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Making chicken feed of my mortgage

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  • Karmacat
    Karmacat Posts: 39,460 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
  • Goldiegirl
    Goldiegirl Posts: 8,806 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Rampant Recycler Hung up my suit!
    We used to have a crabapple tree in the front garden. It used to look lovely with the fruit on, but once they dropped, it was really messy. The front gardens here are open plan, and all the fruit would spread into the road, and get squished by cars.... It was a nightmare keeping it all tidy.

    When we had the driveway replaced about 10 years ago, we took the opportunity to have the tree pulled up.

    PS, loved the picture of the eggs - I like eggs in different colours
    Early retired - 18th December 2014
    If your dreams don't scare you, they're not big enough
  • :hello:

    Mr MWC has left me home alone this evening and... *shock**horror* I've cooked for myself! Well made a salad :rotfl: The date vinaigrette is just delicious :drool:

    After phoning them again yesterday, a supervisor from my corporate CC company finally phoned me back this evening... I don't think they know why my account is supposedly 3 months overdue but, despite my last statement advising me that my account had a credit balance and no payment was due, they have slapped a late payment fee on and blocked the card :mad::mad::mad: Not great timing as I go away on a business trip tomorrow morning :mad::mad::mad: The chap I spoke with is going to refund the late payment fee but he doesn't know when my CC will be unblocked... !!!!!!!!!

    Eggs IN 4
    Eggs OUT 0
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • Karmacat
    Karmacat Posts: 39,460 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Thats not good :( its appalling, in fact :( hope you can manage the trip okay.
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
  • apple_muncher
    apple_muncher Posts: 15,284 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Mortgage-free Glee! Name Dropper
    Ya boo hiss and lots of sticking out of tongues to the CC incompetents.
    NST March lion #8; NSD ; MFW9/3/23 Whoop Whoop!!!
  • My CC has been unblocked with apologies for any inconvenience :) I'm not entirely sure the issue has been resolved though so will need to keep a close eye on it...

    Must get a move on - I'm leaving in 30 minutes and I still need to get dressed, pack, sort out The Girls, hang up wet washing and wash-up :eek:
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • Watty1
    Watty1 Posts: 7,228 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    enjoy travels :)
    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 !!
  • misscousinitt
    misscousinitt Posts: 3,655 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Mortgage-free Glee!
    Safe trip.

    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)
  • Got everything done and arrived at train station with 10 minutes to spare! The weather is improving as I head north :cool: and I'm looking forward to a pleasant late afternoon/evening wandering around Edinburgh.
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • :mad::mad::mad: tried to pay for dinner with my corporate CC and it was declined :mad::mad::mad:

    :mad::mad::mad: phoned Customer Services to be told that the best she could offer was a phone call from a supervisor at 08:00 tomorrow :mad::mad::mad:
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
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