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Woooohoooo The end is in Sight

Just wanted to let everyone know that I intend to be mf by July this year, I am cashing in the endowment, and some pensions we have and paying off our mortage in full, well except for £300 which we need to leave outstanding until the end of our current deal.

I am sick and tired of all the speculation about how the interest rates are going either up or down, how the stock markets are going to fall due to the economical catastrephe we are about to experience,and how the cost of living is going sky high, doom and gloom everywhere, so i have decided to sod it all, and cash everything in pay off the mortgage and bank the rest.

And I have to say it feels great to say the least, I feel liberated and I cant bloomin wait. :j :j :j :j :j :j :j :j :j :j :j :j :j

Comments

  • Darka
    Darka Posts: 13 Forumite
    Hi mrsmoneypenny9,

    You cannot actually cash in a pension, you are locked in until you retire.

    regards,
    Darka
  • Darka,
    dont rain on my parade, you know what i mean and I am of an age were I can take my pensions thank you......
  • poppyoscar_3
    poppyoscar_3 Posts: 1,566 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    good for you mrs m p - i bet july can't come quickly enough!!!

    :T :T :T
    :D2010 MFW Challenge No. 112 Mortgage paid in full 27/08/10 I was MF!!!:D
    But now I'm not - (Joint) Mortgage £104704.
    New MFW target £5000 overpayments by 31/12/2105 £400/£5000 = 8%
    SAVINGS TARGET - £25000 by 31/12/2015 £13643/£25000 = 55%
    No 17 Lewis Lane
  • pollys
    pollys Posts: 1,759 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    Thats great, well done Mrsmoneypenny9.
    MFW 1/5/08 £45,789 Cleared mortgage 1/02/13
    Weight loss challenge. At target weight.
  • mitchg
    mitchg Posts: 382 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    Well done Mrsmoneypenny9 i am there too or will be tomorrow morning .. great feeling isnt it.
    :hello: Lets all save a £ or two, lets all earn a £ or two, and lets all enjoy spending that £ or two wisely.
    :beer:
  • Well done to you :beer:

    I can't wait until I can say the same...
  • bellsbells
    bellsbells Posts: 743 Forumite
    Fantastic! Nice one mrsmoney:beer:

    DFW nerd no = 281 (graduate)

  • tisha
    tisha Posts: 38 Forumite
    Going to join in we will be MF in september, don't know what we will spend the money on then, i know everything that has gone up,
    Hooray :)
  • MancBrel
    MancBrel Posts: 223 Forumite
    I'm vitually there too. I went into Nationwide yesterday and we currrently owe £822. So after the next payment in a fortnight, I'm going in and ending the direct debit and paying off the rest. I will probably leave £1 in, so that Nationwide can keep our Title Deeds for a while.

    It's taken just over 2 years (this was when we decided to go for it, after worries about the investment part of the mortage), during which time we have paid about £400 a month mortgage, and a few thousand here and there. Having the money will be a nice!

    I'll still be a bit of a tightwad though! Well, you've got to be havent you?
  • Overthetop
    Overthetop Posts: 207 Forumite
    "I'll still be a bit of a tightwad though! Well, you've got to be havent you?"
    Look after the pennies as they say....
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