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  • Congratulations welshlassie!
    I don't think the cat would mind being emptied! Especially if your are trying to increase your wealth by lowering your debts! Try and fill it up again quickly!
  • pigpen
    pigpen Posts: 41,152 Forumite
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    £98.18 deposited in my bank account!!!!!!!I am really pleased with that!! not bad for 5 weeks saving!!

    I am now inspired enough to start again!!
    LB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14
    Hope to be debt free until the day I die
    Mortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)
    6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)
    08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    Congrats welshlassie - looking forward to seeing your new lamb:D .

    Good month for me - £1128.15!!!!!!!! Now need 'only' £7996.83 needed to match OH 50/50, then start whacking off the rest of the mortgage....

    Am determined to do well this month, not a lot of crimbo presents to buy, and have a load of pigsback Boots vouchers so will be using them. If Boots don't sell it they ain't getting it;) !!!
    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"
  • kiwi88_2
    kiwi88_2 Posts: 513 Forumite
    :T WELCOME to our new "piggy" friends and congrats to our old ones :T

    There's some great savings going on and even if we only save half of Nov total in Dec we will have done really well :D

    Cheers everyone long may our animals reign :beer:
    MFiT Member No 85
    :money: Martin says NO :money:
  • hgbels
    hgbels Posts: 131 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Morning all.

    I love hearing about how well you are all feeding your piggys.

    I updated my totals yesterday and am now 13.5% of the way to the cost of the kitchen.

    I still can not quite beleive that I have got over £1000 just from free things on the internet - vouchers and quidco mostly - an I am not the expert some of you are :T

    My family think we are mad, which will make for a 'fun' Xmas.

    Keep on the good work over Xmas

    Hels
  • benbenandme
    benbenandme Posts: 12,399 Forumite
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    Ali007 ... WOW!!! How have you managed to save over 1k in a month???? Thats super, well done!!:T
    Mortgage Total: £50,550/ £75,000
    Mortgage Overpayments Pot £1680
  • comping_cat
    comping_cat Posts: 24,006 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    Ive finally received my mortgage statement. Mortgage taken out October 2005 £90,000. Closing balance on the 31st October 2006 £82,670.03!!!!! Must admit, i took out a more expensive mortgage amount, and then paid in the £3,500 i had 'over borrowed' but the rest is all my overpayments, so im really pleased with how im doing.
  • Well done cat, still hoping I will bounce back sometime next year!
  • comping_cat
    comping_cat Posts: 24,006 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    Thanks HQ, im really proud of how im doing, especially as im on my own, with 2 children, so any little amount i can pay off is a bonus!!!
  • pigpen
    pigpen Posts: 41,152 Forumite
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    Well I have £187.18 in my bank acocunt and no way to pay it off because the bank were thoroughly incompetant when they opened my account and I do not have the faciliy to pay bills online.. I am livid and as soon as I can open a decent account this one will be closed. at least while it is in there I am not spending it.

    I also have another £17.70 in my 'pig' just this week.

    It may yet end up being spent on taking the children to the pantomime!! lol
    LB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14
    Hope to be debt free until the day I die
    Mortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)
    6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)
    08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)
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