A few people have asked me how I became mortgage free in such a short period of time. So I thought I’d share my story below, as well highlighting how I boosted my overpayments through cutting expenses and increasing my income.
For me, 12 years was much longer than planned but life threw a few financial curve balls my way.
While going for my morning walk, I realised that it’s been 3 months since I attended the Pop Up Business School. Since then, my life has changed so much and the course was pivotal to that.
I’d initially heard about the Pop Up Business School on a Choose FI podcast featuring its co-founder Alan Donegan. And I recall rapidly checking their website to see if they were running any events near me.
Many people dream of paying off their mortgage early but don’t know where to start. Some assume that they need to be rich, while others think that they can’t afford to make overpayments. What people don’t realise is that it’s the small changes that make the biggest difference over time. You don’t need to be rich, you just need to be savvy. In this post I’ll share tips from my own journey to mortgage-freedom to give you some ideas for how you can begin to pay your mortgage off early.
When I was looking to increase my mortgage overpayments, I found many ways to make extra money online. Qmee was one of the sites I came across and decided to try. After using it for a few years, I’ve decided to write a review to help you decide whether to give it a try.
Prolific Academic is an online research company offering payment for the completion of surveys. When I was on the path to mortgage-freedom and looking for ways to make some extra money, this was one of the best paying sites I used. I’m so impressed with it that I still recommended it to friends and family.