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Thanks all ๐๐๐!!!Mortgage start: ยฃ65,495 (March 2016)
Cleared ๐งโโ๏ธ๐งโโ๏ธ๐งโโ๏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!!!2 -
Oh my goodness @South_coast what a day to remember.ย Well done on achieving mortgage free status and a huge congratulations to you, Indi3
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Thanks Indi ๐Mortgage start: ยฃ65,495 (March 2016)
Cleared ๐งโโ๏ธ๐งโโ๏ธ๐งโโ๏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!!!2 -
Congratulations South Coast, a massive achievement.ยMortgage Free November 2018
Early Retired June 20202 -
Well of course itโs ยฃ4.99 Moscato from Lidl, you wouldnโt be MF with any other attitude!! But champers sounds better - youโve got to fit in with the jet-set mortgage free lifestyle now! ๐
ย Hope your head isnโt too fuzzy this morning!Mortgage free 16/06/2023! ยฃ132,500 cleared in 11 years, 3 months and 7 days
'Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is.' Ernest Hemingway3 -
Well done SC, hope you enjoyed the bubbles!Mortgage start date Nov 2014ย - ยฃ90,545 over 25 years
Re-mortgage Oct 2017 - 78,295 over 23 years
Re-mortgage Jan 2020 - 55,000 over 26 years @ 1.94%
Current Mortgage Outstanding Middle December 2020 - ยฃ47893.35ย - a reduction of ยฃ42,652 in just over 6 years!ย ย1 -
Congratulations!! Well done SC!! You must be floating (or even flying?) with happiness and the weight lifted!
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Morning all, and thanks for your kind wishes ๐ No fuzzy head (only 7%), although a bit tired as one of my neighbours decided 5.15am was the perfect time to put their glass recycling out ๐ Not letting that break my spirit though ๐!Mortgage start: ยฃ65,495 (March 2016)
Cleared ๐งโโ๏ธ๐งโโ๏ธ๐งโโ๏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!!!5 -
Congratulations SC! So inspiring! You've earned every second of feeling like an utter legend! Enjoy it!Mortgage start date Dec 2019 - ยฃ217,000ย MFD Dec 2034
Mortgage currently ยฃ163,750 MFD 20304 -
Thank you - I like the idea of being a legend ๐๐๐
Just posted my announcement on the MF Roll of Honour. Not sure it's quite sunk in yet, but I have had an inordinate amount of enjoyment out of cancelling the mortgage direct debit and deleting the bank from my list of payees ๐คฃ!Mortgage start: ยฃ65,495 (March 2016)
Cleared ๐งโโ๏ธ๐งโโ๏ธ๐งโโ๏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!!!8
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