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Nearly There BUT Then What ?

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  • Anna_Glypta
    Anna_Glypta Posts: 264 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    It's not OTT to shout - it's the law!!!

    Well done - I know exactly how you feel because I also reached the holy grail this week and also at 47!!

    I will be doing much the same as you - time to start saving some money for early retirement/part time BUT with the added bonus of being able to have some treats along the way.

    CONGRATULATIONS - ENJOY THE FEELING

    :j:beer::j:beer::j:beer:
    4 February 2014 - Mortgage Free

    MFW14 no 67 - overpayment goal £6,200/£6,200
    Save 12k in 2014 no 142 - savings goal £5,300/£12,000
  • Caeraugirl
    Caeraugirl Posts: 599 Forumite
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    Congratulations to you both, Jenster & Anna!!!!

    It's always lovely to hear when somebody else becomes MF, gives the rest of us a lift and added determination.

    Enjoy the freedom, whatever form that takes for you both!
    #21 Save £12k in 2025 £19277.35/£20000


  • Coveredinbees!!!!
    Coveredinbees!!!! Posts: 3,959 Forumite
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    I have been thinking the same for a while, 7K to go BTW and I'm 47 too must be the magic age :)
    Nothing to see here, move along.
  • Secret_Saving_Squirrel
    Secret_Saving_Squirrel Posts: 4,138 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    Very well done! It is worth sticking at it, isn't it. I had to wait until I was 52!
    Paid off mortgage nine years early in 2013. Now picking and choosing our work to fit in with the rest of our lives!
    Still thrifty though, after all these years:D
  • quicklee99
    quicklee99 Posts: 43 Forumite
    Congrats,very envious of your position :) I can only imagine what a relief it must feel!
  • edinburgher
    edinburgher Posts: 14,085 Forumite
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    That's brilliant - now get yourself over to the stickied thread and they may give you a badge :D
  • Happier_Me
    Happier_Me Posts: 563 Forumite
    Well done and please shout it out. I have a few years still to go on this journey and it's great to hear from those who have achieved mortgage freedom and how good it feels to finally get there. It's a real incentive to keep going.
  • niftythrifty33
    niftythrifty33 Posts: 452 Forumite
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    Congratulations Jenster, another inspiring story. I just wondered how you paid yours off early? what are your best tips?

    We have 3 teenagers and just don't seem to have any spare money to OP. We are both 40 and I'd love to have it paid before we're 50. How much was yours and how long did it take to pay off?

    Many thanks :)
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