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OMG that is such great news. Bravo!0
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Great news! No more spending on driving lessons or tests!Mortgage May 2012 - £129k
January 2015 - Mortgage down to £114k
Target for 2015 to get down to £105k0 -
:T :T Well done, Ed - many speedy congratulations! :T :TDebt: £11,640.02 paid in full! DFD: 30/06/20
Starter Emergency Fund (#187): £1000/£1000
3 month Emergency Fund (#45): £3300/£33000 -
After the excitement of passing my test, yesterday dragged in at work!
Still, the last few weeks have been fairly productive:- Boiler timer replaced (no more utility bill snafus)
- Driving test passed, have decided to take Pass Plus lessons for the confidence boost (another £138 and then no more money to spend on my driving lessons :j)
- All my Zopa money lent out (now at £315)
- ISA transferred, shaving 2%+ off the fees
- Paid the ISA fees for last month
- Quite a few NSD, making up for the damage done by expensive one-off stuff that's been happening
- Replaced light bulbs with non-LED energy saving ones, making our home a brighter, more welcoming place
Still to come:- Mrs E still needs driving lessons (another £200+)
- We'll need insurance (easily £1k+ for the two of us, probably more like £1,500 :eek:)
- We'll need to start saving for a car replacement and repairs (allowing c. £200/mth for this)
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I found Pass Plus to be well worth the money. Well done btw! :T0
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Well done on passing your driving test :T:T:j:j
Is mid-forties too late to start? I have been a champion of lifelong learning though, so may be it is now the best time to start learning to drive :eek:Mortgage: @ Feb. 2007: £133,200; Apr. 2011: £24,373; May 2011: £175,999; Jun 2013: ~£97K; Mar. 2014 £392,212.73; Dec. 2015: £327,051.77; Mar. 2016: ~£480K; Mar. 2017 £444,445.74
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Is mid-forties too late to start? I have been a champion of lifelong learning though, so may be it is now the best time to start learning to drive
Well, I had a 12 year gap between the first time I started and this time, so it's never too late to learn
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DH passed at 44.0
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Sorry it's late but . . . congratulations on passing your test :j.0
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Hi Ed
Just catching up and just wanted to say CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!! Well done you...I knew you could do it.
MCIMortgage 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)0
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