MSE predictions for 2010

Mr.Brown_4

What a pity old mewbie doesn't seem to be around, I expect from reading his back catalogue (if you can call it that), he would have enjoyed a chance to fool around and post some slightly humorous nonsense. Times change though, and a new breed of posting superhero emerges to fill the gap.

<cough>

I predict there will be a General election.

ps. I realise this statement may not exactly fill the gap left in some of your hearts but I am learning these posting skills 'on the job' as it were.

lostinrates

wageslave wrote: »

LIR I really do love you:T

see, I thought for a moment it might be you and I, thus both proving Cleaver's prediction and confounding it at the same time.

Then you said:

LIR doesn't count.

and now I think I might have slightly dented ego now

JonnyBravo

51. The Bravo household becomes mortgage free. Mmmmm....... nice!

Really2

52. The year 2011 will follow.

purch

52. The year 2011 will follow

Are you sure ?

The calendar I bought the other day only goes up to December 31st 2010 :eek:

Really2

purch wrote: »

Are you sure ?

The calendar I bought the other day only goes up to December 31st 2010 :eek:

Did you buy it from someone on here.

StevieJ

nearlynew wrote: »

I just don't understand why anyone would put another poster on ignore, regardless of how much you disagree.
It all seems rather silly.

Yes I held out for a long time in the end the nonsensical jabberings of Mr Ed had to go on ignore

carolt

JonnyBravo wrote: »

51. The Bravo household becomes mortgage free. Mmmmm....... nice!

Does that mean you'll get rightfully bored of all this and find a better hobby?

JonnyBravo

carolt wrote: »

Does that mean you'll get rightfully bored of all this and find a better hobby?

Yes and no I guess.

I'm definitely not on here as much as I was but do still like to pop by and look in.
I do have better hobby's, and perhaps more of them than you do seeing I'm posting only half as much as you!

:cool:

Harry_Powell

JonnyBravo wrote: »

51. The Bravo household becomes mortgage free. Mmmmm....... nice!

Good luck with that JB.

Though I'm surprised TBH that you're pursuing a MFW strategy. From the lurking I've done over there, the MFW crowd seem to be very timid lot financially and tend to have very limited knowledge about investing. I didn't get the impression that you were one of these. There are so many investments and even savings plans that will beat mortgage interest rates, that I can't understand why anyone would want to lose money by overpaying their mortgage.

They don't seem to understand that if they had a £100k mortgage and £100k in savings, then they're effectively mortgage free anyway, but their savings can earn them money on top of the interest they pay for their mortgage, plus it's more liquid so if they see a financial opportunity, they can quickly take it. I can understand people overpaying to reduce their mortgage for advantageous reasons, such as improving their LTV, but once they get to 60%, I there is no financial advantage to continuing.

I know I'll be keeping my mortgage running to the day I retire.