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How have you/do you become disciplined to overpay your mortgage?

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  • BikingBud
    BikingBud Posts: 2,648 Forumite
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    - see overpaying as 'buying our freedom', something we visualise and vocalise very often: we talk about life without a mortgage in visual terms, painting a picture of living without daily commutes, mindless meetings, unrealistic deadlines, increasing workloads, and nonstop pressure you can never switch off from, even on weekends or holidays. Without a mortgage we can choose to work elsewhere, 2 days a week if we please

    I feel this trumps everything else.

    Working to sustain a style of living means nothing if you don't enable freedom of choice.
  • penners324
    penners324 Posts: 3,563 Forumite
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    Set up a standing order that leaves the day after your salary arrives for every month.

    You'll soon not even really notice the slightly lower amount
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