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The Golden Goose's Quest For The Golden Egg - AKA A Debt Free Life!

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  • lucielle
    lucielle Posts: 11,513 Forumite
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    Big congratulations when is the egg due to hatch?
    L
    Total Debt Dec 07 £59875.83 Overdrafts £2900,New Debt Figure ZERO !!!!!!:j 08/06/2013
    Lucielle's Daring Debt Free Journey
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  • The_Golden_Goose
    The_Golden_Goose Posts: 1,040 Forumite
    lucielle wrote: »
    Big congratulations when is the egg due to hatch?
    L

    When its ready I should think!

    Supposed to be mid-late October so we'll have to wait and see if it arrives on time. Probably not.......
    ** Proud to be dealing with my debts **
    LBM - Jan 2009 _pale_ : £24,802.21 :eek:
    February 2010 :silenced: : £18,078.47 (not including OD)
    July 2010 :( = £16,819.34 (not including OD)
    January 2012 :mad: = £14,338.75 (not including OD)
  • mooomin
    mooomin Posts: 13,703 Forumite
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    Oh yay a gosling :D
  • chops22
    chops22 Posts: 650 Forumite
    Oh thats lovely news!! Congratulations!!

    Baby's are lovely!!!!! xxxxx
    LBM Total: £33356 15/11/09 :eek: £6085.63 paid
    Pay off 10% by March 2010 (3336) yes!!!:j
    Pay 19k by Dec 2010 19000/5732.39 30.12%
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  • Lurker1972
    Lurker1972 Posts: 779 Forumite
    GG that is WONDERFUL news!!!!
    & I think there is a board on here about MSE-babys - well there would be wouldn't there?!

    If everyone put off expanding families until they could afford it, well, the human race would end !!!

    also, sounds like MrGG is majorly on-board the debt-busting train - seems impending fatherhood may have helped him climb those steps!

    I am soooooooo pleased for you

    happy hugs
    x
    I do not make mistakes, I learn lessons.
    I work to live, not live to work.
    I love to live & live to love.
    Good enough is exactly that.
  • The_Golden_Goose
    The_Golden_Goose Posts: 1,040 Forumite
    The Latest Update

    Thanks everyone for the well wishes. We were thinking about waiting til we were a bit more sorted but as Lurker says we could be waiting for another five years and I am not getting any younger!

    Shall certainly be cruising the MSE Baby boards and doing some research online.

    Though I must do some housework today as we are living in the equivalent of a jumble sale.

    So I need to:

    Put the clean washing away
    Clean the bathroom - even the floor
    Empty kitchen/bathroom bins
    Empty washing machine when finished its cycle
    Dry bedding and remake bed (another hellish) job

    I think that is enough for one day!!!!

    F_F - Gosling Love it!

    I didn't spend any money yesterday, MrGG gave me spondoolies for petrol, which is very handy.

    Have been very bad the last couple of weeks as have been buying lunch due to having the biggest apettite in the world where literally I couldn't eat enough food and was almost panicky about being out and about or being at work without food on me! Sounds ridiculous but to me it was so important!

    Had a night in on the sofa in front of the sofa and was in bed by 10.15! Tis a glamorous life in the Goose household.

    Hope you are all keeping well and keeping your spends low.

    I promise to be online a bit more. Honest. Esp as I have another reason to bore you all senseless!

    Til the next time.....
    ** Proud to be dealing with my debts **
    LBM - Jan 2009 _pale_ : £24,802.21 :eek:
    February 2010 :silenced: : £18,078.47 (not including OD)
    July 2010 :( = £16,819.34 (not including OD)
    January 2012 :mad: = £14,338.75 (not including OD)
  • Lurker1972
    Lurker1972 Posts: 779 Forumite
    All that housework, sounds like you are nesting already!!!

    check out direct gov website for pregnancy & baby related financial assistance....every little helps!
    I do not make mistakes, I learn lessons.
    I work to live, not live to work.
    I love to live & live to love.
    Good enough is exactly that.
  • kissjenn
    kissjenn Posts: 2,358 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    Brilliant GG...what fabby news.

    Any idea is it's a goslingette or goslingo?

    I can empathise on the eat-everything-in-sight phase. I've been like that all week and I'm expecting nothing but bigger pants!
    :A Let us be grateful to people who make us happy: they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. Marcel Proust :A
  • Ahh gg, this is good stuff just been to a wonderful christening so i loved it :D xx up at crack of dawn lol xx
    I AM A MONEY MAGNET, THEY ARE MAKING MORE MONEY FOR ME AS WE SPEAK:pMIKES MOB, DFW NERD 1071, DFW LHS 132!MIRACLES HAPPEN I'VE SEEN IT WITH MY OWN EYES. LBM 08£77240.69 Current outstanding total £36083.01 Paid so far = £41157.68
  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 28,975 Forumite
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    Congrats a gosling on the way and Mr GG reforming his ways and work going well - sounds like things are improving all the way!
    Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
    1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £174.8K Equity 32.77%
    2) £1.6K Net savings after CCs 14/8/25
    3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £25.3K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.2K) = 31.1/£127.5K target 24.4% 15/8/25
    4) FI Age 60 income target £16.5/30K 55.1%
    5) SIPP £4.8K updated 29/7/25
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