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Making chicken feed of my mortgage

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  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
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    skint_spice wrote: »
    Tess of the D'Urbervilles, love a bit of Thomas Hardy me:o

    I have 21 of the books in the collection... but not that one :rotfl:
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • gallygirl
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    skint_spice wrote: »
    Tess of the D'Urbervilles, love a bit of Thomas Hardy me:o
    Jeez, took me 15 years to read it and wished I hadn't bothered :rotfl:.
    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"
  • Calfuray
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    Persuasion - Jane Austen :heart2:
  • skint_spice
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    gallygirl wrote: »
    Jeez, took me 15 years to read it and wished I hadn't bothered :rotfl:.

    Really? I love his books, characters seem so real.
    Mortgage OP 2025 £7050/7000
    Mortgage OP 2024 £7700/7000

    Mortgage balance: £34,965

    Money making challenge £78/400

    ”Do what others won’t early in life so you can do what others can’t later in life” (stolen from Gally Girl)
  • muddywhitechicken
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    Calfuray wrote: »
    Persuasion - Jane Austen :heart2:

    That one I have - I shall take it to read on holiday :)
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • Calfuray
    Calfuray Posts: 1,003 Forumite
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    muddywhitechicken wrote: »
    That one I have - I shall take it to read on holiday :)

    I assume not the cloth-bound one though? :eek:
  • muddywhitechicken
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    Calfuray wrote: »
    I assume not the cloth-bound one though? :eek:

    Yes, the clothbound one - but don't worry I'll look after it carefully!

    Only 5.5 hours to the weekend :j
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS
    Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS Posts: 7,854 Forumite
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    Have a fab weekend and it's about time we had pics of the ladies.

    Loving the pics as well :)

    I'd love to have a house as organised and neat as yours.

    Tilly x x
    2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
    2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
    Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j
  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
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    The Big Knit is back :T
    bigknit_zps2494d947.jpg

    Knitting hats for smoothie bottles is as far as my knitting skills stretch :rotfl:
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • misscousinitt
    misscousinitt Posts: 3,655 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Mortgage-free Glee!
    Happy Weekend MWC.

    MCI
    Mortgage 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)
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