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  • Lois_E
    Lois_E Posts: 2,227 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    Froggy-G wrote: »
    She is back on Monday, however I am not back in till Wednesday :rotfl:

    Excellent forward planning! :beer:
    Starting again 13/4/19
    Home loan 1: £21,102.50 Home loan 2: £7,698.99
    Total owed: £28,801.49
  • Froggy-G
    Froggy-G Posts: 2,145 Forumite
    Arrived in Scotland safely..but at the wrong airport. My flight had a 4 hour delay, so I had the choice to spend half the night at Luton or fly somewhere else.. I arrived in 1985..or Glasgow :rotfl:

    Just waiting for my host to pick me up..

    Have a great weekend

    Froggy:D
    Froggy's New Lillypad Fund
    Total so far: £ 10,009.77
  • greent
    greent Posts: 10,921 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Have a lovely time, froggy! :) Whereabouts are you meant to be in Scotland? :) x
    I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul
    Repaid mtge early (orig 11/25) 01/09 £124616 01/11 £89873 01/13 £52546 01/15 £12133 07/15 £NIL
    Net sales 2024: £20
  • Froggy-G
    Froggy-G Posts: 2,145 Forumite
    greent wrote: »
    Have a lovely time, froggy! :) Whereabouts are you meant to be in Scotland? :) x

    I am in Edinburgh.. Off to hunt for the Loch Ness monster tomorrow!!!!:D
    Froggy's New Lillypad Fund
    Total so far: £ 10,009.77
  • fothers365
    fothers365 Posts: 269 Forumite
    Happy hunting!:)
    Jan 2013-£140,231.65
    Jan 2014-£120,081.94
  • greent
    greent Posts: 10,921 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Froggy-G wrote: »
    I am in Edinburgh.. Off to hunt for the Loch Ness monster tomorrow!!!!:D

    Ooooh - I love Edinburgh! Lucky you! :D Enjoy!! x
    I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul
    Repaid mtge early (orig 11/25) 01/09 £124616 01/11 £89873 01/13 £52546 01/15 £12133 07/15 £NIL
    Net sales 2024: £20
  • megela
    megela Posts: 755 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary
    Have a lovely time - quite fancy taking the kids on the overnighter train to Edinburgh.
    Re-mortgaged 20/04/12 MTiT-T3 No.7
    Start balance £89611.10 + £22500 = £112111.10/Current balance £85436.53
    Original Mortgage Free Date April 2032
    Target Mortgage Free Date July 2022/Currently August 2029 (based on no offset)
    Total overpayments from 20/04/12: £8152.95
  • EchoDelta
    EchoDelta Posts: 631 Forumite
    Have a great time! Spent some lovely holidays at Loch Ness as a kid. :)
    Sealed Pot Challenge - No. 117
    Bank of Mum & Dad - £3150/£10,000 (£6850 to go) Bank of In Laws - £4600/£12,000 (£7400 to go)
    MFW - MFD - [STRIKE]5 Apr 2029[/STRIKE] 5 June 2025 : AIM = NOV 2019 (back up aim = MAR 2023)
  • misscousinitt
    misscousinitt Posts: 3,655 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Mortgage-free Glee!
    Look out for those Haggis' too....lol.

    MCI
    Mortgage Free x 1 03.11.2012 - House rented out Feb 2016
    Mortgage No 2: £82, 595.61 (31.08.2019)
    OP's to Date £8500
    Renovation Fund:£511.39;
    Nectar Points Balance: approx £30 (31.08.2019)
  • unhappy_shopper
    unhappy_shopper Posts: 1,304 Forumite
    Froggy, hope you are having a good time :)
    Mortgage: @ Feb. 2007: £133,200; Apr. 2011: £24,373; May 2011: £175,999; Jun 2013: ~£97K; Mar. 2014 £392,212.73; Dec. 2015: £327,051.77; Mar. 2016: ~£480K; Mar. 2017 £444,445.74
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