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richierich007
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at long last after 28 years with a mortgage my final amount sent off to virgin money a min after midnight soon as my fixed rate was up
i think i will open a beer and have a smile the house now belongs to me feeling chuffed
i think i will open a beer and have a smile the house now belongs to me feeling chuffed
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It does feel good doesn't it?0
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Congratulations! :beer:
Bexster0 -
How fantastic! Congratulations
First home- Oct’16 until June’21: £170.995- Overpayments made £13,784 (25% extra!).
New forever home- Sep’21 £309,449 @ 2.05%. Plan to clear it before 30 years!!!!!!0 -
Amazing! Well done!! Can't wait for that day still a few more years but getting there!! MF planning for the simple life :beer::j0
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well done! enjoy your new mortgage free life! xcurrent official end date of mortgage= 2037-aiming for 1st March 2029. mortgage balance start of challenge- 25/11/2016 £245,695 mortgage balance 17/12/25 - £93,000
2026 challenge- get mortgage balance to £65,000 by new years eve 2026.
Save £20,000 in ISA for pension pot0 -
richierich007 wrote: »at long last after 28 years with a mortgage my final amount sent off to virgin money a min after midnight soon as my fixed rate was up
i think i will open a beer and have a smile the house now belongs to me feeling chuffed
Amazing work richierich!:beer::beer::beer:
Definitely time for celebration, especially knowing a life long wished for and worked for freedom is now yours :TMortgage when started:
Jan 2013: £200,999; 2nd Jan 2018: £137,500; 2nd Jan 2019: £119,000; 2nd Jan 2020: £98,800; 22nd May 2020: £81,000; 27th July 2020: £71,500
Mortgage free day planned for: [STRIKE]25th June 2025 (day before my 40th birthday!)[/STRIKE] 31st December 2021
[/STRIKE] 31st January 2022
Mortgage free: 2nd June 2021!!!!!!0 -
Well done!0
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Amazing!! Well done! Huge achievementOn a mission!
2018 & 2019 MFW #138
On babystep2 (#DR)0 -
Congratulations! Sounds like it's definitely time to celebrate
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thanks a lot all, looking back 28 years crickey lol im glad im not starting off now with a mortgage, times were very hard when i was young and stupid missing payments etc but got there in the end and a lot wiser
anyway all good luck its worth it in the end its like wakening up this morning and finding out you won the lottery still on a high today0
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