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Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 19 Oct 23

The photo has nothing to do with the post but my roses are blooming very nicely now. This is last year's photo. We have gifted our sons some money. My father was very generous to us when we were still making our way in the...

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Debt Free no more mortgage

Liberti @Liberti (264) • Mead, Washington 23 Feb 21

Last month in January we made our last mortgage payment on our property. We paid it off 10 years early. We own 24 acres of timber and farm land in Spokane County Washington. We reside rural in the mountains and we love it...

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Budgeting

maximax8 @maximax8 (31042) • United Kingdom 14 Nov 20

Can budgeting be any fun? I like to list on paper my money and my bills. It is scary in the middle of the month as I pay my regular saving account on the 16th and my pension on the 20th. From August 2010 to June 2017 I had a...

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Former Landlord #4

me @dfollin (27267) • United States 14 Dec 19

After my husband had passed away my daughter and I shared a mobile home with a woman and her young son. We had 2 bedrooms and a bathroom for our private use. and we shared the rest of the home. She was pregnant and...

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Shredding Party!!!!

Four Walls @FourWalls (86565) • United States 21 Nov 19

There are things that happen when you pay the house off. One of them is that the junk mail (ahem, "business bulk mail") asking if you want to refinance mysteriously disappears. The other is that all of those old contracts need...

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shredding old contracts

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How do you feel about debt?

maximax8 @maximax8 (31042) • United Kingdom 21 Sep 19

I bought my bungalow in 2010 and had a mortgage until 2017. Some people have a car loan and I have never had one. In 2013 I needed to buy a car with a wheelchair space. The car cost a lot so I used cash and two different credit...

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Another Stroke of Luck

Jackie Money @olliesmum (828) • Norwich, England 18 Jul 19

So I won a £50 Amazon voucher in a prize draw - thanks to Pourtraits Surveys and today I received a nice little cheque through the post. We paid off our mortgage last October and this morning I was informed that we'd overpaid...

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Number 360

Four Walls @FourWalls (86565) • United States 15 Apr 19

I celebrated my 29th birthday by putting a bid on the house I live in. I celebrated my 59th birthday by making the 360th and final payment. I’m no longer a co-owner with the bank. It’s mine!! Now let’s see if the “as...

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The Blessing of Bills

Four Walls @FourWalls (86565) • United States 31 Jul 18

Here it is, the end of one month turning over to the beginning of a new one. And that means the monthly ritual: BILLS. No, I'm not crazy about the bills, but I am thankful for them. The mortgage means I have a house and...

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How I managed to pay off my mortgage

maximax8 @maximax8 (31042) • United Kingdom 12 May 18

I began my mortgage in 2010 because I had to buy a bungalow. That is because my disabled son needed a downstairs bedroom and wet room. In 2012 I went to see a mortgage advisor and there I reduced my 25 year mortgage to 10 years....

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I was feeling sleepy...But was disturbed.

s sivasubrahmanyam @shivamani10 (11035) • Hyderabad, India 7 Dec 17

I have already napped twice. But, opened my eyes as there was some disturbance. Somebody was shouting outside. I peeped through the window. That man took money from the people and is not returning it. what I understood was that...

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mortgage

construction of two houses

separation of the state

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You can't sacrifice what you don't have

pumpkinjam @pumpkinjam (8876) • United Kingdom 15 Nov 17

Today, I have read about an estate agent suggesting that anyone could easily afford a deposit for a house by simply sacrificing luxuries. I'm not going to argue that as a possibility. Of course, if you, as this estate agent...

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Moving house

Samantha Owen @Samanthaowen1991 (57) • United Kingdom 9 May 17

Sorry I've been a bit quiet on here for the last couple of weeks. I have been busy moving house!!!! I am now an official adult with a MORTGAGE. Myself and my other half have bought a house together and are finally living on our...

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Property Mortgaged by a country

Yanzalong @yanzalong (19091) • Indonesia 2 Apr 17

In fact people of a country determine everything. Without them existing, a country would be useless no matter how smart the leader is. On the other hands, there are people and leaders of a country but it has no fund, or adequate...

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Five Steps Closer To My Dream Today!

Amy @simpleliving3251120 (497) • Manahawkin, New Jersey 16 Feb 17

My dream is to pay off my mortgage, it’s the biggest step you can take towards financial independence. It’s a big dream but I incorporate things into my daily routine that get me closer to this dream. I will get there...

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New Years Resolution Down the Drain

Chris Peace @krspeace (72) 4 Dec 16

Once again my new years resolution was to quit smoking but my wife just told me that now that we both have good steady jobs it should be to celebrate 2017 Xmas in our own apartment. I don't have a penny saved and couldn't even...

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Our New House in the Rural Suburbs

PsalmOneCares @everwonderwhy (7355) 17 Nov 16

Feelings of consternation shook me after 17 years living in our old country house. The thought of moving from our country house on a clearing on a hill on 4 hectares property was devastating. And that moving to the suburbs peaked...

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Can I win a small lottery?

MakingCents @MakingCents (743) 16 Oct 16

We HAVE to move, And we're actively looking. But nothing in our budget seems 'worth it' to me. If we could bump that budget up $25,000 there are PERFECT houses. But I don't know how that's ever going to happen. I need to win...

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Ha Ha Very Funny, Son!

RK Finnell @irishidid (8687) • United States 13 Aug 16

I found an opened letter when I get home yesterday evening from the mortgage company. They raised our payments up $60.00! I didn't say anything to my son at the time because I was tired. Today I find out from my daughter that he...

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Last Mortgage Payment

Susan @HazySue (39265) • Gouverneur, New York 20 Jul 16

We did it. Today we paid our last mortgage payment. It seemed to take forever to get to this last payment. It's ours, finally, fully ours. We don't owe any money to anyone anymore. Well, at least we don't owe any money for...

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