We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.

This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.

📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!

The ultimate incentive proposed! Buying a house, a wedding, and staying debt free.

12021232526295

Comments

  • Dinah93
    Dinah93 Posts: 11,466 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker Bake Off Boss!
    poddle911 wrote: »
    Congratulations CMD! Long time, no post :) hope you're enjoying pregnancy so far!

    Long time no post and now a baby on the way... I think shes been busy doing something much, much more fun than writting on forums! :p
    Debt January 1st 2018 £96,999.81
    Debt September 20th 2022 £2991.68- 96.92% paid off
    Met NIM 23/06/2008
  • Congratulations CMD - wondered where you'd got to, now we know ;)

    Dinah I think it's a lovely idea to get married on the day your parents did :) September is a nice time of year too.

    Erm, will have a look at the enrolment at work then maybe do it when I get in tonight ... I don't think our work is very secure either - IE rather than firefox or whatever, apparently it's not very good?!?
    Weightloss: 14.5/65lb
  • Dinah93
    Dinah93 Posts: 11,466 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker Bake Off Boss!
    I don't trust IE, but then I also find it really limited. I have used the work network to access my bank before though I have to admit.
    Debt January 1st 2018 £96,999.81
    Debt September 20th 2022 £2991.68- 96.92% paid off
    Met NIM 23/06/2008
  • clearmydebts
    clearmydebts Posts: 6,485 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    poddle911 wrote: »
    Ah, to be 21... That's very exciting Flower! I'm far too curious for surprises :)

    Eek, good luck with the hair, Wendz! Must be a huge shock going from blonde! My hair just varies from dark brown to black to very dark brown to dark mahogany to... anyway, you get the picture!

    Congratulations CMD! Long time, no post :) hope you're enjoying pregnancy so far!

    Thanks Dinah and Poddle! We are thrilled and lucky that we weren't trying for too long. I have had morning sickness but am starting to feel normal again (at nearly 15 weeks). Hopefully the blooming stage will happen quickly!

    Your wedding photos were lovely Poddle
    Total (Aug 19):€58,567 Now:€26,947
    DFD:Nov 22/June 22
    Mortgage: €199,712
    MFD: March 2042/July 2034
  • clearmydebts
    clearmydebts Posts: 6,485 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    Congratulations CMD - wondered where you'd got to, now we know ;)

    Dinah I think it's a lovely idea to get married on the day your parents did :) September is a nice time of year too.

    Erm, will have a look at the enrolment at work then maybe do it when I get in tonight ... I don't think our work is very secure either - IE rather than firefox or whatever, apparently it's not very good?!?

    Yes, was out of action for quite a while with morning sickness. Also, as Dinah said, the getting pregnant stage was a big distraction as well!

    Hope you are doing well Tete!
    Total (Aug 19):€58,567 Now:€26,947
    DFD:Nov 22/June 22
    Mortgage: €199,712
    MFD: March 2042/July 2034
  • Dinah93
    Dinah93 Posts: 11,466 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker Bake Off Boss!
    Eeek I've done it Tete! The one about 6 courses down on the front page of the mbro.ac site, Wednesdays at Middlehaven 6pm-8pm, tell me I got it right!
    Debt January 1st 2018 £96,999.81
    Debt September 20th 2022 £2991.68- 96.92% paid off
    Met NIM 23/06/2008
  • poddle911
    poddle911 Posts: 1,406 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    Dinah93 wrote: »
    Long time no post and now a baby on the way... I think shes been busy doing something much, much more fun than writting on forums! :p

    Lol Dinah, you have a point!

    And I think getting married on your parents' anniversary would be very sweet. I also like the idea of a wedding in September (or May) as July and August seem a bit... obvious... if you know what I mean? At the wedding I went to a fortnight ago, one of the guests I spoke to had 3 weddings within a week! :eek:

    They weren't my wedding photos though CMD - no wedding planned for me yet :( Life seems to have got in the way a bit... But all this wedding talk is definitely re-igniting the spark :D
    LBM Sep 2008 debt: £27,927.04
    start weight: 140.2, week 2: 138
  • Dinah93
    Dinah93 Posts: 11,466 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker Bake Off Boss!
    May would be nice too, but its too soon for us to get things sorted and planned and paid for! 1 year and a month seems a good timescale.
    Debt January 1st 2018 £96,999.81
    Debt September 20th 2022 £2991.68- 96.92% paid off
    Met NIM 23/06/2008
  • clearmydebts
    clearmydebts Posts: 6,485 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    poddle911 wrote: »
    Lol Dinah, you have a point!

    And I think getting married on your parents' anniversary would be very sweet. I also like the idea of a wedding in September (or May) as July and August seem a bit... obvious... if you know what I mean? At the wedding I went to a fortnight ago, one of the guests I spoke to had 3 weddings within a week! :eek:

    They weren't my wedding photos though CMD - no wedding planned for me yet :( Life seems to have got in the way a bit... But all this wedding talk is definitely re-igniting the spark :D

    Sorry Poddle, am getting all confused. Glad the spark has been re-ignited.

    September is a beautiful month for a wedding, bu then I am biased as I got married in September!

    I think once you pick a date the budget you will be able to get things moving pretty quickly. It also cements things and gives you a goal!
    Total (Aug 19):€58,567 Now:€26,947
    DFD:Nov 22/June 22
    Mortgage: €199,712
    MFD: March 2042/July 2034
  • wendz86
    wendz86 Posts: 7,171 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    CMD - congratulations!

    September will be nice also May and september always seem to be nicer weather wise and it rains all through July and August
This discussion has been closed.
Meet your Ambassadors

🚀 Getting Started

Hi new member!

Our Getting Started Guide will help you get the most out of the Forum

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 351.8K Banking & Borrowing
  • 253.4K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 454K Spending & Discounts
  • 244.7K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 600.2K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 177.3K Life & Family
  • 258.4K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 16.2K Discuss & Feedback
  • 37.6K Read-Only Boards

Is this how you want to be seen?

We see you are using a default avatar. It takes only a few seconds to pick a picture.