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Chin up Mrs T...it will pass and you will be on fire again!
Long con calls are indeed a complete pain..but better than a boring f2f meeting, remember!! You can always do some housework or a Tilly Tidy whilst you are on!MFiT-T4 Member No. 96 - 2022 is my MF goal
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::T0 -
Hi Tilly and all :hello:
I'm doing something very out of character here and having a quick skive from work. When I say skive I'm sure you know that this means I'll only be doing three hours overtime today rather than more
I do try to have a quick lurk here and there to keep up with you all but it's normally via my phone so not ideal for posting
Sorry to hear you're not firing on all cylinders at the mo Tilly but as you have rightly pointed out you know these things happen along the way and that they right themselves in time
Regards
ATTMFW Start Date 1.4.08. Updated 23.1.18. MFW date 1.8.18
Original Mortgage o/s £187,643 / £71,904 (-115,739)
Repay o/s £92,661 / now £55,900 (-36,761)
Int Only o/s £94,982, now £16,004 (-78,978)
Total daily interest £1 [a) £0.77 b)£0.23
Total OP's:2018 target £TBC YTD £1,9950 -
Saw this and thought of you, Tilly :rotfl:

215 I guess now.....as it was posted on FB on Sunday
[OMG just seen they put "you're" instead of "your" - ashamed I posted it now....]
SSGC 2016 Jan £259.35/£250 Feb £lost track/£250 Mar £163.70/£250
Emergency Fund Savings Target £600/£2,400
Other Savings Target £664.50/£1,000
NSD Mar 6/16
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Good evening you lovely bunch of MFW chums.....
I have worked my way through so many piles of ironing whilst on conference calls - makes me smile.brizzledfw wrote: »Chin up Mrs T...it will pass and you will be on fire again!
Long con calls are indeed a complete pain..but better than a boring f2f meeting, remember!! You can always do some housework or a Tilly Tidy whilst you are on!
These phases definitely pass and although it hasn't happened many times, in relation to the journey, it's interesting that it re-occurs. Thanks for the PM as well xabouttimetoo wrote: »Hi Tilly and all :hello:
I'm doing something very out of character here and having a quick skive from work. When I say skive I'm sure you know that this means I'll only be doing three hours overtime today rather than more
I do try to have a quick lurk here and there to keep up with you all but it's normally via my phone so not ideal for posting
Sorry to hear you're not firing on all cylinders at the mo Tilly but as you have rightly pointed out you know these things happen along the way and that they right themselves in time
Regards
ATT
210 days and counting, I cannot believe how quickly the year is flying past. I am in organisational heaven at Christmas. Give me a houseful of people to feed and entertain and I am definitely at my happiest. I know wonder I like lodgers so much - no GG nothing to do with patio extensions or filling my freezer :rotfl:SomersetSaver wrote: »Saw this and thought of you, Tilly :rotfl:
215 I guess now.....as it was posted on FB on Sunday
[OMG just seen they put "you're" instead of "your" - ashamed I posted it now....]
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Best wishes Tilly x2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j0 -
I am not allowed to order on line after having a drink these days - but then again, I only have a glass of wine occasionally now :TShe could be seeing double Tilly tidies and get all tht excited she goes out and buys more toilet roll:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
Nothing like seeing double when twiddling your pivotsNot when she's doing the financials :eek:, could be chaos :rotfl:
Oooh lovely ice and a slice please :TPoppy_Golightly wrote: »Hi Tilly, sorry that you were feeling below par over the weekend. But I must say that your posts definitely give me energy to get off my backside and do something about my own financial situation, so although it's early in the day I'm sending you a large G&T/glass of wine (delete as appropriate) to be drunk later this evening with your feet up and some nice music playing!
Have a fab evening
Tilly x2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j0 -
Thistlewhistle wrote: »That's reassuring. I thought I was the only person in the world that inventoried their freezer. Lol.
Helps in meal planning and purchasing. No more having 83 packets of prawns in there - unless they were on a buy one, get 82 free offer of course!!!
Hi, give me a spreadsheet and I'll track anything :rotfl:
I like the buy one get 82 free - how do we persuade sainsbobs and w@itrose to do that :rotfl:
I have an admission, I really had planned to do the menu plan and financials, but DH and DD have bought tickets for the cinema, so I'm off out right now.
Best wishes Tilly x x2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j0 -
I once painted a room whilst on conf calls all day... Defo a good time to do the ironing
Mortgage starting balance 2011 ... £170k today £1.5k
Savings: £3k
Aim: 100k by Dec 20210 -
Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS wrote: »Hi, give me a spreadsheet and I'll track anything :rotfl:
I like e buy one get 82 free - how do we persuade sainsbobs and w@itrose to do that :rotfl:
I have an admission, I really had planned to do the menu plan and financials, but DH and DD have bought tickets for the cinema, so I'm off out right now.
Best wishes Tilly x x
Oooo, what you seeing? You deserve a wee night off, hope you enjoy it
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Hangover 3 - lots of laughter :rotfl:
Mr T is making the supper Morcilla con Manzana from Casa Moro. It's a tapas type dish and we are cheating and having it with a larger salad.
Mmmmmmmm
Sadly no menu plan after Friday so I really will have get cracking on the plan tomorrow. Fortunately Mr T has updated the financials during a gap this afternoon, so that's good news.
Dogs will have to have an extra long walk in the morning
Night x x x2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j0 -
I so hope Mr T doesn't read this, it will give him ideasI once painted a room whilst on conf calls all day... Defo a good time to do the ironing

However, he's on calls all day long, I'm sure he could have a go :T
Night, Tilly x2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j0
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