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  • Jessy103
    Jessy103 Posts: 2,515 Forumite
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    Oh SC, you little tinker! 😂
    Starting Mortgage Balance (June 2019) £72,000. Mortgage Free November 2025!
  • South_coast
    South_coast Posts: 6,151 Forumite
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    Nothing ventured....😂
    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!!!
  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 29,130 Forumite
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    HI SC - Not on paper the wisest decision but I get the temptation. We are considering doing our own version which is to pay up the CC due to be repaid by July - but then save what we would have paid off the others. That would give us a great EF if we ended up needing it but at no extra cost.
    Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
    1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £171.3K Equity 36.55%
    2) £2.6K Net savings after CCs 10/10/25
    3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £30.9K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.25K) = 35.5/£127.5K target 27.8% 14/11/25
    (If took bigger lump sum = 62K or 48.6%)
    4) FI Age 60 income target £17.1/30K 57% (if mortgage and debts repaid - need more otherwise) (If bigger lump sum £15.8/30K 52.67%)
    5) SIPP £5.1K updated 14/11/25
  • Moneyfordreams
    Moneyfordreams Posts: 2,442 Forumite
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    why not add some spice to your life, with your past financial history you'll be fine :smiley:  
    Mortgage restart June 2018 £119950Re mortgage August 19 £110470, … Mortgage November 22 £85600 final 0% CC 3300Home renovations - £65000, mid 2018 - mid 2022
  • South_coast
    South_coast Posts: 6,151 Forumite
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    edited 1 May 2020 at 11:59AM
    Thanks MFD's 😀
    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!!!
  • Jessy103
    Jessy103 Posts: 2,515 Forumite
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    Great OP, SC :smiley:
    Starting Mortgage Balance (June 2019) £72,000. Mortgage Free November 2025!
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