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5 years MFW - Lets get cracking...

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  • Just sent off my last eBay bits for a while - anyone know if they are having another free list day soon? Got a few bits to go, but don't want 99p for them, so need to list them on a free day!
  • HelenDaveKids
    HelenDaveKids Posts: 3,177 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    edited 19 February 2013 at 3:24PM
    Seems like its virtually every other week or every three weeks. I just type in FLW into forum search and theirs a thread that annouces them early in week.

    I waited for a FLW too, for same reason, as had some bits that wanted more for. Have set myself the challenge of each month doing a bit lot of listing and clearing my clutter.
    Morgage till Nov 30 GOAL MFW Sept 2016
    Aug 11 - £100k Aug 2016.... It's GONE!!!!!
    2014 GOAL HIT 5 Stone! 2016 GOAL to be a MF marathon runner.
    "A goal without a plan is just a wish"
  • Ah, that's a good idea, thanks for that!
  • HelenDaveKids
    HelenDaveKids Posts: 3,177 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    edited 20 February 2013 at 5:32PM
    All ebay items now posted so can forget about it for another month.

    Have written my OP cheques ready and this month is sooooo exciting, as my fixed period ends on morgage 1 and I have cashed in all my endowments and are eagerly awaiting to be spent. So this month (drum roll please......) will be £16,464 OP... leaving £66000 left. Can't wait, sorry but updating my sig now as can't help myself plus the money is there and cheques next to door... although can't post till monday or will get a ERC

    Unfortunately after this month my OP's will be cashback, surveys, ebay... but look at my new signature
    :T:T:T
    Morgage till Nov 30 GOAL MFW Sept 2016
    Aug 11 - £100k Aug 2016.... It's GONE!!!!!
    2014 GOAL HIT 5 Stone! 2016 GOAL to be a MF marathon runner.
    "A goal without a plan is just a wish"
  • lulabelle1
    lulabelle1 Posts: 2,704 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Whoop Whoop!!!!!

    Party time at yours....
  • That is fantastic news :T:T:T
    2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
    2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
    Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Superb, well done :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"
  • TwinnyD
    TwinnyD Posts: 238 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    Great OP :T:T:T
  • HelenDaveKids
    HelenDaveKids Posts: 3,177 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    edited 21 February 2013 at 10:31PM
    Thanks Tilly, GG and Twinny.

    Up and down day, but mostly definitely up. In fact up is overall the winner!!

    DH spent £180 on new roofing sheets for bottom shed, so have spent all day in the freezing cold removing felt and replacing. Still about half a days work left on sides but all in all not bad. Stuff bought yesterday with FIL so 10% off plus was going to have black roof as cheaper but deal on making green cheaper and was what he really wanted so hes quite pleased with self. Shed large so would have cost a huge difference to replace rather than fix and was definitely in need of major repair.

    Also need to replace fence and hedge and BFs OH is selling us some hedge saplings (which he buys for his business) at cost which is 40p a plant (we are having 50) no idea how much they cost but this does seem exceptionally cheap. Will fetch tomorrow.

    Ebay sale item broken in transit so had to refund £12. £6 of which was postage (heavy) first ever refund but still cheesed off as didn't do that well in first place.

    Need to renew gym/classes/swimming membership, we have a annual with discounts (NHS, swimming lessons plus joint) and last year was super scabby and managed to get them down to £204 each, anyway they rang back and said £262.50 each, lady was a bit snooty when said tried to barter a deal, anyway said I would leave it then, as couldn't possible afford £525 and was still saying we no longer offer blah blah blah and so in end offered to get her manager to ring tomoz but she didnt think it would make a difference. Anyway its multi-centre so I rang up the other site which I use slightly more, and got us £175 each which is £165 cheaper!!! and works out as a stupendous deal, as use between 3-5 x a week and would need less than 1 visit a week to make it worthwhile. Really chuffed!! Paid straight away!

    Not doing well on adpoints or surveys as never ever seem to qualify.
    Cashed in TCB 4.08.
    Morgage till Nov 30 GOAL MFW Sept 2016
    Aug 11 - £100k Aug 2016.... It's GONE!!!!!
    2014 GOAL HIT 5 Stone! 2016 GOAL to be a MF marathon runner.
    "A goal without a plan is just a wish"
  • Lois_E
    Lois_E Posts: 2,227 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    Just seen about your £16k+ OP! That's amazing, HDK! :T:T:T:T:T:T:T
    Starting again 13/4/19
    Home loan 1: £21,102.50 Home loan 2: £7,698.99
    Total owed: £28,801.49
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