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  • Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS
    Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS Posts: 7,854 Forumite
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    Sorry for length of post - I hadn't realised :eek:
    2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
    2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
    Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j
  • Fortune_Smiles
    Fortune_Smiles Posts: 5,148 Forumite
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    Sorry to hear there's been a delay in your plans Tilly. Is there anything you can do in the meantime to have more of what you want and less of what you don't want in life?


    Fortune x
    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6623005/happy-days-in-our-golden-years/p1?new=1
    Working at Living
  • ljaneyr
    ljaneyr Posts: 1,135 Forumite
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    Morning Tilly,

    What brand of granola was recommended to you? I'm completely fed up with my current breakfasts and need a change!

    Janey x
    "It is often said that before you die your life passes before your eyes. It is in fact true. It's called living." Terry Pratchett
    Bought our house 2012 :) Married 2015 :D Started renovating 2015 :eek:
    Renovation fund... what renovation fund? :eek: Emergency fund 40% Future fund... ongoing...
  • LydiaJ
    LydiaJ Posts: 8,083 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    Good luck to Miss T from me too.

    (Now need to try to find out how my classes have done. :eek:)
    Do you know anyone who's bereaved? Point them to https://www.AtaLoss.org which does for bereavement support what MSE does for financial services, providing links to support organisations relevant to the circumstances of the loss & the local area. (Link permitted by forum team)
    Tyre performance in the wet deteriorates rapidly below about 3mm tread - change yours when they get dangerous, not just when they are nearly illegal (1.6mm).
    Oh, and wear your seatbelt. My kids are only alive because they were wearing theirs when somebody else was driving in wet weather with worn tyres.     :)
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    ljaneyr wrote: »
    Morning Tilly,

    What brand of granola was recommended to you? I'm completely fed up with my current breakfasts and need a change!

    Janey x
    HERE you go hon :D

    Good luck to Miss T :T
    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"
  • Froggy-G
    Froggy-G Posts: 2,145 Forumite
    Best of luck to Ms T.. Hope she gets the results that she wants! ;)

    Froggy
    Froggy's New Lillypad Fund
    Total so far: £ 10,009.77
  • nat21luv
    nat21luv Posts: 3,435 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Cashback Cashier
    Best of luck for Miss T today!
    2025 Mortgage start £378K 2025 Overpayment £103 Savings Challenge 2025 **MONEY MAKES ME HAPPY**
  • LydiaJ
    LydiaJ Posts: 8,083 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    Hope Miss T did well and Tilly is too busy celebrating with her to come on here and tell us how she did. :)
    Do you know anyone who's bereaved? Point them to https://www.AtaLoss.org which does for bereavement support what MSE does for financial services, providing links to support organisations relevant to the circumstances of the loss & the local area. (Link permitted by forum team)
    Tyre performance in the wet deteriorates rapidly below about 3mm tread - change yours when they get dangerous, not just when they are nearly illegal (1.6mm).
    Oh, and wear your seatbelt. My kids are only alive because they were wearing theirs when somebody else was driving in wet weather with worn tyres.     :)
  • 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, I have a happy daughter and she's going to her first choice of Uni :T

    It's been a ridiculous day, so sorry for getting on here late. Will be celebrating when she comes home tomorrow :):):):):):)

    Thanks all for posting, she'll read them all when she's back on line.

    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
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    Yay, great stuff :T:T:T:T, well done Miss T :j
    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"
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