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Gallygirl's 95 month challenge - now 'only' 92 months

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  • Radish72
    Radish72 Posts: 2,075 Forumite
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    Beatles?

    Help with what?
    Mortgage Aug 12 £165K, Aug 19 £0
    ISA challenge start 2019 £3000/£1500 (50%)
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    Radish72 wrote: »
    Beatles?

    Help with what?

    The filing is fighting back scared0016.gif
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
    :) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
    "Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"
  • Radish72
    Radish72 Posts: 2,075 Forumite
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    You can do it GG :j

    Think how good you will feel when you beat the receipts into submission
    Mortgage Aug 12 £165K, Aug 19 £0
    ISA challenge start 2019 £3000/£1500 (50%)
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0 Newbie
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    gg
    re filling .... go and collect everything into one place (even if it makes the house/room look like a bombs hit it (as my nan would say! :) ) ...
    then go and get a cup of tea (if it takes you past 4pm I reckon you could then legitimately switch to wine..but not if you are filing anything too important!)
    then put on some good music that you can work to
    then set yourself a time limit at which point you will stop, refill your tea and have a break (possibly with some cake?...)
    repeat until done

    good luck!!
  • Radish72
    Radish72 Posts: 2,075 Forumite
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    edited 8 September 2023 at 2:53PM
    Deleted_User wrote: »
    gg
    re filling .... go and collect everything into one place (even if it makes the house/room look like a bombs hit it (as my nan would say! :) ) ...
    then go and get a cup of tea (if it takes you past 4pm I reckon you could then legitimately switch to wine..but not if you are filing anything too important!)
    then put on some good music that you can work to
    then set yourself a time limit at which point you will stop, refill your tea and have a break (possibly with some cake?...)
    repeat until done

    good luck!!


    That makes me want to file, but I'm only going to start at 3.59 :)
    Mortgage Aug 12 £165K, Aug 19 £0
    ISA challenge start 2019 £3000/£1500 (50%)
  • gallygirl
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    Ok, an uneasy truce has been called but at the first sign of movement I'm outta here :eek:

    One overflowing bin & shredder later, some kind of order has been restored. My folder for credit card bills etc managed to spill its' contents 3 times while I was trying to put stuff in it. I didn't find any money or unclaimed expenses (except a 50p car parking ticket for a colleague). Even sorted out some business cards - scary to see how many people have left their jobs in last few years :eek:. Tried to work out why I'd had an electricity bill although am on dual fuel & paperless billing - gave up, emailed them & sent meter readings. Took bin downstairs to empty, got distracted so didn't bring it back up, so nice new pile of rubbish on floor :rotfl:. Fixed the bit on the printer which holds printed stuff to stop it falling on floor - has been broken for 6 months :o. Put pension stuff away properly - it's been sitting on floor as ebay box was blocking cupboard door :p. Did a few on line surveys etc. from till receipts. Have a great big pile of mags to read. Ok, only about 6, but serious reading there. Put some business cards in my purse - corporate hospitality at the races tomorrow HShorse.gif:) (but OH can't make it, so going with a colleague & I'm driving :() (which is just as well as 2 years ago OH & I ended up in town with a business associate, the 2 of them led a singsong in an Indian at 11pm, then the next morning OH wondered why his mouth was all funny as if he'd eaten something spicy :rotfl:)

    Window cleaner here, good job I'm dressed :rotfl:, off to PO with letters etc.
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
    :) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
    "Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"
  • [Deleted User]
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    :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    Well, the paperwork has returned :eek:, but much more manageable and it is on my TADA list so it will be done :D.

    Random musings - just paid £85 off bTL mortgage which means I have reduced term by total of 610 days since completion in Sept :T. It's only a 15 year term anyway, which in the scheme of things I know is short, but seems ridiculously long to me - funny how this site changes your mindset ;).

    Have looked for bargains on mysupermarket, off to Mr T in a minute (ish ;)). Also hoping to get to library, post office & charity shops so need to get a move on.

    Have a good Saturday peeps :j
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
    :) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
    "Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"
  • LilacPixie
    LilacPixie Posts: 8,052 Forumite
    Gally - evil paperwork. Well done on the term reductions. Is is sad to say i'm looking forward to being able to see my mortgage balance online :)
    MF aim 10th December 2020 :j:eek:
    MFW 2012 no86 OP 0/2000 :D
  • babyb06
    babyb06 Posts: 369 Forumite
    Wow, just caught up with your diary - amazing stuff - congrats on the weight loss (I always go to the toilet before standing on the scales!) and on your offset account. Love reading your posts - always plenty happening and brill smileys!

    I too need the motivation to tackle my receipts/bills etc, my office looks like 2 bombs went off and my OH is constantly moaning that he can't get to the computer without risking life and limb.....hmmm.....maybe I should add that to my list - I loved the young one's suggestion that if you wait until after 4pm you can have wine whilst doing it!

    Enjoy the rest of your weekend

    BabyB
    Mort at highest - June 2008 - £171,000 - Daily Int 5.9% = £27.64:eek:
    Offset Mort - Nov 2010 £150,299- Daily Int 3.75% = Nov £15.44
    Mortgage Jan 2012 - £136,000 - Daily Int 3.75% - £3.10
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