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Journey to £0 by 2020, with a few bumps along the way
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congratulations! that sounds so exciting.0
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Police work is never boring! Congrats on the new job.
Bottom line;
£49k paid off
Car HP paid off
Debt Free!
Saved Escape fund and moved out.
Current focus; saving Emergency fund0 -
Exciting news, congratulations!paydbx2025 #26 £890/£5000 . Mortgage start £148k June 23 - now £138k.
2025 savings challenge £0/£2000 EF £140. Savings 2 £30.00. 170 -
Congratulations on both the new career and still being debt free.I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the Debt free Wannabe, Budgeting and Banking and Savings and Investment boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.
The 365 Day 1p Challenge 2025 #1 £667.95/£391.55
Save £12k in 2025 #1 £12000/£110000 -
Hi all, I'm still here, not totally disappeared off the face of the earth.
Milestone was reached this month, mortgage went under 200K
currently owe £199,994
Our fixed rate is up in April 2023, at the moment the mortgage is due to end when I'm 65. When we renew I would like to bring this down to finish when I'm 60 which is my retirement age with the police (if I'm still there!) husband would be 54 then
Other than that still debt free and still driving the same crappy old car haha, it's 16 this year and still going4 -
Hope you are enjoying your new career and good idea to adjust the mortgage term if you want to retire early. Getting under £200k is awesome as I think you live in an expensive area of the UK? Are you saving for a new car?I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the Debt free Wannabe, Budgeting and Banking and Savings and Investment boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.
The 365 Day 1p Challenge 2025 #1 £667.95/£391.55
Save £12k in 2025 #1 £12000/£110002 -
Great memory, yes we live in Berkshire so ££££enthusiasticsaver said:Hope you are enjoying your new career and good idea to adjust the mortgage term if you want to retire early. Getting under £200k is awesome as I think you live in an expensive area of the UK? Are you saving for a new car?
Sometimes I think it would be better to sell our 3 bed and buy a 2 bed and have a smaller mortgage.
Currently have £5,000 earmarked for a car for me, will keep adding to it. Depending on how long my car lasts I could either just spend the £5,000 and buy one outright or top up with a small loan/credit card and clear asap0
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