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BeauBelles quest for mortgage freedom!
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Well, totally out of the blue I have tonight been offered a Census 2011 Co-ordinator job that I had previously been turned down for!
Have accepted subject to reference and CBR checks. Am a bit nervous about it all really, the money will be great (very handy for paying off the mortgage!) but I haven't worked in 4 years since I had DD so am worried that I won't be up to it.
Am looking forward to it as I am very into my family history so want to "do my bit" as it were, but scared at the same time!! Everything always seems to come at once, I am also starting an 18 month family history course in February as well as juggling my two small children. OMG its going to be a nightmare! But the job is only for 16 weeks.
I can see "only 16 weeks" becoming my mantra!!
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Well, I am bringing my mortgage free dream back to life after a glitch of 6 months or so. I hit 30 tomorrow and really want to be paying a bit extra off every month even if it is £50.
With the cost of everything going up I am going to really try and budget food shopping and meal plan to try and save as much as I can. #
Have been selling some small things on ebay the last couple of weeks and have made £20, not much but it all helps!0 -
Happy birthday for tomorrow. I hope the last 6 months have not been too bad.
P.Pots: House £6966/£7100, Rainy day Complete, [STRIKE]Sunny day £0/£700[/STRIKE], IVF £2523/£2523, Car up-keep £135/£135, New car £5000/£5000, Holiday £1000/£1000, MFW #16 £2077/£3120
MFiT3 #86: Reduce mortgage from £146,800 to £125,000
Mortgage Sept 2014: £135,500, MF Oct 2035 Peak July 2011: £154,000, MF July 20360 -
Well, after having a really good month of planning and budgeting I have managed to overpay £150!
When I called my provider at the start of the week, the balance on the mortgage was £130,226.30 so with the overpayment and Augusts regular payment, we will be sub £130k!!
Should motivate me a bit when I see that figure next month!
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That's good news. If we only repay what we have to we'll only hit the sub 130's in June 2016.Pots: House £6966/£7100, Rainy day Complete, [STRIKE]Sunny day £0/£700[/STRIKE], IVF £2523/£2523, Car up-keep £135/£135, New car £5000/£5000, Holiday £1000/£1000, MFW #16 £2077/£3120
MFiT3 #86: Reduce mortgage from £146,800 to £125,000
Mortgage Sept 2014: £135,500, MF Oct 2035 Peak July 2011: £154,000, MF July 20360 -
Well, have made an overpayment today of £100 bringing our year to date overpayments to £700!
And our mortgage balance is now sub £130k at £129,614.78!
Am thrilled, its coming down!!0
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