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Ninety months to pay off mortgage - or as near as dammit!

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  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 101,493
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
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    Every cloud..............
    I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.

    Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
    "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.

    ***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** in ~~Japanese proverb.
    ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger.
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.[/b] [11 months left.[/b]
  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 29,234
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    Not sure what that means for DD then... It's all so confusing! Hope you are okay.
    Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality
    1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £165K Equity 38.88% 6/9/26
    2) £1.5K Net savings after CCs 29/8/26 (but owed £130) so £1.6K
    3) 47/82K @29/8/26 = 57.31% AVC Goal by mid 2028
  • skint_spice
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    Not sure what that means for DD then... It's all so confusing! Hope you are okay.
    It’s ok SH, it’s a Scottish thing, you guys are out after 7 days.
    Mortgage OP 2026 £1920/2000
    Mortgage balance: £29,386

    Make £50 a month Jan £20, Feb £0, March £31, Apr £20, May £30, Jun £120, Jul £0, Aug £45, Sept £0, Oct £5



  • skint_spice
    skint_spice Posts: 13,815
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    I’m absolutely fine, no symptoms.

    saw this earlier - this is me…


    Mortgage OP 2026 £1920/2000
    Mortgage balance: £29,386

    Make £50 a month Jan £20, Feb £0, March £31, Apr £20, May £30, Jun £120, Jul £0, Aug £45, Sept £0, Oct £5



  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 29,234
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    Love it!! I have some things like that too. I'm getting better at releasing stuff though - but a long way to go - and I um and ah over the smallest of decisions when it comes to decluttering.
    Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality
    1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £165K Equity 38.88% 6/9/26
    2) £1.5K Net savings after CCs 29/8/26 (but owed £130) so £1.6K
    3) 47/82K @29/8/26 = 57.31% AVC Goal by mid 2028
  • skint_spice
    skint_spice Posts: 13,815
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    Paid again so shuffling money around into savings etc, I still haven't started selling on the bay again but hope to do some this month.  I have done an extra shift already so that's a bit extra for next month.
    Mortgage OP 2026 £1920/2000
    Mortgage balance: £29,386

    Make £50 a month Jan £20, Feb £0, March £31, Apr £20, May £30, Jun £120, Jul £0, Aug £45, Sept £0, Oct £5



  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 29,234
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    Well done on the money shuffle and the extra shift
    Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality
    1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £165K Equity 38.88% 6/9/26
    2) £1.5K Net savings after CCs 29/8/26 (but owed £130) so £1.6K
    3) 47/82K @29/8/26 = 57.31% AVC Goal by mid 2028
  • skint_spice
    skint_spice Posts: 13,815
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    Thank you SH, it’s small steps at the moment just keeping going.
    Mortgage OP 2026 £1920/2000
    Mortgage balance: £29,386

    Make £50 a month Jan £20, Feb £0, March £31, Apr £20, May £30, Jun £120, Jul £0, Aug £45, Sept £0, Oct £5



  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 101,493
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    Keeping going is good.
    I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.

    Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
    "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.

    ***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** in ~~Japanese proverb.
    ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger.
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.[/b] [11 months left.[/b]
  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 29,234
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    I think life is a lot like snakes and ladders. We are all fighting to find the ladder and get off any snakes as fast as possible. Sometimes a slower pace really does get more results
    Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality
    1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £165K Equity 38.88% 6/9/26
    2) £1.5K Net savings after CCs 29/8/26 (but owed £130) so £1.6K
    3) 47/82K @29/8/26 = 57.31% AVC Goal by mid 2028
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