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Making chicken feed of my mortgage
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            I did it! Today is my first day of retirement  
 MWCx
 Aged 51 and a halfMortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
 Mortgage-free: January 2021
 Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)7
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            Congratulations it’s lovely hearing from you. I’ve often wondered how you are. xx2025 Decluttering 13021⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
 2024 Decluttering 11728⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️2
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            Congrats MWC! I hope that you are keeping well. Best wishes and enjoy!
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            How wonderful MWC! 🍾1
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            Well done! Many, many congratulations 🍾 🌞2023: the year I get to buy a car1
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            Congratulations MWC! Enjoy a well deserved rest!"You won't bloom until you're planted" - Graffiti spotted in Newcastle.
 Always try to be nice, but never fail to be kind - Doctor Who
 Total mortgage overpayments 2017 - 2024 - £8945.62!1
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            Congratulations MWC, so lovely to hear from you.June 2025 - part 1 - £19,145 part 2 - £21,973 Total - £41,118 29 months to go!0
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            Belated congratulations!!!!!!!!!
 A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort Mortgage Balance = £0 Mortgage Balance = £0 "Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"1 "Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"1
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