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Mortgage free in Forever Home :-)

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  • KajiKita
    KajiKita Posts: 10,416 Forumite
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    Thanks @Watty1 😊

    No win on the PBs this month. I shall KBO …. 😉

    KK
    As at 16.07.26:
    - When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £213,042
    - OPs to mortgage = £19,809 Estd. interest saved = £10,180 to date
    c. 16 months reduction in term
    Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030

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  • redofromstart
    redofromstart Posts: 6,268 Forumite
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    Poor Chloe, hope she feels better soon. 
  • skint_spice
    skint_spice Posts: 13,772 Forumite
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    I hope Chloe heals up quickly 🙏
    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

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  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 100,506 Ambassador
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    Enjoy your Wednesday. 
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  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 100,506 Ambassador
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    Oh & hope Chloe is ok.  
    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. 14 months left.
  • Brie
    Brie Posts: 17,406 Ambassador
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    Could Chloe have caught her claw in something and torn it?  Particularly easy to do if her claws are a bit on the long side.  Might just need a bit of antiseptic on it at some point.  
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  • Viking_mfw
    Viking_mfw Posts: 785 Forumite
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    KajiKita said:
     two opinionated potatoes 
    🤣🤣🤣


    Well done on the steps forward. 
  • Cheery_Daff
    Cheery_Daff Posts: 18,593 Forumite
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    Glad to hear it 😊😊😊 You are definitely well rid of them! Good to hear you sorting out the finances too and making things a bit more equal 😊  x
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