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  • Watty1
    Watty1 Posts: 8,167 Forumite
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    YAY! Great work you

    Made it to mortgage free but what a muddle that became

    In the event the proverbial hits the fan then co-habitees are better stashing their cash than being mortgage free !!
  • AgathaSquirrel
    AgathaSquirrel Posts: 360 Forumite
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    Well done on both counts 🎉

    2017 - mortgage of £140,000 and interest rate of £10 a day
    Feb 2021 mortgage of £103000
    November 2021 mortgage of £93000
    December 2022 mortgage of £79000
    December 2023 mortgage of £73000
    March 2024 mortgage of £70000
    May 2024 mortgage of £68000
    October 2024 mortgage of £65000
    February 2025 mortgage of £63000
    March 2025 mortgage of £45000 and interest of £6.07 per day
    November 2025 mortgage of £41000 and interest of £5.62 per day
    March 2026 mortgage of £38000 and interest of £5.22 per day
  • Baileys_Babe
    Baileys_Babe Posts: 6,710 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper

    Fantastic news on both counts 🎉

    Fashion on a ration 2025 0/66 coupons spent
    79.5 coupons rolled over 4/75.5 coupons spent - using for secondhand purchases

    One
     income, home educating family 
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