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Making chicken feed of my mortgage

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  • CathT
    CathT Posts: 7,133 Forumite
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    That's great news about the genetic results. It must be quite difficult to make that decision to be tested. Glad they will still keep a close eye on you.
    June 2025 - part 1 - £19,145 part 2 - £21,973 Total - £41,118 29 months to go!
  • I haven't really got going today - sooooooooooo tired *yawn*

    Not much happening here... highlight of the day was receiving the first sender pack for our third stint on the RMS. I find it really tedious but didn't want to say no in case they stopped inviting me to do the £5 a go unaddressed mail surveys!

    Off to wash my my face before bed and use my new it-is-a-miracle-my-neck-is-less-scraggy-after-a-single-use-! cream and sonic massaging treatment applicator :D

    Eggs IN 4
    Eggs OUT 0
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • Goldiegirl
    Goldiegirl Posts: 8,806 Forumite
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    That's good news about the genetic results - must be quite a relief.

    I never had much luck with the RMS survey.

    I had to apply about 3 times, and they eventually gave me a start.

    I did three weeks of training, then they said they were pausing my participation as they were oversubscribed, and I've never heard from them since.

    At the time, I was always going to the post office, but I send my eBay parcels by My Hermes now, so, even if they did offer to start me again, I'd probably decline.

    But it is lucrative, so I can understand why you've grabbed the opportunity with both hands
    Early retired - 18th December 2014
    If your dreams don't scare you, they're not big enough
  • :wave:

    Very little happening here - roll on tomorrow lunch time and the start of my weekend!

    Sainsbury's must be desperate for my custom - they've sent me another 4 x £7.50 off a £50 spend coupons :T
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • Karmacat
    Karmacat Posts: 39,460 Forumite
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    Ooh, those are good percentages, excellent news! They've given me two of £7 off a £70 - they don't like me as much :D
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
  • apple_muncher
    apple_muncher Posts: 15,285 Forumite
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    I'm not even worthy of getting vouchers through the door! But I can cope with the rejection...
    NST March lion #8; NSD ; MFW9/3/23 Whoop Whoop!!!
  • Watty1
    Watty1 Posts: 7,228 Forumite
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    I don't think sainsbugs know who I am either!
    Made it to mortgage free but what a muddle that became

    In the event the proverbial hits the fan then co-habitees are better stashing their cash than being mortgage free !!
  • CathT
    CathT Posts: 7,133 Forumite
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    I've just had some £6 off £40 vouchers. Those amount work well for us. Just have to nip across the road to @ldi for wine and we are sorted!
    June 2025 - part 1 - £19,145 part 2 - £21,973 Total - £41,118 29 months to go!
  • CathT wrote: »
    Just have to nip across the road to @ldi for wine and we are sorted!

    :rotfl:

    £6 off £40 would have suited me better - I'm running out of things to buy!
    Although I did just lose count and spend £15 more than I needed to :mad:
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • I had to phone NW today and tell them our plan for paying off the IO mortgage by April 2028... I soooo wanted to tell him that we could afford to pay it off anytime we wanted to :p

    Eggs IN 5
    Eggs OUT 19 (1 box given to a friend, 13 little ones used in a tortilla for dinner)
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
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