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Lois_E begins a long MFW journey

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  • skint_spice
    skint_spice Posts: 13,560 Forumite
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    Well done on the boots bargains might have a look at the weekend, I like the Aussie stuff and it costs a fortune!
    Mortgage OP 2025 £7050/7000
    Mortgage OP 2024 £7700/7000

    Mortgage balance: £34,965

    Money making challenge £78/400

    ”Do what others won’t early in life so you can do what others can’t later in life” (stolen from Gally Girl)
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    Well done on shopping. I had some Boots bargains the other day as well. Trouble is, you buy stuff, then the till prints out another voucher and you feel obliged to use that etc etc. Am sure the savings are outweighed by the headache tablets you need after calculating it all :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"
  • Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS
    Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS Posts: 7,854 Forumite
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    Great bargain hunting Lois :)

    I am getting to the bottom of the deodorant stash so I could do with giving it a go

    Tilly x
    2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
    2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
    Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS wrote: »
    Great bargain hunting Lois :)

    I am getting to the bottom of the deodorant stash so I could do with giving it a go

    Tilly x
    I got a 200 points with £6 Dove tillspit - that's my favourite make so will be stocking up. Maybe worth buying something 1st to see what transpires?
    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"
  • Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS
    Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS Posts: 7,854 Forumite
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    Excellent shopping tip GG.

    I feel a B@@ts shopping trip is on the cards.

    Tilly x
    2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
    2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
    Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j
  • Peonie
    Peonie Posts: 1,471 Forumite
    I never think to go to the machine. I also forget to use the vouchers when I get them.
    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 2036
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    Peonie wrote: »
    I never think to go to the machine. I also forget to use the vouchers when I get them.
    :eek::eek::eek: I thought the doors automatically locked if you tried to leave without using the machine :eek::eek::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"
  • Lois_E
    Lois_E Posts: 2,227 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    A good haul in Txsco yesterday. I paid full price for the cucumbers (and also the maltesers and Pringles :o) but all 24 of my other items were either reduced price or multibuy. :)
    Starting again 13/4/19
    Home loan 1: £21,102.50 Home loan 2: £7,698.99
    Total owed: £28,801.49
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    Superb Lois, well done :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"
  • pammyj74
    pammyj74 Posts: 3,290 Forumite
    On the point of signatures I like mine 'in your face' as you say as you can read it properly.
    On the emergency fund, mine has gone down drastically due to the side of my house needed repointing so I am spending a lot of this year building that back up, (this also consists of taking the money from holiday savings and putting into EF :() but hey thats what its there for
    MPs left feb '08 276- Dec 13 36 :T MB Jan 10 ~ £82,377 Dec 13 ~ £29987
    EMFD was Feb 32 :eek: NOW Dec 2013 its Dec 2016
    MF new target Dec 16 REACHED!! :j
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