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No more scampi n lemon nik naks - what does mortgage free mean to you?

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  • yukkibear
    yukkibear Posts: 5,556 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    I'll take the scampi and lemon nik naks!

    I will work for myself and take a lesser stressful job
  • KolaKube
    KolaKube Posts: 427 Forumite
    Part time hours at work :)
    MFW Sept 2013 Starting balance: £101160.59 25 years :eek:
    OPs 2013-2014: £64.33 :o MFW #78
  • LauraJo
    LauraJo Posts: 1,041 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Yummy scampi and lemon!
    There'll be lots of things I'll do like going on hols but it'll be the small things that'll be great like.....
    Ill shop at poo look rather than primarni! Couldn't ever justify anything designer! I'll only drink sparkly wine rather than 'table wine' and put the heating on when I want ... It's blinking freezing today!
    Mortgage starting balance 2011 ... £170k today £1.5k
    Savings: £3k
    Aim: 100k by Dec 2021
  • pawlala
    pawlala Posts: 1,440 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    JCL wrote: »
    Hammer my pension saving so I can retire at 60 and be comfortable. :)
    Pretty much this.
    Mortgage free I: 8th December 2009!
    Mortgage free II: New Year's Eve 2013!
    Mortgage free III: Est. Dec 2021...
  • EchoDelta
    EchoDelta Posts: 631 Forumite
    I will give / throw away scents of body lotion and shower gel that I don't really like but got for Christmas rather than using them.

    I think that's pretty much the only "small thing" I would go back to because I just can't imagine ever being happy to throw money at some of the stuff that I used to!
    Sealed Pot Challenge - No. 117
    Bank of Mum & Dad - £3150/£10,000 (£6850 to go) Bank of In Laws - £4600/£12,000 (£7400 to go)
    MFW - MFD - [STRIKE]5 Apr 2029[/STRIKE] 5 June 2025 : AIM = NOV 2019 (back up aim = MAR 2023)
  • Secret_Saving_Squirrel
    Secret_Saving_Squirrel Posts: 4,138 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    Yes, once you have turned your back on wasteful ways there is no going back.
    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
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