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  • brizzledfw
    brizzledfw Posts: 7,302 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    :j:j:j

    Well done you!!

    Xx
    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
  • mfmaybe
    mfmaybe Posts: 1,176 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts
    Amazing Caz. You worked so bl00dy hard at it. You've earned those bananas for sure!
    0% card was £1126.91 / Now £1502.37

    AFD March 2/15 NSD March 2/11 :T

    Other debts paid since 1/1/14: £17,005
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
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    In other more mundane matters...... :D
    How hard is driving on the right in a right-hand drive car, anyone know?
    As long as you are reasonably confident drivers, no problem at all. I didn't bring my RHD over from the UK as I thought it would be difficult to drive on the right, but I've been kicking myself since as I've driven a friend's RHD with no worries. Plus that was an automatic which I'd never driven before.
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    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"
  • Thank you, everyone - it hasn't really quite sunk in yet. I suppose it may not until we've got the other house mortgaged and I can see a nice line of £0s against the credit card balances!

    I've started a new thread on MFW if anyone feels like joining me :)

    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5605671
  • Oh how did I miss that? Well done you - that's absolutely brilliant! You've worked so hard - I'm chuffed to bits to see your bananas! :D:beer::T
    🎉 MORTGAGE FREE (First time!) 30/09/2016 🎉 And now we go again…New mortgage taken 01/09/23 🏡
    Balance as at 01/09/23 = £115,000.00 Balance as at 31/12/23 = £112,000.00
    Balance as at 31/08/24 = £105,400.00 Balance as at 31/12/24 = £102,500.00
    Balance as at 31/08/25 = £ 95,450.00
    £100k barrier broken 1/4/25
    SOA CALCULATOR (for DFW newbies): SOA Calculator
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