Have you spent it yet OP? It’s lovely to hear a happy tale in these gloomy days. Good for you!
I’ve got a good one... Way back in the mists of time after I graduated I was paying off my student loans for years and years. I was clueless about managing my finances and ever since I had a pay check the student loan company always took their slice so it was all I knew and I just assumed they’d stop taking the payments when I’d paid it all off....big mistake!
My dad eventually took me to task (after I’d managed to get in a mess with credit cards) and we went through my budget together, including ringing Student Loan Company to confirm my outstanding balance....
Turns out I’d finished paying it off 18 months before!!! And they still kept taking the payments!! So cautionary tale for those repaying Student Loans...it’s not enough to just pay it off, you also need to confirm it with them and CANCEL THE DIRECT DEBIT otherwise the sneaky feckers just keep on taking it!!
I’m ashamed looking back at what a basket case I was financially that I didn’t even notice, particularly as I was in debt and struggling. But at the time I was just thrilled! Not only had I paid it off, but I had overpaid by £1800. I repeat £1800!!!! They paid it back without quibble and it was just amazing. It was like I’d secretly set up a savings account for myself which I then used to dig myself out of a hole.
They’re still sneaky sods...they’d probably still be taking it now if it wasn’t for my lovely dad’s good sense, bless him. We lost him last year and I still miss him every day, I was very lucky to have him.