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  • smetf
    smetf Posts: 364 Forumite
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    Brilliant work. Well done.
    Emergency fund 14k Home/ holiday fund 7k Mortgage £44,592
  • beanielou
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    Great news. 
    Enjoy flying your kite. 
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  • South_coast
    South_coast Posts: 5,964 Forumite
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    Congratulations, so pleased for you both 😀😀😀
    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!!!
  • DaveH93
    DaveH93 Posts: 11 Forumite
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    First time in the MFW side of MSE, saw your thread and just read it all, congratulations and well done on paying off your mortgage today!
  • Jessy103
    Jessy103 Posts: 2,351 Forumite
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    Congratulations! You should be super proud of yourselves! ❤️🍾🥳
    Mortgage Balance as of September 2025 £11,700
    Starting Mortgage Balance (June 2019) £72,000.
    Aiming to be mortgage free by my 40th birthday, June 2026!
  • Frith
    Frith Posts: 8,800 Forumite
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    Well done! That's very exciting news!
  • redofromstart
    redofromstart Posts: 5,909 Forumite
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    That is brilliant news - you must be so pleased. 
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