The Skylarks Journey

Merlin's_Beard

Firsttimebuyer2021 said:

Just a little update for the month;

Mortgage payment went out followed by an overpayment so currently dropped below the £157k. 

Made over £60 from Chase so far and got another 3 referrals to go however they are in the waiting room for Chase. 

Applied for a new job and was meant to hear back at the end of June…Got an email last week offering me the position! Just waiting on the start date which also comes with a much better salary 🎉

Congratulations on the new job! And definitely congratulations on the pay rise!

savingholmes

Congratulations on the new role and your OP.

Firsttimebuyer2021

Wow…It’s nearly been 6 months since we got the keys to our home So just a little update;

Started my new job a few weeks ago and currently just trying to settle in and find how everything works…It’s also a shock to the system only working 8am till 4pm - I’ve still kept my previous job on as well however on a reduced hours contract as it’s some extra money in the bank every month for a few hours working at night. 

So far we’ve only overpaid the mortgage by just over £400 however I’m hopeful come October we can start overpaying more depending on the bills situation. We extended the patio out for the Summer, tiled the Kitchen and done some landscaping at the front which all reduced the overpayments.

We have also spotted a potential future home on the development that isn’t move in until 2024…We’ve enquired at the office and have our names listed as an interest. We’re hoping that this gives us enough time to continue overpaying and saving for a potential move. If it doesn’t happen we’ll just use the saved up money to overpay the mortgage anyway. 

savingholmes

Sounds like things are going well