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Getting FIREd up 😀

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  • Merlin's_Beard
    Merlin's_Beard Posts: 1,487 Forumite
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    Smart! Money for old rope, and yes, I don't want to think about how long it would take to earn that on survey sites. 
    Start mortgage date: August 2022; Start mortgage amount: £240,999; Original mortgage free date: August 2056
    Current mortgage amount: £226,957.97
    Start student loan 2012: £29,750; current student loan: CLEARED July 2025
  • South_coast
    South_coast Posts: 5,905 Forumite
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    Thanks both! Obviously not a good idea for anyone needing to remortgage, but as I am footloose and mortgage free, I may as well cash in 😀!

    Good luck with the pension tinkering GHF - glad to have been an inspiration!
    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: 2,260 Forumite
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    No one likes a show off! 😛
    Mortgage Balance as of July 2025 £14,900.
    Starting Mortgage Balance (June 2019) £72,000.
    Aiming to be mortgage free by my 40th birthday, June 2026!
  • South_coast
    South_coast Posts: 5,905 Forumite
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    Sorry, was that Mrs Three Dogs talking 🐕🐕🐕🤣? I don't even get to have one!
    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: 2,260 Forumite
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    I'll give you one of mine! Obviously, the best behaved one 😂
    Mortgage Balance as of July 2025 £14,900.
    Starting Mortgage Balance (June 2019) £72,000.
    Aiming to be mortgage free by my 40th birthday, June 2026!
  • South_coast
    South_coast Posts: 5,905 Forumite
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    Yes, definitely a good one please 🤣!
    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!!!
  • South_coast
    South_coast Posts: 5,905 Forumite
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    Grrrr, is anyone else finding that stuff is taking ages to get approved on Prolific at the moment? I've been stuck on £4.13 approved for days now, am now up to £14.94 pending 🙁! I want my "free" money!
    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!!!
  • South_coast
    South_coast Posts: 5,905 Forumite
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    Yay, £5.16 withdrawn 😀!
    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!!!
  • edinburgher
    edinburgher Posts: 13,915 Forumite
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    Grrrr, is anyone else finding that stuff is taking ages to get approved on Prolific at the moment? I've been stuck on £4.13 approved for days now, am now up to £14.94 pending 🙁! I want my "free" money!
    I have a habit of trying to have £5 that I can withdraw and £5 in the pipeline. That way, when I withdraw £5, I can start working on the future pipeline again. Only works when I am getting a good amount of surveys tho.. 
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