Pay off mortgage and start having fun!

greent

I, too, like purple - I once bought an Escort purely because it was lilac! And we were checking out KAs for DD (purple ones, natch!) - but they are crazy insurance groups when compared to something more 'boring' like a Polo, so she can join the VW clan when she passes her test (I have a dark grey Golf Plus, OH has a dark grey Sharan - he has been scoping out dark grey Polos!! )


My sister is on her 2nd purple car - she is also a fan!

CathT

I'm still shuddering after reading about the spider!

Good luck with the tender!

newgirly

I had a purple escort, bought it brand new. Thinking back it was at the start of our. financial woes, buying cars we could not afford :rotfl:

Wbc, not sure when we hear about the new work. As for gran, she has been told by the hospital she can't go home, she doesn't want to go into a home but can't even walk now, I suppose the blessing is she does not really know what is going on or remember anything The family situation is nobody can cope with the level of care she needs now. Thanks for asking

Its an "epic fail" as my ds2 would say on the wine front, bought some red for dh at the weekend which he didn't drink but I currently am, on a monday, the night before weigh in day, oops.

AlexLK

A 1983 2.8i would be the 'Special' with the 5 speed 'box and LSD? The one I had a drive in was the 4 speed 'Injection' model, being used to Triumphs I was pleasantly surprised just how nice the 4 speed was without an overdrive.

I'm sorry to hear about your grandmother, NG.

newgirly

Not sure Alex, I know the 3.0l were specials, it was before I met him, I was still pootling around in a fiat uno

Oh dear, weigh in day and 1.5 pounds on :. Now only four pounds list in total in about a month, very bad. Fresh start today.

I found a car lease deal on hduk yesterday £474 deposit and £76 pm rental for a 2 year contract on a new mid range fiat panda. So about £95 pm overall. Not my first choice of car I have to say but it just about seats five.

Currently we own a 7 yr old vauxhall zafira, i don't think it would pay us to change that , but i thought id have a quick look anyway, they pay the car tax and its a 1.2l so petrol costs would be cut. How am I supoosed to know whether our current car will plod along another 2 years cheaply? To be honest I don't like the panda or zafira, I just want the cheapest option.

newgirly

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newgirly wrote: »

Mfw 2015 figures updated.

UPDATE!



Start balance Jan 2015

£139,999 mortgage

£6018 MBNA cc

£4339 fluid cc

Total £ 150,356 plus from Feb £35k loan ,so a real figure of £185,356


Today's bal:

Mortgage £133,164.74

Fluid cc £3,385

Santander cc £4,354

Loan £30,612

Total: £171,518.92

Total this year paid: £13,837.08

newgirly

Figues updated, yesterday's paypacket now empty

£1530 op to clear in term, plus an extra £60
Cc's min payments £44 and £35 plus an extra £53 op

I've had a cc shuffle, my current daily usage one is terrible for rewards, I have not earned enough to get anything this year. I am going back to the nationwide cashback one. The startement date is earlier so i have a little surplus that I have put by to pay for the hotel room in november for the xmas market £54 and the rest has gone off the cc's and i've bought a new dress, black short sixties swing dress with bell bottom sleeves exactly the style I was looking for ,£13 in primarni :money: pro rata i have just about stuck to the £300 grocery budget.

Not sure what challenges to set now. I don't want to stretch things too far as I feel like having a bit of fun oh, I also splashed out on 2x prezzo meal deals a couple of days ago. Found on hduk, 3 courses and a glass of house wine for two. Was £50 then £30 , then a £10 off code and 12% through tcb :beer: one will be used when we go away.

newgirly

newgirly wrote: »

1).go on a cruise....:)
2).holiday with extended family.........:)
3).sew a patchwork blanket......made a photo patchwork one
4).grow runner beans
5).read 40 books
6).go to a xmas carol concert at the albert hall
7).eat chips on a pier
8).go on the dodgems......:)
9).write a poem.......:)
10).watch a movie outdoors
11).join twitter......:)
12).go on a bike ride......:)
13).make xmas tree decorations
14).build a sandcastle
15). Make bunting
16).watch 40 of imbd's top 250 films of all time
17).lose 2 stones
18).visit a xmas market
19).sell something on ebay......:)
20).have an afternoon tea
21).host an afternoon tea.......:)
22).make my own wine......:)
23).do a puzzle
24).go for a walk in the rain........:)
25).go to a casino.....:) on the cruise but i'm counting it!
26).bake a birthday cake
27).play an xbox game......:)
28).go down a waterslide...:)
29).go to a prom.......:)
30).see the oxford street xmas lights
31).visit the imax......:)
32).visit the national gallery
33).take dh on a surprise night away.......:)went after my birthday
34).go for a picnic.......:)
35).learn to play chess......:) had a go!
36).see michael buble.......:)
37).host a halloween do
38).rollerskate
39).cook a xmas dinner
40).pay £27,000 off the mortgage

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Thought it was time to check the list again!

ourcornercottage

Great progress newgirly that's some great progress.

Love the list too, all achievable too!

AlexLK

ourcornercottage wrote: »

Great progress newgirly that's some great progress.

Love the list too, all achievable too!

I agree with OOC.