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  • VintageHistorian
    VintageHistorian Posts: 1,004 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 500 Posts Name Dropper
    Congratulations on your new home Tilly!
    "You won't bloom until you're planted" - Graffiti spotted in Newcastle.

    Always try to be nice, but never fail to be kind - Doctor Who

    Total mortgage overpayments 2017 - 2024 - £8945.62!
  • brizzledfw
    brizzledfw Posts: 7,302 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    Love it!! As someone who lives in a house thats so draughty..the Victorians didn't do insulation exactly..I am totally envious :)
    MFiT-T4 Member No. 96 - 2022 is my MF goal :D
    Winter 17/18 Savings Rate Goal: 25% [October 30%] :T
    Declutter 60 items before 31.03.18 9/60 ** LSDs Target 10 for March 03/10 **AFDs 10/15 ** Sales/TCB Target 2018 £25/£500 NSDs Target 10 for March 02/10 Trying to be a Frugalista:rotfl::T
  • unhappy_shopper
    unhappy_shopper Posts: 1,304 Forumite
    Belated Congratulations on your new home, Tilly :-)
    Mortgage: @ Feb. 2007: £133,200; Apr. 2011: £24,373; May 2011: £175,999; Jun 2013: ~£97K; Mar. 2014 £392,212.73; Dec. 2015: £327,051.77; Mar. 2016: ~£480K; Mar. 2017 £444,445.74
  • ch4rly2002
    ch4rly2002 Posts: 468 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 100 Posts Energy Saving Champion
    Hi Tilly, I have heard you mentioned so many times on this forum... you really have inspired a LOT of people! Trying to get through your diary but with over 10k comments, it's not easy! I wondered if you'd ever considered writing a book with the 'best bits' from your diary/story. I'm sure it would go down well (I'd buy it!). Just a thought as I carry on catching up :)
    Mortgage: Mar 2018 -£300,000 / Jul 2021 -£255,000 / Oct 2024 -£172,835 (1.27% Interest until Feb 2027)
    Joint Savings: Aim £13.5k. Dec 2016 £1,700 / Jul 2021 £36,600 / Oct 2024 £106,450 (£100k in PBs. £5,850 at 4% interest. £600 Regular Saver at 7% Interst)
    Car Loan: Oct 2024 -£45,000 (0% APR Interest)
  • Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS
    Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS Posts: 7,854 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    Hi Ch4rlu, lovely compliment and I really do hope it's inspired a few people. Our family would not be in the position we are today without MSE. Revolutionised our lives.

    Food for thought.

    Tilly xxxxx
    2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
    2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
    Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j
  • Karmacat
    Karmacat Posts: 39,460 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    I bet a kindle book would sell, absolutely :)
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    I demand a pseudonym if I'm to be mentioned :rotfl:.
    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"
  • Secret_Saving_Squirrel
    Secret_Saving_Squirrel Posts: 4,138 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    Very glad that you are in the dream home xx
    Paid off mortgage nine years early in 2013. Now picking and choosing our work to fit in with the rest of our lives!
    Still thrifty though, after all these years:D
  • Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS
    Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS Posts: 7,854 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    Where oh where have the last two months gone? We've had a garage built; extended terrace (waiting for other side to be done as well); spec'd and ordered island for kitchen; consolidated two storage units to one and now the remaining one has been half emptied.

    Paddock section of garden now has a gate and is accessible- dogs love it. I've met some great people plus already had house guests from our previous home town.

    Joined a gardening club, booked a bread baking course and started volunteering.

    Still to do - find a church. Buy hedging plants for front. Shed ordered and will become fitness room.

    Many plants required but we're not doing more now until September. Too many trips away, celebrations for big birthdays and caring for mum in the next few months.

    Finally - we are so pleased we moved. Right time, right place. Work in Portugal starts in late September this year and it's going to be bedlam.

    Very best wishes Tilly xx
    2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
    2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
    Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j
  • Fortune_Smiles
    Fortune_Smiles Posts: 5,122 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Yay! Tilly's back.
    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6623005/happy-days-in-our-golden-years/p1?new=1
    Working at Living
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