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Plus, £97.23 is still £3.47 a day due to the pesky short month - and yesterday I only got 72p 😮!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!!!4 -
The £10k barrier is broken! Mortgage is now in four figures (unless you count the pence 🤔?)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!!!8 -
That's so exciting for you.MFW: Was: £136,000.......Now: £47,736.58......2
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Amazing!! (and no you don't count the pence!) @South_coast2
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Yeah- congrats! 👏🎉🙌I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soulRepaid mtge early (orig 11/25) 01/09 £124616 01/11 £89873 01/13 £52546 01/15 £12133 07/15 £NILNet sales 2024: £202
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You wait! You’ll hit £100.South_coast said:Nooo, I need to feel like I'm reaping the rewards of a good month with a lower target for the following ones! I will not let you goad me into a higher target again 🤣!DFW (08/08) £64,346.53 Gone (02/19)
MFW (08/08) £118k Gone (09/23)4 -
That's brilliant, so close!MFW -
House purchase £62500
Original mortgage balance 28/08/2014 £52850Original MF date: 2049:eek: Aiming for: 2025
Balance 27/07/2016 £49990
Balance 08/07/2017 £47999
Balance 30/07/2018 £44500
Balance 01/08/2019 £40700
Balance 03/09/2020 £37619
Balance 30/09/2021 £33983
Balance 18/01/2023 £28940
Balance 06/10/2024 £22168
Balance 08/10/2025 £18417
Mortgage free 09/10/2025!! Mortgage paid off in 11 years, 1 month, 11 days 🥳
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Well done that’s fantastic 🥳MFW 67 - Finally mortgage free! 💙😁2
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Wow! A 4 figure mortgage ! Well done! Fantastic achievement, cant wait to get close to thatMortgage start date Dec 2019 - £217,000 MFD Dec 2034
Mortgage currently £163,750 MFD 20302 -
Wow, excellent work!!2
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