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  • brizzledfw
    brizzledfw Posts: 7,302 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    Have a brilliant and very restful time x
    MFiT-T4 Member No. 96 - 2022 is my MF goal :D
    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::T
  • misscousinitt
    misscousinitt Posts: 3,655 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Mortgage-free Glee!
    Happy Holidays Tilly xxx

    MCI
    Mortgage Free x 1 03.11.2012 - House rented out Feb 2016
    Mortgage No 2: £82, 595.61 (31.08.2019)
    OP's to Date £8500

    Renovation Fund:£511.39;
    Nectar Points Balance: approx £30 (31.08.2019)
  • apple_muncher
    apple_muncher Posts: 15,360 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Mortgage-free Glee! Name Dropper
    Happy travels and happy visits xx
    NST March lion #8; NSD ; MFW9/3/23 Whoop Whoop!!!
  • Whoop whoop - on the ferry, glass of wine and we are on our way :)


    Tilly x x
    2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
    2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
    Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j
  • Bon voyage x
    Paid off mortgage nine years early in 2013. Now picking and choosing our work to fit in with the rest of our lives!
    Still thrifty though, after all these years:D
  • Have a super holiday Tilly and recharge those MSE batteries.
    I've started a new diary and I need you to keep me sane!!
    Tx
    Mortgage 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!!
  • Watty1
    Watty1 Posts: 7,638 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Have a lovely hols :)
    Made it to mortgage free but what a muddle that became

    In the event the proverbial hits the fan then co-habitees are better stashing their cash than being mortgage free !!
  • Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS
    Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS Posts: 7,854 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    edited 13 August 2015 at 7:55PM
    Evening, glorious evening, eating dinner in the garden. A few jobs completed and Mr T has done a bit of DIY - that's always a worry :)

    The sun is just setting and the swallows are dive bombing the pool and playing.

    Listening to the wind through the palm trees - am definitely feeling blessed and grateful that we have a peace of heaven.

    Night, Tilly x x x
    2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
    2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
    Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j
  • Goldiegirl
    Goldiegirl Posts: 8,807 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Rampant Recycler Hung up my suit!
    Sounds lovely:). Glad you are having a good time

    Plus, much better than it is here - you'll be pleased to know it's been chucking it down here!
    Early retired - 18th December 2014
    If your dreams don't scare you, they're not big enough
  • greent
    greent Posts: 10,906 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Glad to hear you're having a lovely time xx
    I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul
    Repaid mtge early (orig 11/25) 01/09 £124616 01/11 £89873 01/13 £52546 01/15 £12133 07/15 £NIL
    Net sales 2024: £20
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