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Mortgage free by 2023 (!)

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  • Sent DH off to supermarket for a few essentials today but used a £5 more voucher that was left on a till a few weeks ago. Was no one around when I picked it up with my receipt. Can’t decide if that was bad or not. 😇 Would have gone to waste I guess otherwise and it’s £5 we’ve saved. What would you guys have done?
    DFW (08/08) £64,346.53 Gone (02/19)
    MFW (08/08) £118k Gone (09/23)
  • South_coast
    South_coast Posts: 5,962 Forumite
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    Another vote for pick it up here 😀
    Mortgage start: £65,495 (March 2016)
    Cleared 🧚‍♀️🧚‍♀️🧚‍♀️!!! In 5 years, 1 month and 29 days
    Total amount repaid: £72,307.03. £1.10 repaid for every £1.00 borrowed

    Finally earning interest instead of paying it!!!
  • greent
    greent Posts: 10,808 Forumite
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    Definitely would have picked it up x
    I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul
    Repaid mtge early (orig 11/25) 01/09 £124616 01/11 £89873 01/13 £52546 01/15 £12133 07/15 £NIL
    Net sales 2024: £20
  • I don’t feel so bad now 😀

    Got £2.50 from Shopmium by signing up DH and a free can of Pringles in the process!  Sent to savings. I now have £343 left to replenish savings back to our usual level. Hopefully should be there by February. 


    DFW (08/08) £64,346.53 Gone (02/19)
    MFW (08/08) £118k Gone (09/23)
  • Karmacat
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    Finally popping in here, hiya!  I'd have picked it up too - when I was still going round supermarkets in person, I did that regularly for vouchers, in fact, for a little while.
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
  • Extra £10 payment in the account this morning so savings down to £338 left to save. Other half went to our other savings pot. 
    DFW (08/08) £64,346.53 Gone (02/19)
    MFW (08/08) £118k Gone (09/23)
  • Also prolific updated overnight so £5.66 cashed out and split between savings pot. 

    Hoping this is the week I hit payout on YouGov!   55p is all I need! 
    DFW (08/08) £64,346.53 Gone (02/19)
    MFW (08/08) £118k Gone (09/23)
  • Woke up to an Ipsos survey which pushed me to payout so £5 Amazon voucher requested and earnings up to £29.15. Still waiting for centerparcs refund to hit the bank but that is all earmarked for an I k e a trip next week. 

    Feels like money is leaking out all over the place this month.  The kettle cracked last night so paid for a new one from Argos which DH will collect today. £18 reduced from £25. Also needed to stock up on cat food which was £70 to cover us till January.  


    DFW (08/08) £64,346.53 Gone (02/19)
    MFW (08/08) £118k Gone (09/23)
  • Productive day in that a pinecone survey credited and I reached payout on store rewards so another £5 stashed into the Amazon account.  £44.85 in there towards Christmas next year.  

    Kids got given books that were duplicates that we had bought so returning those to Amazon for another £16 credit. Have said the kids can  choose other books in the new year when gift giving season is over.  I’ll keep the credit and get the books from our bank. 

    Must get to the PO tomorrow and post last Christmas cards and return said items to Amazon!
    DFW (08/08) £64,346.53 Gone (02/19)
    MFW (08/08) £118k Gone (09/23)
  • South_coast
    South_coast Posts: 5,962 Forumite
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    Woke up to an Ipsos survey which pushed me to payout so £5 Amazon voucher requested and earnings up to £29.15. 
    I'm ahead of you so far DFOD - I'm up to £35.70 at the moment. You shouldn't have upped my target for me 🤣!
    Mortgage start: £65,495 (March 2016)
    Cleared 🧚‍♀️🧚‍♀️🧚‍♀️!!! In 5 years, 1 month and 29 days
    Total amount repaid: £72,307.03. £1.10 repaid for every £1.00 borrowed

    Finally earning interest instead of paying it!!!
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