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  • catshark88
    catshark88 Posts: 1,099 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    Thinking of you.
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  • Hugs to you Tilly. Our family had a dreadful 2012 with illnesses so I can appreciate your anxieties.
    Keep positive. Xx
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  • katsu
    katsu Posts: 5,037 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Mortgage-free Glee!
    'grats on the ebay sales and more best wishes.
    Debt at highest: £8k. Debt Free 31/12/2009. Original MFD May 2036, MF Dec 2018.
  • Thinking of you, and WELL done on Flebay!xx
    Dec 2011 £141,000 / dec 2013 £135,000/ Jan 2014 £131,000 / July 2014 £129 000
  • MuffinTops
    MuffinTops Posts: 2,477 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    I just wanted to add my best wishes to your family member too. That's such a worrying time!

    MTx
  • tattycath
    tattycath Posts: 7,175 Forumite
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    (((hugs))) to you and yours Tilly.
    :j well done on the ebay sales-we had a good run this weekend too-there was alot of parcelling up to do today!!! Pity it has barely made a dent in the masses of stuff we need to get rid of!! :(
    On a happier note-the money from the sales is coming in very handy :)
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  • Hiya, the Tilly family are feeling very loved from your comments, thanks so much.

    Mr T and I are wrapping parcels tonight - really pleased with sales thus far. I have a theme for the next FLW and will stick with only listing at a price I'm happy to sell for, it worked well, even though I was nervous.

    Best wishes Tilly x
    2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
    2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
    Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j
  • Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS
    Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS Posts: 7,854 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    edited 18 March 2013 at 9:35PM
    Hi, quick update

    Council Tax - called council today and arranged to pay over 12 months. In addition I have set up a standing order, to OP the extra which used to go out each month anyway.

    So it means overall we will OP a further £360 a year. Here's hoping we don't notice the difference.

    Still paying by credit card to get cash back.

    That's all for now.

    Tilly x
    2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
    2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
    Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j
  • elantan
    elantan Posts: 21,022 Forumite
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    i went into our local council offices last week and asked if i could pay it over the 12 months instead of 10, i think i must've developed a second head as the looks i received were truly fascinating, it turns out that our council do not offer that facility, back to the drawing board there then :rotfl:

    well done on the ebay sales just now you really seem to be doing well with it all, have to admit i have only managed to sell that one thing, obviously no body wants my rubbish:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
  • elantan wrote: »
    i went into our local council offices last week and asked if i could pay it over the 12 months instead of 10, i think i must've developed a second head as the looks i received were truly fascinating, it turns out that our council do not offer that facility, back to the drawing board there then :rotfl:

    well done on the ebay sales just now you really seem to be doing well with it all, have to admit i have only managed to sell that one thing, obviously no body wants my rubbish:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

    Maybe Scotland are handling council tax differently. I'm sure I read that all councils have to offer it, but perhaps that's just England. I know when I called them the person said they are only making the change when people phone up about it.

    On the eb@y front, you're selling your treasures on Am@zon as well though and I haven't a clue how to go about that yet :o. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I can sell all the stuff from the loft that is now messing up my previously tidy garage :eek:

    It's like musical chairs in this house at the moment

    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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