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‘We were mortgage-free at 45, here’s how you can do it too’

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By Holly Mead
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‘We were mortgage-free at 45, here’s how you can do it too’
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Even modest overpayments can save you a fortune. We look at the best ways to pay off your biggest debt early When Adrian Massey was made redundant from his job as a food developer in 2010, the bill that worried him the most was the mortgage. Just over a decade later he and his wife, Tulay, had cleared their debt early, saving themselves £30,000 and freeing up some money to start their own business. The couple had bought their six-bedroom home in Banbury, Oxfordshire, for £280,000 two years befor

Key Takeaways

  • ‘We were mortgage-free at 45, here’s how you can do it too’.
  • Even modest overpayments can save you a fortune.
  • We look at the best ways to pay off your biggest debt early When Adrian Massey was made redundant from his job as a food developer in 2010, the bill that worried him the most was the mortgage.

Even modest overpayments can save you a fortune. We look at the best ways to pay off your biggest debt early When Adrian Massey was made redundant from his job as a food developer in 2010, the bill that worried him the most was the mortgage. Just over a decade later he and his wife, Tulay, had cleared their debt early, saving themselves £30,000 and freeing up some money to start their own business.The couple had bought their six-bedroom home in Banbury, Oxfordshire, for £280,000 two years before he lost his job. Continue reading...

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