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Pammy's 5 Year MF Challenge - New Year New Target

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  • greent
    greent Posts: 10,783 Forumite
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    Lovely pics, pammy :) I refuse to get a dog as my children seem to find looking after 2 guinea pigs too much hassle! Much as I love dogs I don't have the time/ energy/ inclination to take one on. Very cute cockerpoo, though :D
    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
  • pammyj74
    pammyj74 Posts: 3,290 Forumite
    Sorry for being AWOL. Have managed to save £750 towards the dog, we have changed the name he is going to be called....Fuzzie 'Bear' (although I will call him Fuzz when out walking :o) Think I will just start with the one dog for now and see how we get on with him. I am also going to try and feed him on the BARF diet (raw meat) and so I am trying to get a small chest freezer or tabletop type freezer to keep his stuff in. (and then find somewhere to actually put it!!!

    I have palpatations of not OPing for a whole month so I have just OPd £200 and this has taken another month off. :D EMFD is now July 2019 which if I remember rightly might have been my original target :j :j I now have 31 months left to shave to my next target :D

    I have also had the dreaded Halifax letter saying the rate goes up to 3.99% in May but after having a look around I think thats still not too bad and my payments have just gone up by £14 which I can handle and saves the faffing about.
    MPs left feb '08 276- Dec 13 36 :T MB Jan 10 ~ £82,377 Dec 13 ~ £29987
    EMFD was Feb 32 :eek: NOW Dec 2013 its Dec 2016
    MF new target Dec 16 REACHED!! :j
  • pink_poppy
    pink_poppy Posts: 2,140 Forumite
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    Hiya pammy, good to see you back :D

    That's an amazing amount to have saved up for the pooch :T Which one are you going for ~ labradoodle or cockerpoo?? I'm guessing labradoodle if your DD had anything to do with it ;) Btw, love the name!! :rotfl:

    My Halifax payment has gone down by nearly £100 because of the rate change, obviously because of OPs I've made & they're wanting me to stick with the original term ~ no chance ~ I've just increased my OP amount!! :p
    'A watched potato will never chit'...
  • pammyj74
    pammyj74 Posts: 3,290 Forumite
    Yeah mine went down by £30 so I rang them and asked them to make the payment what I worked it out it would be and they were fine with that and back to 7 years 3 months again :) Not sure why they wouldn't let you change it??

    We are going for a goldendoodle or labradoodle. Hopefully a red or apricot one.
    MPs left feb '08 276- Dec 13 36 :T MB Jan 10 ~ £82,377 Dec 13 ~ £29987
    EMFD was Feb 32 :eek: NOW Dec 2013 its Dec 2016
    MF new target Dec 16 REACHED!! :j
  • greent
    greent Posts: 10,783 Forumite
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    Welcome back, pammy - have been keeping an eye out for you - I missed your posts :)

    Hope the dog plans continue to go well x
    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
  • pink_poppy
    pink_poppy Posts: 2,140 Forumite
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    I haven't actually spoken to the [EMAIL="H@lifax"]H@lifax[/EMAIL], just letting them get on with it for now as I hope to be moving mortgage anyway.

    Haven't heard of goldendoodle, I'm assuming that's a golden retriever (one of my favourite dogs) & a poodle?? :)
    'A watched potato will never chit'...
  • newgirly
    newgirly Posts: 9,348 Forumite
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    Hi pammy , long time no see! glad you are all ok and exciting news on the dog, we will need lots of piccies x
    MFW 67 - Finally mortgage free! 💙😁
  • CathT
    CathT Posts: 7,133 Forumite
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    I got out just in time! Had my letter to say mortgage rate changing to 3.99% but i've switched to a 2.59% rate. I've kept my payment the same amount it was before though.
    June 2025 - part 1 - £19,145 part 2 - £21,973 Total - £41,118 29 months to go!
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    Happy Birthday _party__party__party_
    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"
  • pink_poppy
    pink_poppy Posts: 2,140 Forumite
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    Oh, Happy Birthday pammy!! :D Didn't know it was your Birthday today. Are you any nearer to hearing the patter of tiny paws?? ;)
    'A watched potato will never chit'...
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