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Gallygirl's "A journey of 121,226.67 pounds begins with a single penny" diary

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  • Goldiegirl
    Goldiegirl Posts: 8,806 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Rampant Recycler Hung up my suit!
    Have a lovely time:)
    Early retired - 18th December 2014
    If your dreams don't scare you, they're not big enough
  • Karmacat
    Karmacat Posts: 39,460 Forumite
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    Gally! Have a great time :)
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
  • Mortgage_Reduction_Novice
    Mortgage_Reduction_Novice Posts: 1,775 Forumite
    Wow GG... I just flicked back to the previous page to catch up and wow, wow, wee, wow, wow sub20k. Way to go.
    MFW: Nov 2008 £156k, Jun 2015 £129k, Jun 2017 £114k.
  • Watty1
    Watty1 Posts: 6,904 Forumite
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    gallygirl wrote: »

    On other diaries we've been talking about a board for fnancial independence so I've put a request in - feel free to support (or diss if you think I'm talking nonsense again :rotfl:)
    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/67152099#Comment_67152099



    Love the idea. A year ago I would have rolled my eyes. Amazing what a year hanging out with you lot can do :)
    Made it to mortgage free but what a muddle that became

    In the event the proverbial hits the fan then co-habitees are better stashing their cash than being mortgage free !!
  • greent
    greent Posts: 10,787 Forumite
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    Have a fantabulous time!! :D:D
    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
  • egoode
    egoode Posts: 605 Forumite
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    gallygirl wrote: »
    On other diaries we've been talking about a board for fnancial independence so I've put a request in - feel free to support (or diss if you think I'm talking nonsense again :rotfl:)
    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/67152099#Comment_67152099

    I've been lurking on this thread for awhile but thought I would say I love the idea of the financial independence board and have added my support to your thread on it.
    Starting Mortgage Balance: £264,800 (8th Aug 2014)
    Current Mortgage Balance: £269,750 (18th April 2016)
  • edinburgher
    edinburgher Posts: 13,911 Forumite
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    Added my voice to the FI choir :)
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    Thanks all :T

    Adventuring going well :D
    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"
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    Well, I'm back, and boy am I happy about it :rotfl:. Great time though and exciting times ahead..... eventually waiting.gif...... but with a bit of scared-smiley-emoticon.gif and eager-smiley-emoticon.gif and sad-eyes-smiley-emoticon.gif and inside-a-washing-machine-smiley-emoticon.gif along the way :cool:.

    This time difference thing is tricky to get used to. We lost 4 hours on the way out so I expected to gain them on the way back. But instead I lost loads of time and Christmas is now NEXT WEEK :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::xmastree::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:. How did that happen :(. I have lots to organise and buy, plus I suppose I should get the tree out and cards written :D. I'm in the office tomorrow and hopefully the Amazon, play.com etc Xmas reindeers have visited while I've been away but anything else needed will have to be found locally :eek:. Due to various reasons we have no Christmas nights out and Mr GG has one lunch to go to so we won't exactly be rocking it, which is fine by us :).

    Working from home, only 179 emails to get through :eek:, also 'having a man in' to do some jobs so will be a busy day, requiring mucho tea.gif.

    Happy Monday.... GG :)
    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"
  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
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    gallygirl wrote: »
    Well, I'm back, and boy am I happy about it :rotfl:. Great time though and exciting times ahead..... eventually waiting.gif...... but with a bit of scared-smiley-emoticon.gif and eager-smiley-emoticon.gif and sad-eyes-smiley-emoticon.gif and inside-a-washing-machine-smiley-emoticon.gif along the way :cool:.

    :T:T:T
    Welcome home GG & Mr GG
    MWCx
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
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