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Peonie's journey to smart money management
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good luck peonie....keeping fingers, toes and all other appendages crossed for you!!!:DMortgage 12.12.12 £55842 12.12.13 £42716 14.12.14 £28837 13.12.15 £25913
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Thanks Tilly and icontinuetodream. I'm still on medication and think that's what's causing the cramps. This wait is horrible.
Mr P is being really responsible. He puts away 25% of his income for tax, NI, etc. He's working again so I'm sat on the sofa, watching a cheesy film and catching up on diaries.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 -
I too have all my fingers, toes, arms, legs, hairs crossed for you!
Do keep us updated!M3 Dec2015 #160 Target £150,000 (BU £155000)0 -
Thanks BlueMoo. I'm still waiting to test. I'm determined not to test early. I found the pregnancy test sticks. They go out of date next month. Would you buy more?
I tried the quiches, they were lovely. I had no idea if I would be able to take them out of the muffin tin so put them in cases. That did not quite work. I tried eggy bread today - it was not my cup of tea.
At the weekend we did a big A!di shop - £45 of fresh food. Recently I've done a lot more home cooking and it's been nice.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 -
It was positive :T :dance: :T :dance: :T
I was convinced it had not worked. I'm (we're) really happy. But history tells me we still have hurdles to pass. We'll have an early scan around 7 weeks to check there's a heat beat and it's where it's supposed to be. I had my miscarriage at 10 weeks so I think I'll only start to relax when we get to the 12/13 week mark.
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 -
Oh my goodness, filling up here
. Many congratulations and will keep my bits crossed for a good while longer for you :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
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Awww GG and MWC, that's so sweet.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 -
Oh Peonie that's fantastic :j I am so happy for you both
MFW 67 - Finally mortgage free! 💙😁0 -
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Peonie and Mr P, congratulations!!! Fingers crossed for you on your next stage.
I think you now have a valid excuse for Mr P to do all housework and regularly bring you cups of tea on demand;)
xxxMortgage amount at 31/12/2011 £166,050 now £0 as at Sept 21 - 15yrs 4 months early.0
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