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D'oh! Better get started... I wanna be Mortgage Free!!

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  • Hi Froggy

    Either way you need a car don't you? Soeither way you are going to be paying out. I think you would be wise to stay away from re-financing - how much will you save a month by not having the car lease anymore?

    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)
  • Froggy-G
    Froggy-G Posts: 2,145 Forumite
    Hi Froggy

    Either way you need a car don't you? Soeither way you are going to be paying out. I think you would be wise to stay away from re-financing - how much will you save a month by not having the car lease anymore?

    MCI

    I would save £234 a month, so I would recoup the payout quite quickly, under a year I expect.. I would not re-finance with them though, as I would find a better deal with my bank (5.7%)..
    I ma just a bit wary of plugging most of my savings into buying out the car..

    Froggy
    Froggy's New Lillypad Fund
    Total so far: £ 10,009.77
  • Froggy-G
    Froggy-G Posts: 2,145 Forumite
    Ironing finished! :j Tilly, where's my medal?

    Tea eaten, place tidied up.. A nice start to the week..

    Snow changed into torrential rain by the time I left work..

    Tonight's battle is against the paper Gremlins! They keep coming back for some reasons.. I blame GG for being the leader of the paper Gremlins army! :D

    Mojo on its way back.. Tidy desk, tidy mind and all that..

    Froggy :cool:
    Froggy's New Lillypad Fund
    Total so far: £ 10,009.77
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    Froggy-G wrote: »
    Tonight's battle is against the paper Gremlins! They keep coming back for some reasons.. I blame GG for being the leader of the paper Gremlins army! :D
    They've set up base camp by the side of my desk :eek:.
    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"
  • Froggy-G
    Froggy-G Posts: 2,145 Forumite
    Afternoon all

    Phoned water company after they had installed the water meter.. My monthly bill has come down by £10.98 (I do wash, honest! :D).. It should come down a bit further once they have more data about consumption..

    No more snow down here.. Well disappointed :(..

    More paper Gremlins to fight tonight but will do that whilst watching one of the movies I got for xmas.. multi tasking, yeah :j Go me!

    Froggy :rotfl:
    Froggy's New Lillypad Fund
    Total so far: £ 10,009.77
  • Froggy-G wrote: »
    I would save £234 a month, so I would recoup the payout quite quickly, under a year I expect.. I would not re-finance with them though, as I would find a better deal with my bank (5.7%)..
    I ma just a bit wary of plugging most of my savings into buying out the car..

    Froggy

    Since it doesn't end till 2014 - just play it by ear - you never know what's going to happen between now and then - your savings could be a lot more by then (with all the lottery wins and huge bonuses! :rotfl:)

    I have paper gremlins too (big style) I am sure someone has been feeding them or dropping water on them...;)

    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)
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper

    I have paper gremlins too (big style) I am sure someone has been feeding them or dropping water on them...;)

    MCI
    I nearly dropped a cup of tea on mine earlier - who knows what chaos would have ensued :eek:.

    Oooh, that's a good word for 10pm :D.

    Hope you won Froggy - I defeated mine :T.
    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"
  • Froggy-G
    Froggy-G Posts: 2,145 Forumite
    gallygirl wrote: »
    I nearly dropped a cup of tea on mine earlier - who knows what chaos would have ensued :eek:.

    Oooh, that's a good word for 10pm :D.

    Hope you won Froggy - I defeated mine :T.

    I have won a couple of battles tonight :j but not the war just yet :o

    Will keep on fighting till the end! :D
    Froggy's New Lillypad Fund
    Total so far: £ 10,009.77
  • gallygirl wrote: »
    I nearly dropped a cup of tea on mine earlier - who knows what chaos would have ensued :eek:.

    Oooh, that's a good word for 10pm :D.

    Hope you won Froggy - I defeated mine :T.
    :rotfl:



    I have been fighting the war with mine for years!

    Good luck with your next battle plan.

    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)
  • Froggy-G
    Froggy-G Posts: 2,145 Forumite
    edited 16 January 2013 at 11:27PM
    Well, another busy day at work.. Late finish.. Had my invitation for my yearly appraisal with my boss for this coming Monday.. Let's see if I can survive that one and dodge the bullet..

    I have managed to call the different pension providers to update my details so that's another item ticked off my list..

    On another note, I have registered myself with the Frog embassy in London.. It's only taken me 12 years :D But needs must, as I will have to renew my passport in November or I might be marched back to the border or thrown into the Channel..

    It's absolutely freezing out here.. -7c forecasted overnight, and heavy snow on its way on Friday & Saturday.. brrrrrrr

    I am taking my hot water bottle to bed and a good book..

    Froggy ;)
    Froggy's New Lillypad Fund
    Total so far: £ 10,009.77
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