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The Piano Diary

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  • South_coast
    South_coast Posts: 6,601 Forumite
    Sixth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic

    I also love the idea of the eternal out of office 🩷! Congratulations, I am so pleased for you both x

    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!!!
  • AgathaSquirrel
    AgathaSquirrel Posts: 419 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary 100 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper

    Congratulations- you’ve worked so hard to get to this point.


    Looking forward to hearing about your retirement adventures.

    2017 - mortgage of £140,000 and interest rate of £10 a day
    Feb 2021 £103000
    November 2021 £93000
    December 2022 £79000
    December 2023 £73000
    March 2024 £70000
    May 2024 £68000
    October 2024 £65000
    February 2025 £63000
    March 2025 £45000, interest of £6.07 per day
    November 2025 £41000, interest of £5.62 per day
    March 2026 £38000, interest of £5.22 per day
    July 2026 mortgage of £34,000 and interest of £4.97 per day
  • Watty1
    Watty1 Posts: 8,508 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker

    Congratulations. Love the eternal out of office.

    Made it to mortgage free but what a muddle that became

    In the event the proverbial hits the fan then co-habitees are better stashing their cash than being mortgage free !!
  • DancingInTheRain
    DancingInTheRain Posts: 1,642 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic

    Congratulations 🎉

    Debt Busting Again in 2026!

    Starting Debt 03.05.26 = £5345 Current Total 01.08.26 = £3987

    Clear M&S Card Starting Balance 03.05.26 £600 Cleared 05.07.26 💚

    Clear V12 Finance Starting Balance 05.07.26 £600 Cleared 12.08.26 💚

    Clear Barc!aycard Starting Balance 12.08.26 £940

  • glass_half_full
    glass_half_full Posts: 756 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 500 Posts Name Dropper Debt-free and Proud!

    Thank you so much for your kind comments! I notice I started this diary over 6 years ago. As I move into retirement I am going to start a new diary over on 'Pensions, annuities and retirement planning' as it probably fits better over there. I hope you will join me. Good luck to you all with your endeavours! Here is a link to my new diary.

    New diary

    Going on sabbatical August 31st 2026.
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