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  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    I feel quite embarrassed to tell you that I did an account tidy up of 1p :eek::T:eek: may I should start tidying the £s not just the pennies :rotfl:
    hail3qv.gif All Hail Tilly. We Are Not Worthy hail3qv.gif
    Have a good day. Maybe it will be someone's birthday and there will be cakes in the kitchen ;).
    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"
  • ammonite
    ammonite Posts: 1,429 Forumite
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    where do you find all these emoticons gally girl?! lol!!!

    keep going Tilly, I think we all have moments like that don't we....when I think it's at least 12 years until our mortgage is cleared it makes me feel impatient but I have to remember "marathon not a sprint" - equally...I don't want to be 40 any time soon so need to stop wishing the 12 years away :D

    Hope you have a better day today :)
  • lulabelle1
    lulabelle1 Posts: 2,704 Forumite
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    Sending some hugs Tilly....

    I can only echo the words of everyone else.... you're doing an amazing job and are definitely an inspiration to us all. I wish I had half of your focus and determination. In fact, I could do with you popping by and keeping me in line a little bit as I'm being very naughty and spending too much money at the moment.

    L xx
  • Radish72
    Radish72 Posts: 2,075 Forumite
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    Hope today is a better day and the next 3.5 years :)

    Remember you are so close to the top of the mountain at nearly owning 50% then its downhill all the way

    I was number crunching this morning trying to see if

    Mortgage Balance minus OP's divided by Life = 8 years (have only just got BF to agree to try to be MF in 10 years)
    Mortgage Aug 12 £165K, Aug 19 £0
    ISA challenge start 2019 £3000/£1500 (50%)
  • greent
    greent Posts: 10,835 Forumite
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    Aw tilly, sorry to hear you had such a bad day - but that day is now over and a new one underway - onwards and upwards (or downwards, in the case of mortgage balances! ;))

    Eggy bread = gypsy toast when I was little - loved the idea - made me think of the old wooden Gypsy caravans (like in The Diddacoi(sp?)) - but probably politically incorrect nowadays! :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
  • Hi Tilly, Hope you are back at your MFW challenge with renewed vigour after having a forgettable day yesterday. Hope this will cheer you up. :beer:
    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
  • ajmoney
    ajmoney Posts: 6,470 Forumite
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    Sorry to hear you were having a tough time but you need to keep OPing even if it is purely selfish from my part as I have started OPing silly amounts thanks to you! Hope you are a bit more positive now.

    Just back from holiday so need to catch up on the bit of your thread I haven't read x
    MFW 2025 No. 7 £1931.07/£2700
    MFiT-T7 No. 6 £4214.98/£30,000
  • You're an inspiration to many people on here. Keep going! You've even inspired me to do the couch to 5k and I'm on week 2 ATM. Here's to better days at work
    Original MF Date = July 2034
    Current MF Date = July 2025
    Target = April 2025
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    edited 23 October 2012 at 6:34PM
    You're an inspiration to many people on here. Keep going! You've even inspired me to do the couch to 5k and I'm on week 2 ATM.

    :eek: Really???????? :eek:


    "unsubscribes, to be on the safe side"

    By the way...... I came across this today after talking to my little cousin :)
    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"
  • Aaagggggghhhh I draw the line at deep fried pizza, the occasional fish and chip meal is ok, but battered pizza :eek::eek::eek:

    For anyone who has a penchant for these, my apologies for offending your sensibilities but I just can't get my head round deep frying a pizza :)

    Tilly x x
    2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
    2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
    Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j
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