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He goes my mortgage free challenge
princessdreamer
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I've decided that as a single parent who gets no maintanence I need to ditch my mortgage to spend more on my kids. So my target is to pay the last £5,000 off before christmas 2014
mortgage free by christmas 2014 owed £5,000, jan 2014 £4,170, £4,060, feb £3,818 march £3,399 30% of the way there woohoo
If you don't think you can go on look back and see how far you've come
If you don't think you can go on look back and see how far you've come
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Ok I know my mortgage is tiny but it's a lot to me stuck on jsa at the momentmortgage free by christmas 2014 owed £5,000, jan 2014 £4,170, £4,060, feb £3,818 march £3,399 30% of the way there woohoo
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Good luck with your challenge, I hope you succeed!Mortgage OP 2026 £640/2000Mortgage balance: £32,222
Make £50 a month Jan £20, Feb £0, March £31, Apr
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Whatever your target you are very welcome nd here are lots of creative ideas on here to make the pennies go further.
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Mortgage now £4,172 so well on targetmortgage free by christmas 2014 owed £5,000, jan 2014 £4,170, £4,060, feb £3,818 march £3,399 30% of the way there woohoo
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This is going better than I thought am pleasedmortgage free by christmas 2014 owed £5,000, jan 2014 £4,170, £4,060, feb £3,818 march £3,399 30% of the way there woohoo
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Fabulous - I can't wait for mine to be that low!
- Mortgage @ March 2008: £194,965 ; Lightbulb Moment: July 2011: £164,926; End Date: March 2033
- MORTGAGE FREE: September 2015
- MSE 1p Savings Challenge 2024 #50: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec = £223.84/£671.61
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Hello and welcome to MFW. There are quite a few of us single parents on here. :wave:
Well done for all you've achieved so far. As MallyGirl says, all sizes of mortgages and speeds of paying off are welcome here.
Starting again 13/4/19Home loan 1: £21,102.50 Home loan 2: £7,698.99Total owed: £28,801.49
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