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Happy anniversary to you both
Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
Mortgage-free: January 2021
Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)0 -
Happy anniversary. Hope you both have a lovely day
LBM Dec 2011. Aimed, but failed, to clear all unsecured debt by Feb 2019. Finally free of unsecured debt 21st May 21!
Debt Dec 11: Unsecured £69,579 + Mortgage £59,948 = £129,527
Debt May 21: Unsecured ZERO! ZILCH! Mortgage £22,3320 -
Happy anniversary mr and mrs Tilly , have a great day
MFW 67 - Finally mortgage free! 💙😁0 -
Tilly, your post made me smile! I loved the way you told us about everything that's going on in the day, what you have planned etc. And then as an aside, it's my Wedding Anniversary! As if it's insignificant and of no importance.
Well, congratulations from me! Her's hoping that you and Mr Tilly have a wonderful day and that you have many more!
Are your Anniversaries like my birthdays? I have birthday months. A day seems so short, and a week just not long enough, so it stretches a bit.
Just consider the fun of it all, a whole month of being even more loved up than you are!Still striving to be mortgage free before I get to a point I can't enjoy it.
Owed at the end of -
02/19 - £78,400. 04/19 - £85,000. 05/19 - £83,300. 06/19 - £78,900.
07/19 - £77,500. 08/19 - £76,000.0 -
Hi, thanks for your lovely messages - I've read them whilst sitting in the conservatory, listening to the rain hammering down :eek::)
Tahlullah, I must admit we celebrate birthdays more than anniversaries and I agree with you, a day is never enough so we like to have a few things spread out. Another year with family and friends is always something to be celebrated in my book
I have completely given up with the weather and any idea of gardening has been knocked on the head. I went outside a short while ago, sun was coming up, 'let's get stuck in' I thought - more fool me, massive drops of rain started to pelt down, so I ran back inside.
I took mum to the shops this morning, dropped her almost right outside the door, DD walked her in, I went and parked up and by the time I got to the shop, 3 mins walk maybe, I was soaked to the skin. I must admit to seeing the funny side though and given its anniversary time, I was definitely smiling, verging on beaming.
Now getting her back in the car was a different matter as she can't see well at all and can't hear. I ran to get the car, threw the shopping into the boot with gay abandon, then drove back to the front doors. Sadly she couldn't see or hear me, queue jumping out of the car, stepping into a huge puddle and walking to escort her to the car. I'd given up even thinking of dry weather by this point.
It's been one of those days when things are just not meant to be. We popped to Costc@ and to say it was busy was an understatement - it was HEAVING. I've never seen it that busy even at Christmas (which dear friends is only 215 sleeps away).
I need to check the potatoes and get mashing - fish filling ready to go and champagne may just happen to be in the fridge. Using Fortune's words, this journey is definitely loaves and lilies
Best wishes, Tilly x2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j0 -
Congrats Mr and Mrs T xxxMorgage till Nov 30 GOAL MFW Sept 2016Aug 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"0 -
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Happy anniversary and a happy weekend to you Tilly!
Well done to DS too for finishing the exams!
Enjoy your dinner, especially having your mum there xStash busting 2014 45 / 60 (balls of yarn)!
2014 Sealed Pot #2136 ?/£500
House: Decluttering 322 / 365
Original mortgage [STRIKE]£149,000[/STRIKE][STRIKE]£117,750[/STRIKE];[STRIKE]£112,500[/STRIKE] MFW 2014#69 GOAL 1: [STRIKE]£109 K April[/STRIKE]
GOAL 2: [STRIKE]£103 K by Sept[/STRIKE]
GOAL 3: < £100k by end of 2014 MF goal: Nov 2020 - 4 years early0 -
Happy anniversary!
Have a lovely enveningEarly retired - 18th December 2014
If your dreams don't scare you, they're not big enough0 -
Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS wrote: »Morning Thistle, hope Wednesday's groups went well - it's fab to see your CC going down. Do you already have a cashback credit card as well? I think you were going for a S123 but could be wrong.
I'm hunting down every opportunity to reduce my spends still - once you've done 1 or 2 scrubs it's certainly hard to find more ways to save. Doing this whilst still living a life is a challenge.
Have a good day today, and by the looks of it, you may have the thunderstorm - weather forecast is dire.
Best wishes Tilly x x
Hi Tilly,
Yes I've got the S123 current and the S123 cashback CC so it's all systems go. Managed to get my current balance over the £3,000 too so I'm full on with the interest side too.
Clever Thistle!!!!:rotfl:
Tx
Ps happy anniversary!!! XxxMortgage at end 05/2007: £90200
Mortgage at end 08/2018: £71646 paid £18354 (20.5%)
MFD: :eek:Original:05/2042:eek:
Car Finance: £8225 : £6392 (22.2% paid off)
CC Debt (0% until 06/2020): £5640 : £4400 (21.7% paid off)
Age of Money at 31/08/2018 = 23 days
YNAB is changing the way I live my life....and spend my money!!0 -
Belated congratulations and anniversary wishes to you both for yesterday
xx I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soulRepaid mtge early (orig 11/25) 01/09 £124616 01/11 £89873 01/13 £52546 01/15 £12133 07/15 £NILNet sales 2024: £200
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