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PBR's "M" for "mortgage" diary!

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  • mouche
    mouche Posts: 902 Forumite
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    Hi pbr...haven't heard from you in some time. Hope all is well?
    Mortgage (original/ current):193,000 (23/09/11)/ £102,500 (07/11/2019)
    2019 Challenges: Make £300 a month: £9.71/£300 (January)
  • mouche
    mouche Posts: 902 Forumite
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    Hi pbr...sorry yes, I have seen your posts on my diary - was just being nosey about what you've been up to! Congrats on growing your own. I'm afraid my thumbs are anything but green. The only green thing I can't kill i s weeds :(
    Mortgage (original/ current):193,000 (23/09/11)/ £102,500 (07/11/2019)
    2019 Challenges: Make £300 a month: £9.71/£300 (January)
  • starnac
    starnac Posts: 5,946 Forumite
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    Hey PBR. Nice to see you again. I'm glad you like my hair. I haven't washed it today ;) :rotfl:

    Yay to OPing :j

    I'm glad you are happy where you are working and your friendship is still good. Always a hard one that. She must have thought you were good or she wouldn't have asked you.

    Welcome back to MSE. I'll put the kettle on :D
    Goals for February
    Declutter 2/50
    Money Made £0/£200
    Overpayments £0/£200
  • mouche
    mouche Posts: 902 Forumite
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    Yay! You're back - of course I noticed you haven't been around but I guessed you must be busy. And it seems you've been much busier than I thought! Good news about the job and GREAT news about the OP! Hope you will be around here more now pbr - I missed you!
    Mortgage (original/ current):193,000 (23/09/11)/ £102,500 (07/11/2019)
    2019 Challenges: Make £300 a month: £9.71/£300 (January)
  • mouche
    mouche Posts: 902 Forumite
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    Hope you managed that OP pbr!
    Mortgage (original/ current):193,000 (23/09/11)/ £102,500 (07/11/2019)
    2019 Challenges: Make £300 a month: £9.71/£300 (January)
  • mouche
    mouche Posts: 902 Forumite
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    Shame about the OD pbr but you still profited so yay! And another one coming this evening - you are so good at this.

    That restaurant sounds fab - your lucky friend.
    Mortgage (original/ current):193,000 (23/09/11)/ £102,500 (07/11/2019)
    2019 Challenges: Make £300 a month: £9.71/£300 (January)
  • JimLad
    JimLad Posts: 950 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    poorbutrich wrote: »
    And that includes these biscuits next to me..Shout at me please!

    RAHHH!!! DONT BUY BISCUITS!!! :mad:
    Mortgage Free 22/03/17
    MissWillow is my OH!
  • starnac
    starnac Posts: 5,946 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    JimLad wrote: »
    RAHHH!!! DONT BUY BISCUITS!!! :mad:

    Make them instead :D
    Goals for February
    Declutter 2/50
    Money Made £0/£200
    Overpayments £0/£200
  • Hurdler
    Hurdler Posts: 1,361 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    poorbutrich wrote: »
    Wow - it's been a long time since I posted here! Time flies when you're having fun (or trying to save money).


    Well September was great and I think I did fairly well with my September spending diet. However, October was a pretty spendy month, but mitigated slightly by a couple of things including a couple of overpayments.


    Our mortgage is huge (our house, however, is not), and we're about £4,000 away from a milestone, so I'm going to aim to dip under this by the end of the year. By that I mean we WILL dip under this by the end of the year.


    It means being super frugal, so please shout at me if I buy anything unnecessary.


    And that includes these biscuits next to me..Shout at me please!

    I believe biscuits are evil and need to be donated to your nearest Hurdler. No really, I insist... works?
    • Mortgage @ March 2008: £194,965 ; Lightbulb Moment: July 2011: £164,926; End Date: March 2033
    • MORTGAGE FREE: September 2015
    • MSE 1p Savings Challenge 2024 #50: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec = £223.84/£671.61
  • mouche
    mouche Posts: 902 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Hope all is going well with you pbr! Had to laugh at your buying your friend lunch story - just goes to show what a lovely person you are!
    Mortgage (original/ current):193,000 (23/09/11)/ £102,500 (07/11/2019)
    2019 Challenges: Make £300 a month: £9.71/£300 (January)
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