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  • lavinia21
    lavinia21 Posts: 277 Forumite
    Have a fab weekend and feel virtous in the great work you've done so fa all those tillytidies add up.
    Positivity is the key there is a reason why life happens. Find your rainbow and ride it.
  • LauraJo
    LauraJo Posts: 1,041 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    lavinia21 wrote: »
    Have a fab weekend and feel virtous in the great work you've done so fa all those tillytidies add up.

    Ditto from me :)
    Mortgage starting balance 2011 ... £170k today £1.5k
    Savings: £3k
    Aim: 100k by Dec 2021
  • Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS
    Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS Posts: 7,854 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    GG, I promise not to order loo roll

    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
    lavinia21 wrote: »
    Have a fab weekend and feel virtous in the great work you've done so fa all those tillytidies add up.
    LauraJo wrote: »
    Ditto from me :)

    Without a lodger, these TTs are definitely keeping me going :T

    Thanks for dropping by :)

    Best wishes Tilly
    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
    Morning,

    48p TT OP this morning

    Shopping spend £19 last night for milk, fruit and fresh veg - everything else is freezer and larder :)

    Balance of grocery budget will be OPd £71 :T

    Missed out on an MS restaurant trip for next week :(

    However am almost at next S&S payout :)

    Have a fab weekend, Tilly x 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
    Morning, missing in action for a few days, but it's been great as Mr T and I have been catching up with friends, eating out and generally celebrated the progress we've made over the last eighteen months :)

    99p TT OP
    Mortgage now at £209,958 :T:T:T
    I'll have to check back but I think our mortgage was around £310k when I started the diary

    Meeting up with some friends today and enjoying a day off work tomorrow as well :)

    Have a fab Tuesday and it's almost the bank holiday weekend :j

    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
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Oh, a day off and it's lovely and sunny - enjoy :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"
  • fothers365
    fothers365 Posts: 269 Forumite
    Enjoy your days off!

    Well done on the new mortgage level- £100k off:T
    Jan 2013-£140,231.65
    Jan 2014-£120,081.94
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    fothers365 wrote: »
    Enjoy your days off!

    Well done on the new mortgage level- £100k off:T
    Yes, not bad is it :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"
  • Polly_Wolly_Doodle
    Polly_Wolly_Doodle Posts: 1,004 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    Well done Tilly, a great news story to start the day:beer::beer::beer::beer:
    Weight: need to lose 71lbs - lost to date 0lbs
    One Poll: £3.20
    My Survey: £0.00
    Ebay: £0.00
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