418.93[/STRIKE]; [STRIKE]01.02.17 £36,584.00[/STRIKE]; [STRIKE]01.04.17 £34,694.7[/STRIKE]1 [STRIKE][STRIKE]09.06.17 £32,828.89 MFW Target date Sept 2017; :[/STRIKE][/STRIKE]) [STRIKE]06.08.18 £24,769.47[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]01.11.18 £23,825.00[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]22.01.19 £21,990.00[/STRIKE] [STRIKE][STRIKE]06.02.19 £21,200[/STRIKE][/STRIKE] [STRIKE]03.03.19 £19,862.93[/STRIKE][STRIKE]01.05.19 £18,509.63[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]01.08.19 £16,750.00[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]01.10.19 £15,400.00[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]01.11.19 £14,700.00[/STRIKE] 01.12.19 £13,956.00 01.02.20 £12,503.61 01.04.20 £10,999.00
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    Have a great time MWC & Mr MWC :T. I've been near that Portugal place this week and waved to you, did it slowly so it should reach you after you arrive :D.
    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"
  • Goldiegirl
    Goldiegirl Posts: 8,806 Forumite
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    Have a great holiday!
    Early retired - 18th December 2014
    If your dreams don't scare you, they're not big enough
  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
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    Thanks everyone!

    FIL taking us to the airport in an hour - finish packing, water the garden, feed The Girls and then I can RELAX :cool:

    :wave:
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
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