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Mortgage free by 2023 (!)

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  • Whoop. Two wins of £25 this month. Very happy with that. Also snaffled over £10 worth of surveys on prolific last night that suddenly all popped up. £6.75 cashed in and over £20 still waiting to credit. 

    Happy bank holiday all. Sun is due to shine!
    That's fantastic, brilliant start to the month, have a lovely long weekend xx
  • Karmacat
    Karmacat Posts: 39,460 Forumite
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    Good stuff, thats a *lot* in one go :)
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
  • SandyShores
    SandyShores Posts: 1,987 Forumite
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    Congratulations debtfree.  I didn't realise the results already out, nothing for me, but good to hear you've been lucky - twice!! :smiley:

    I've been using Checkoutsmrt and Shoppmium a bit this month.  Had some good bargains, with £10 cashback - I need to start keeping an eye on those again.
    "Think of many things, do one"
    Mortgage 30 Sep'25 est. £208,500 £309,749 2020 (current ends 2038)
    Seven Goals; 12.5lbs lost in 4 months (5.5lbs to go); walk/run/exercising/weights/yoga 

  • CathT
    CathT Posts: 7,133 Forumite
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    Great PB wins, you're so consistent with your other income streams so it's nice to have a boost isn't it. 
    June 2025 - part 1 - £19,145 part 2 - £21,973 Total - £41,118 29 months to go!
  • Karmacat
    Karmacat Posts: 39,460 Forumite
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    Income streams is the thing, isn't it - you *are* good at going that extra mile.

    I completely forgot about checking my own bonds - I won £25 too :) 
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
  • debtfreeoneday
    debtfreeoneday Posts: 5,013 Forumite
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    £9.10 in from prolific and a few other amounts so close to being payable. 

    Currently blowing my brain up trying to decide whether to move energy suppliers and fix for 12 mths. Seems crazy to voluntarily increase our Costs now. Though I get it’s too guard against future rises in October. I also hate our current supplier with a passion, long time readers will know of the pain they caused last year and this. Our DD would increase £40 a month. I’m so undecided!!!
    DFW (08/08) £64,346.53 Gone (02/19)
    MFW (08/08) £118k Gone (09/23)
  • Merlin's_Beard
    Merlin's_Beard Posts: 1,508 Forumite
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    £9.10 in from prolific and a few other amounts so close to being payable. 

    Currently blowing my brain up trying to decide whether to move energy suppliers and fix for 12 mths. Seems crazy to voluntarily increase our Costs now. Though I get it’s too guard against future rises in October. I also hate our current supplier with a passion, long time readers will know of the pain they caused last year and this. Our DD would increase £40 a month. I’m so undecided!!!
    I think with things like that you just have to pick one and accept that you might be wrong - no one knows the right answer in advance, and I think how much you want/need security of knowing how much payments are going to be has to play a factor.
    Start mortgage date: August 2022; Start mortgage amount: £240,999; Original mortgage free date: August 2056
    Current mortgage amount: £226,957.97
    Start student loan 2012: £29,750; current student loan: CLEARED July 2025
  • Suffolk_lass
    Suffolk_lass Posts: 10,377 Forumite
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    I would fix if I were not already on a fix until next July - the price is not going to suddenly lower and £40 a month for 4 months ahead of the next price cap, is a lot better than £100-£200 a month in October
    Save £12k in 2025 #2 I am at £9586.01 out of £6000 after August (158.45%)
    OS Grocery Challenge in 2025 I am at £2135.07/£3000 or 71.17% of my annual spend so far
    I also Reverse Meal Plan on that thread and grow much of our own premium price fruit and veg, joining in on the Grow your own thread
    My new diary is here
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