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£80,000 in 4 years
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try_harder
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Four years left to pay £80,000..I am aiming to do this by saving £400 a week .This is going to be hard but no alternative as we are on an interest only mortgage Looking forward though to the challenge and must try to stay focused this year.
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£400 per week 😱😱😱, wow thats an amazing amount. Good luck and i look forward to reading your diary XXX4
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That is a huge amount but I assume that you have ensured it's possible! Will you be doing anything to increase your earnings to help?
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Thank you both ....killerpeaty .We have budgeted for all bills ,cheap hols ,my husbands gym and swimming ..We have about £10,000 in Premium Bonds and £6000 in an ISA ,we did have more in the ISA but we used some for house stuff..We should have exactly 400 left after all our outgoings2
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Welcome and all the best on your MFW journey we have nearly the same mortgage balance and goal years to pay off, all the best for 2022Nurse striving for financial freedom4
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MFW2026.Thank you and good luck to you too for the next four years4
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Hi try harder and good luck with your with your repayment plans. I was wondering if this is a self-imposed target or the reason you've set the target for 4 years time?
I am aiming to pay / save a similar amount to you which is a huge stretch target for me and totally self-imposed.1st May 2025
Mortgage Balance 1: £21,601.50 4.98% Now: £19,888.25
Mortgage Balance 2: £84,420.24 Now: £83,806.79
Credit Card Balance 3: £10,911.76 Now: 8972.03
Student Loan £TBC3 -
Thank you STSS. No not self imposed ,we only have four years left now to pay off the mortgage so we need to get as close to the eighty as we possibly can2
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You'll do it, you have a plan so now it's just enacting it. It's not a crazy long time to restrict on extras and you seem to be very motivated.3
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Thank you killerpeaty2
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Week 1/208....£400 in to mortgage and Premium Bonds . I have also decided to start my Millionaires Challenge again and after some selling of unwanted bits and some Christmas money i have around £80 ,i will decide what to buy with it on day seven once i know my total for the week but very pleased with how this week is going so far and even better is i have had 3 no spend days2
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