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  • South_coast
    South_coast Posts: 5,885 Forumite
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    Brilliant news ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘!
    Mortgage start: ยฃ65,495 (March 2016)
    Cleared ๐Ÿงšโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿงšโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿงšโ€โ™€๏ธ!!! In 5 years, 1 month andย 29 days
    Total amount repaid: ยฃ72,307.03. ยฃ1.10 repaid for every ยฃ1.00 borrowed

    Finally earning interest instead of paying it!!!
  • Suffolk_lass
    Suffolk_lass Posts: 10,299 Forumite
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    I feel very happy for you - do watch out with paying down that mortgage - it became my new obsession and I just kept tilly-ing away and then paying off a thousand here and there, and there it is gone!

    49ย 48 days to go, and counting!!
    Save ยฃ12k in 2025 #2 I am at ยฃ4863.32 out of ยฃ6000 after May (81.05%)
    OS Grocery Challenge in 2025 I am at ยฃ1286.68/ยฃ3000 or 42.89% 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
  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 28,971 Forumite
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    Wow such a fab position to be in
    Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
    1) MFW Nov 21 ยฃ202K now ยฃ174.8K Equity 32.77%
    2) ยฃ2.6K Net savings after CCs 6/7/25
    3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC ยฃ24.3K + Lump Sums DB ยฃ4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.2K) = 30.1/ยฃ127.5K target 23.6% 29/7/25
    4) FI Age 60 income target ยฃ16.5/30K 55.1%
    5) SIPP ยฃ4.8K updated 29/7/25
  • Busy_Mee
    Busy_Mee Posts: 422 Forumite
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    Good ย Morning. Pay day again and another month that has whizzed by.

    April Updateย 

    Repayment Mortgage. ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ยฃ4875.47.ย  B)
    IO Mortgage. ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย ยฃ150,000.00
    Total Mortgage. ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย ยฃ154,4875.47

    Total Mortgage repaid April. ย  ย  ย  ย ยฃ32,460.72. ย :D

    Ring fenced savings ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย ยฃ186,000

    I am very pleased that we have made such a big dent in the mortgage. Obviously the ยฃ30k came from ring fenced savings, so no growth in overall wealth. It does however reduce our monthly contracted mortgage payment from ยฃ980 to ยฃ135, which is an important part of our retirement plan. The repayment mortgage will be clear by my 60th Birthday in 2024.

    I was also pleased that we managed to chip another ยฃ1500 off the IO mortgage and I now intend to focus my efforts on reducing that down before the final repayment at the end of the mortgage term in 2024.

    I am setting myself a target to chip ยฃ2k a month off the IO mortgage over the next five months, whilst I am still receiving full salary. This should mean the balance will be down to ยฃ140 k by the time I start receiving my pension.

    I was also able to add an additional ยฃ1k to my S&S ISA ( interest from a maturing savings product) . We have a number of regular savers and fixed rate savings products maturing over May and June so I am hoping to increase this further.ย 

    There will be lots of movement of money over the next few months as I position funds for retirement. I am splitting our savings into a short term fluid pot ( funds for the period up to 2025 when Mr Mee gets his SRP). These shorter term funds will either offset the mortgage (0.79%) or sit in a Marcus account (0.45%)

    The longer term investments for beyond 2025 are sat in fixed rate cash ISAs, S&S ISA and a SIPP.

    Our finances are generally looking good, not only do we have the reduction in mortgage payment from May but my tax code has been changed to assume a ยฃ15k payment into my SiPP. This is why I have set a rather bold target of paying ยฃ2k per month off the IO mortgage for the last five months of full salaryย  B).

    Retirement is now becoming very real eek ๐Ÿ˜ฑ. I have started to make plans and we are already looking very busy through August and September. I can't wait and every day at work is becoming a bit of a struggle. The best thing though, is not having to get involved in all the corporate, jazz-hands leadership nonsense. It makes me feel very smug not having to get involved in yet another round of corporate values bullish!t ย B).

    Anyway a nice long weekend. We are going to the large M&S to look at new sofas, but obviously won't buy until they have their regular 20% off. A living room refresh is in the offing.

    Have a lovely long weekendย 

  • Suffolk_lass
    Suffolk_lass Posts: 10,299 Forumite
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    All looking good as usual.

    I bet that paying down the mortgage becomes your new savings challenge - I took to tracking the interest I was paying out (the bit I hated) and looking at yours - even at 0.79% going out and 0.45% coming in, you are out by 0.34% or ยฃ5,265.77 based on your total mortgage (not compounded reductions) or ยฃ146.27 flat-lined over 36 months. Some of my lump sum would be going that way to offset that and to increase disposable income in retirement.
    Save ยฃ12k in 2025 #2 I am at ยฃ4863.32 out of ยฃ6000 after May (81.05%)
    OS Grocery Challenge in 2025 I am at ยฃ1286.68/ยฃ3000 or 42.89% 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
  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 28,971 Forumite
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    I think it sounds like you definitely need to swap the new furniture to your main bedroom. Makes sense too as you will be the ones who use it the most.ย 
    Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
    1) MFW Nov 21 ยฃ202K now ยฃ174.8K Equity 32.77%
    2) ยฃ2.6K Net savings after CCs 6/7/25
    3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC ยฃ24.3K + Lump Sums DB ยฃ4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.2K) = 30.1/ยฃ127.5K target 23.6% 29/7/25
    4) FI Age 60 income target ยฃ16.5/30K 55.1%
    5) SIPP ยฃ4.8K updated 29/7/25
  • South_coast
    South_coast Posts: 5,885 Forumite
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    Busy_Mee said:
    And anyway what would I have to focus on financially if there is no mortgage to pay down :)ย 
    Love this ๐Ÿคฃ!
    Mortgage start: ยฃ65,495 (March 2016)
    Cleared ๐Ÿงšโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿงšโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿงšโ€โ™€๏ธ!!! In 5 years, 1 month andย 29 days
    Total amount repaid: ยฃ72,307.03. ยฃ1.10 repaid for every ยฃ1.00 borrowed

    Finally earning interest instead of paying it!!!
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 95,620 Ambassador
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    Swapping sounds like a planย  :)
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  • Suffolk_lass
    Suffolk_lass Posts: 10,299 Forumite
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    I know what you mean about financial focus. I've started bimbling around vegetable growing and beekeeping! I just have this image of an elderly Victorian lady in a head-veil when I write this. Hmm!
    Save ยฃ12k in 2025 #2 I am at ยฃ4863.32 out of ยฃ6000 after May (81.05%)
    OS Grocery Challenge in 2025 I am at ยฃ1286.68/ยฃ3000 or 42.89% 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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