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Pay off mortgage and start having even more fun 😁

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  • Oh the trip sounds fabulous! So sorry the work crisis clashed with it - I guess though understanding the new situation needs some thinking through on next steps 

    Is OH thinking of staying with them with this travel. Maybe time for a break - you are MF for a reason - you have more choices 

    Your MIL sounds lovely 😟 I get it’s sad but it’s a natural progression and part of life 
    DON'T BUY STUFF (from Frugalwoods)
    No seriously, just don’t buy things. 99% of our success with our savings rate is attributed to the fact that we don’t buy things... You can and should take advantage of discounts.... But at the end of the day, the only way to truly save money is to not buy stuff.    Money doesn’t walk out of your wallet on its own accord.
    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6289577/future-proofing-my-life-deposit-saving-then-mfw-journey-in-under-13-years#latest
  • South_coast
    South_coast Posts: 6,530 Forumite
    Sixth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    edited 1 March 2025 at 10:31PM
    Happy birthday for tomorrow, NG 🎂🎂🎂 This one's something of a milestone, isn't it?
    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!!!
  • themadvix
    themadvix Posts: 9,605 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Mortgage-free Glee! Photogenic
    Happy Birthday NG! Hope the grumps and tiredness have gone and you have a wonderful day!! 🥳🥳🥳🎂🎂🍹 (it’s a mocktail, naturally)
    Mortgage free 16/06/2023! £132,500 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 Hemingway


  • julicorn
    julicorn Posts: 2,743 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Happy birthday! <3
  • Happy Birthday!  Hope the sun is shining with you and you have a wonderful day 🤗
    GC July 2026 £167.88/£232.50
    GC June 2026 £225.39/£225
    GC May 2026 £225.53/£200 
    Non-food spend July 2026 £57.24/£80
    Bulk Fund 2026 Month 7/12 - £50.02/£75.58 (reducing balance - start £120 pa)

    ""Mother Nature don't draw straight lines
    The broken moulds in a grand design
    We look a mess but we're doing fine
    We're card carrying lifelong members
    Of the union of different kinds..."

    "Union of the Different kinds" - R Christie & T Gilbert,  Fisherman's Friends 

  • skint_spice
    skint_spice Posts: 13,772 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Happy birthday!
    Mortgage OP 2026 £1030/2000
    Mortgage balance: £31,116

    Make £50 a month Jan £20, Feb £0, March £31, Apr £20, May £30,
    Jun £120

    Summer challenge £120/300

  • Happy Birthday hope you had a lovely day x
    2026 Decluttering 6861⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
    2025 Decluttering 17207⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
    2024 Decluttering 11728⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • TallGirl
    TallGirl Posts: 6,572 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Happy Birthday hope it was great
    Moved to Denmark for FIRE by Aug 2025 “May your decisions reflect your hopes not your fears”
    New diary aiming for fire https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6414795/mortgage-free-now-aiming-for-fire#latest

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