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  • edinburgher
    edinburgher Posts: 14,203 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Dinner this evening was relish - love having a well stocked freezer

    A well stocked freezer and the best you could find was a jar of relish? :rotfl:
  • Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS
    Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS Posts: 7,854 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    edinburgher wrote: »
    A well stocked freezer and the best you could find was a jar of relish? :rotfl:

    Whoops :o. Fixed :)
    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
    Hi Natty, I wish we were MF :). We still have to live through the next two years :rotfl:

    It has however, removed much of the worry I felt - I'm sure Mr T will join the working brigade at some point :). This house husband lark is only ok for a while.

    I can safely say I LOVE having an offset mortgage though :)

    Right, I'd better see if you've dusted off your diary and posted? Have you had any snow btw?

    23p Tilly Tidied to MOS.

    Tilly x x
    2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
    2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
    Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j
  • HelenDaveKids
    HelenDaveKids Posts: 3,177 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    Gosh, awesome news on morgage. Xxxx
    Morgage till Nov 30 GOAL MFW Sept 2016
    Aug 11 - £100k Aug 2016.... It's GONE!!!!!
    2014 GOAL HIT 5 Stone! 2016 GOAL to be a MF marathon runner.
    "A goal without a plan is just a wish"
  • Hurdler
    Hurdler Posts: 1,361 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    I know I should know this - but what is a Tilly Tidy?
    • Mortgage @ March 2008: £194,965 ; Lightbulb Moment: July 2011: £164,926; End Date: March 2033
    • MORTGAGE FREE: September 2015
    • MSE 1p Savings Challenge 2024 #50: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec = £223.84/£671.61
  • Lois_E
    Lois_E Posts: 2,227 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    Hurdler wrote: »
    I know I should know this - but what is a Tilly Tidy?

    You keep your current account balance always a round number by OPing the spare pence, either at the end of every day, or after every payment.
    Starting again 13/4/19
    Home loan 1: £21,102.50 Home loan 2: £7,698.99
    Total owed: £28,801.49
  • Hurdler
    Hurdler Posts: 1,361 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    Lois_E wrote: »
    You keep your current account balance always a round number by OPing the spare pence, either at the end of every day, or after every payment.

    Oh I can see me totally getting addicted by this... as I was JUST frowning at an odd number in my emergency fund...
    • Mortgage @ March 2008: £194,965 ; Lightbulb Moment: July 2011: £164,926; End Date: March 2033
    • MORTGAGE FREE: September 2015
    • MSE 1p Savings Challenge 2024 #50: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec = £223.84/£671.61
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    Hurdler wrote: »
    Oh I can see me totally getting addicted by this... as I was JUST frowning at an odd number in my emergency fund...
    Trouble is, there's always an odd amount somewhere :(
    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"
  • Mint1955
    Mint1955 Posts: 685 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts I've been Money Tipped!
    My Tilly Tidy is on my mortgage accounts x 2 it shows me what my overpayments are in total on each account so I love watching that figure go up but as I am a odd person I can personally only over pay round figures lol
    Living the dream and retired in Cyprus :j

    http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=5105296
  • Hurdler
    Hurdler Posts: 1,361 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    I suspect mine will be when I do the monthly accounts - so will rip through all my accounts (Current, stashed funds) and hoof all that into Vernon the Virtual Mortgage Pig (aka my overpayment account)
    • Mortgage @ March 2008: £194,965 ; Lightbulb Moment: July 2011: £164,926; End Date: March 2033
    • MORTGAGE FREE: September 2015
    • MSE 1p Savings Challenge 2024 #50: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec = £223.84/£671.61
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