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Lucy Thornton & Samantha Yule

Super-saver who held 8 jobs at university paid off mortgage in two years

A SUPER-saver who held down eight jobs at university and was branded a ‘tightwad’ by friends has had the last laugh – because she’s paid off her mortgage in just two years.

Penny pincher Emma Jackson, 27, shunned student nights out and instead of getting into debt, started saving for a deposit for a mortgage.

During her four years studying sports development, Emma worked as a lifeguard, a babysitter, a personal trainer, sold gym membership, was a football coach at two different clubs, primary school PE trainer, and summer camp support worker.

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