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Finally I have a mortgage I can start to pay off!
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Thanks Karma. 1P surveys blitzed - at £22.45 now - not far to go!
We’ve decided to have takeaway tonight - not very frugal Jan, but it’s been a long week. In the interests of tidying, I’ve also polished off the last of the Apple Pie Baileys… don’t worry, there’s still two whole bottles of normal Bailey’s in the cupboard (one of those situations where people discover something you like and give you way too much of it!). DH is working on some ‘not very nice’ gin. Yes, I know it’s early…. But it’s been a long week!!Mortgage free 16/06/2023! £132,500 cleared in 11 years, 3 months and 7 days
'Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is.' Ernest Hemingway6 -
Too much Baileys? Is that even a thing???Mortgage start: £65,495 (March 2016)
Cleared 🧚♀️🧚♀️🧚♀️!!! In 5 years, 1 month and 29 days
Total amount repaid: £72,307.03. £1.10 repaid for every £1.00 borrowed
Finally earning interest instead of paying it!!!5 -
There’s too much to store in our small spirits cupboard! (Especially combined with all of DH’s gins)Mortgage free 16/06/2023! £132,500 cleared in 11 years, 3 months and 7 days
'Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is.' Ernest Hemingway6 -
No. 1 was too small (especially garden), as expected. No. 2 just wasn’t for us. Both really liked no. 3 and have made an offer, but so have at least 4 others, so we’re unlikely to get it. So it goes…. We’ll wait and see!Mortgage free 16/06/2023! £132,500 cleared in 11 years, 3 months and 7 days
'Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is.' Ernest Hemingway8 -
Ooh, exciting! Fingers crossed everyone else's offer is worse than yours! Xx7
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Lovely to find out there *are* houses out there that you both like! Hope the offer works out for you2023: the year I get to buy a car5
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Fingers crossed for you.2025 decluttering: 3,848🌟🥉🌟💐🏅🏅🌟🥈🏅🌟🏅💐💎🌟🏅🏆🌟🏅
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Big kitchen declutter challenge 105/150
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Thanks ladies. I doubt very much we’ll have put in the highest offer, but maybe the fact we’re ready to go will help.
Mortgage free 16/06/2023! £132,500 cleared in 11 years, 3 months and 7 days
'Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is.' Ernest Hemingway7 -
I think that often does help, fingers crossed! Is it best and final, is there a set date? Or will you be waiting while they go back and forth between you all?5
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I think they’ll be doing best and final on Tuesday after we’ve all had a chat with the agent’s mortgage adviser to check we have enough money to make such offers.Mortgage free 16/06/2023! £132,500 cleared in 11 years, 3 months and 7 days
'Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is.' Ernest Hemingway5
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