I wish....once the missus realised how much I was earning it was private school for the kids and new cars all round. This resulted in us having to downsize our house last year to pay off the credit cards. 
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My parents paid off the first mortgage in 7 years.Originally posted by too_many_details View Post
When they took it out they had enough for the first payment but didn't have enough for the second mortgage payment.
So even permies should be able to do it. This was in the 1970s though.Comment
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Originally posted by Sausage Surprise View PostI wish....once the missus realised how much I was earning it was private school for the kids and new cars all round. This resulted in us having to downsize our house last year to pay off the credit cards.
thats a 
job.
I've got my Mrs well trained, any signs of extravagance ( and me having to work for longer ) and I threaten her with going back to work, she soon drops it. This burst of inflation is making me worry, when I'm really fed up at work I do a quick calc of how years I have to suffer infront of a VDU, I think it is climbing at the moment. The gas bill was a job !
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Me too - 8 possibly 9 more years to get the kids through school. Permie salary wouldn't cover it.Originally posted by rootsnall View Post thats a job.
I've got my Mrs well trained, any signs of extravagance ( and me having to work for longer ) and I threaten her with going back to work, she soon drops it. This burst of inflation is making me worry, when I'm really fed up at work I do a quick calc of how years I have to suffer infront of a VDU, I think it is climbing at the moment. The gas bill was a job !Blood in your pooComment
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Originally posted by zeitghost
But you also threatened to eat the sellers family if he didn't sell up for £1.Comment
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Me too. Then I got divorced and the Judge said half of the house belonged to her.Originally posted by zeitghost
She paid me off!
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I have thought people (allegedly contractors) here were more business savvy than Milan.
What's the point in using a large pile of cash for a house? There are so many better investment opportunities. Or indeed instead of just having all your cash stuck in one property, it would have made more sense to have 20% deposit in 5 similar properties and then paying them off with the rent that would cover the interest. And that is only if you think that the only investment is the house (obviously far from the truth). I would expect my parents to believe that using all your cash for a property would be a great idea but not contractors on a large pot of money which eventually goes stale with such a risk-adverse attitude. And yes seeing the prospect of the housing market I guess my parents would be right that stucking it all inside the mattress was the best investment idea.
I've seen much of the rest of the world. It is brutal and cruel and dark, Rome is the light.Comment
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I was thinking of course you can pay your mortgage off in a few years. Then I realised people have motgages running into 100s of K now rather than 10s of K as mine was in the late 90s.Originally posted by chicane View PostThe court heard Darren Upton had written a letter to Judge Sally Cahill QC saying he wasn’t “a typical inmate of prison”.
But the judge said: “That simply demonstrates your arrogance continues. You are typical. Inmates of prison are people who are dishonest. You are a thoroughly dishonestly man motivated by your own selfish greed.”Comment
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My wife earns (and spends) quite good money, and I reckon we "could" pay off our mortgage in about 5 years with some frugal squirrelling, but "we" will probably opt for a flash motor and exotic holidays instead.
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Sorry ZG. In any case nothing here can apply to giant lizards.Originally posted by zeitghostI've seen much of the rest of the world. It is brutal and cruel and dark, Rome is the light.Comment
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