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  • Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS
    Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS Posts: 7,854 Forumite
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    Why on earth did I put washing on the line this morning?

    At 5.15am it had the makings of a beautiful day which sadly went downhill - on a brighter note the garden has had multiple waterings :)

    You've had a suggestion for six years, how about going for 5 as you'd be all finished for the summer before we move into 2020 :). Has a certain ring to it I think?

    I hadn't realised oil tanks were so expensive :(

    Tilly x x
    2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
    2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
    Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j
  • brizzledfw
    brizzledfw Posts: 7,302 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    Yes 5 sounds possible, or 6. I am going for 8 at the moment but also spreading money into other funds as well

    Have a great weekend
    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
  • Fortune_Smiles
    Fortune_Smiles Posts: 5,126 Forumite
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    Now I was going to say I don't feel ready to commit just yet. However, I stopped myself and went back to the mortgage overpayment calculator to see what I could do rather than what I couldn't do.


    8 years it is. That feels achievable and, if we do more, it'll be a bonus. I retain the right to change my mind tomorrow though ;)


    My budget software will allow me to track the OPs and I'll need to OP £350 each month to meet the target. My plan is to Tillytidy (perhaps to the nearest £5 rather than my current pennies), include Mr Marmit£'s contents, Fleabay, windfalls (I live in hope), savings against budget and any earnings from my paintings.


    My £15 tax rebate has been contributed already!


    First hurdle - Goodwood tomorrow. The boys are coming down tonight so that they can come too (I think they may be talking to me again) and Mr F is determined to make it a good day out. I have a budget so just have to hope the force is with me :rotfl:


    “Isn't it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet?” ― L.M. Montgomery


    Fortune x
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  • brizzledfw
    brizzledfw Posts: 7,302 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    Well done :j Good goal to have and I will have company on my journey ;) ( whilst Mrs T is sunning herself in the sun too ;))

    Have a good day tomorrow, sounds like a great treat 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
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 95,720 Ambassador
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    Sounds like a wee plan.
    Enjoy tomorrow :)
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    Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
    "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
    ***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb.     ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.
  • rtandon27
    rtandon27 Posts: 5,755 Forumite
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    Fortune_Smiles wrote: »
    ...The boys are coming down tonight so that they can come too (I think they may be talking to me again) and Mr F is determined to make it a good day out...

    Fingers crossed for a wonderful day, with all younglings and parental units talking to each other!;)
    4 YEARS 10 MONTHS DEBT FREE!!! (24 OCT 2016)
    (With heartfelt thanks to those who have gone before us & their indubitable generosity.)
    ...and now I have a mortgage! (23 AUG 2021)
    New projection - 14 YEARS 8 MONTHS LEFT OF 20 YEARS (reduced by 16 mths)
    Psst...I may have started a diary!
  • Fortune_Smiles
    Fortune_Smiles Posts: 5,126 Forumite
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    We had a fabulous day at Goodwood. The weather held, relationships were restored and I came in under budget :T
    We bought coffees and lunch. The boys bought drinks and icecreams. Leaving £15 from the budget to OP.


    We must have walked for miles and the scales are being appreciative this morning.


    I cheekily gave out my new business cards at some of the stands and may have got myself a commission (or 2) as a result. Plus an offer of some free space on a show stand if I want to exhibit :j Better get painting!


    I have somehow managed to save some meals from the plan which may mean we don't have to do a big shop for this week. That could be about £80 to OP :T


    So it's all gravy!


    Hope you've all had a good weekend guys.


    Fortune x
    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6623005/happy-days-in-our-golden-years/p1?new=1
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  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    Fortune_Smiles wrote: »
    I cheekily gave out my new business cards at some of the stands and may have got myself a commission (or 2) as a result. Plus an offer of some free space on a show stand if I want to exhibit :j Better get painting!
    FANTASTIC :j:j:j
    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"
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 95,720 Ambassador
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    Sounds like a good day on all fronts :j
    I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.

    Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
    "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
    ***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb.     ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.
  • Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS
    Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS Posts: 7,854 Forumite
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    What brilliant news to read Fortune. I'm not surprised at all as you are unbelievably talented :T:T

    Good luck - you'd better buy new brushes :rotfl:

    Tilly x x
    2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
    2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
    Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j
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