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  • newgirly
    newgirly Posts: 9,467 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Mortgage-free Glee! Name Dropper
    That’s different 😆
    MFW 67 - Finally mortgage free! 💙😁
  • South_coast
    South_coast Posts: 6,149 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Ouch NG, you were up early 😮
    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!!!
  • The trials of south coast 2020 😂 if you thought February was bad... just wait 
    DFW (08/08) £64,346.53 Gone (02/19)
    MFW (08/08) £118k Gone (09/23)
  • South_coast
    South_coast Posts: 6,149 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    🤣 

    All's well that ends well though!
    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!!!
  • South_coast
    South_coast Posts: 6,149 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    So still no notification from the bank that they've changed the mortgage payment 🤔 Oh well, the money for the original payment amount is there ready so I guess I'll see what they take at the end of the month (I could just ask them, but where's the suspense in that 😀!)
    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!!!
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