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  • @skint_spice every time I come on here and see your thread pop up at the top of my bookmarks I end up with the song in my head all day..............just thought I would let you know :lol: It's that little souvenir of a terrible year........lalalaalala .....here's where the story ends....lalalala....:confounded: then I don't remember any more and end up singing the chorus over and over. Thanks :lol: 
    Anyway hope you have a good day! :grin: 
    MORTGAGE BALANCE when we moved Aug 2024, £120,000. January 1st £118,267.06. May 1st, £116, 123, June 1st, £115,536, New mortgage added for extension- £165,000 July 1st!
    Mortgage Overpayments - September-December, £152.46. J- £103.27, F- £115, M- £91.50, A- £100, M- £200, J- £200. J- £200.
    Total- £1162.23
    Goal pay off 1% of current mortgage in 1 year. £1200. (96.83% there)

    EF- first goal £300
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 95,537 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    Positive thoughts your way. 
    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.

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    "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.

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  • skint_spice
    skint_spice Posts: 13,405 Forumite
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    Thanks Beanie
    Mortgage OP 2025 £6200/7000
    Mortgage OP 2024 £7700/7000

    Mortgage balance: £36,255

    Money making challenge £0/400

    ”Do what others won’t early in life so you can do what others can’t later in life” (stolen from Gally Girl)
  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 28,971 Forumite
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    Best of luck for the interview. 

    Hugs about your Mum.
    Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
    1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £174.8K Equity 32.77%
    2) £2.6K Net savings after CCs 6/7/25
    3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £24.3K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.2K) = 30.1/£127.5K target 23.6% 29/7/25
    4) FI Age 60 income target £16.5/30K 55.1%
    5) SIPP £4.8K updated 29/7/25
  • LadyWithAPlan
    LadyWithAPlan Posts: 3,744 Forumite
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    Good luck on the interview..
    I dont know this song - just listening ... cool vibe 
    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
  • skint_spice
    skint_spice Posts: 13,405 Forumite
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    Good luck on the interview..
    I dont know this song - just listening ... cool vibe 
    Beware - it’s one of those tunes that gets stuck in your head!

    And thanks to all for the good luck vibes, I got the job🎉🎉🎉 

    Today it’s catching up on the washing and housework. I will nip out for a run too and maybe walk into town for a look at an exhibition.  Her majesty is currently resting on me so I am reluctant to move, she can stay until the washing machine finishes it’s cycle😂


    Mortgage OP 2025 £6200/7000
    Mortgage OP 2024 £7700/7000

    Mortgage balance: £36,255

    Money making challenge £0/400

    ”Do what others won’t early in life so you can do what others can’t later in life” (stolen from Gally Girl)
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 95,537 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    Woohoo.  Fantastic news for you. 
    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*** ~~Japanese proverb.
    ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.
  • teapot2
    teapot2 Posts: 3,533 Forumite
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    Good news re the job, well done 🎉🎈
  • KajiKita
    KajiKita Posts: 7,634 Forumite
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    Oh well done on the job 😊🎉🥳🤩

    When do you start? 

    KK
    As at 15.07.25:
    - When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £233,521
    - OPs to mortgage = £11,816 Interest saved £5,28 to date
    Fixed rate 3.85% ends January 2030

    Read 40 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 29th July
    Produce tracker: £243 of £300 in 2025

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    Watch your words, they become your actions. 
    Watch your actions, they become your reality. 
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