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  • Hurdler
    Hurdler Posts: 1,361 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    Awesome! Well done!:beer:
    • Mortgage @ March 2008: £194,965 ; Lightbulb Moment: July 2011: £164,926; End Date: March 2033
    • MORTGAGE FREE: September 2015
    • MSE 1p Savings Challenge 2024 #50: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec = £223.84/£671.61
  • Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS
    Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS Posts: 7,854 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    Fab 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
    Brilliant :T Onwards and downwards :D
    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
    Calfuray Posts: 1,003 Forumite
    Uniform Washer
    Thank you to everyone for the congrats :) Very sweet :)

    Did anyone see the news today? Apparently the BoE has 'confirmed' that rates 'could' stay at a record low for next three years!

    I've managed to fix on a deal that is sliiightly below the SVR I'm currently paying so no odds to me but bit surprised by this news!

    Only a few days til London :O
  • nattypants
    nattypants Posts: 2,577 Forumite
    Apparently so Cal - not good news for savers ....

    I have to wait until end of this month before I can apply for a new product, so will be interesting to see if rates offered change in any way.
    February13 - £74990 (or thereabouts)
    MND - Let's go for 2020 'cos it's got a nice ring to it:D
    C'mon nattypants:cool:
  • Calfuray
    Calfuray Posts: 1,003 Forumite
    Uniform Washer
    Hopefully they stay nice and low for you Natty!

    I have tomorrow left then I'm on train at 9am on Sunday! So tomorrow is running-about-like-a-headless-chicken day. Have made a list, will need to pack everything and check it off the list. Can't get rid of this nagging feeling I am forgetting something :o

    Quite... apprehensive? I don't think that's the right word. Cautious maybe. It is an amazing opportunity, but am the same time I am scared shittycrap. I've been working all summer in a different language, and will have to do a complete switch! I'm worried I'll forget the basics and embarrass myself. But that's why I booked train, 5 hour train ride down to research and read up on things :)

    Argh! Less than 48 hours now until the welcome dinner!
  • Calfuray
    Calfuray Posts: 1,003 Forumite
    Uniform Washer
    And now I just want to go to bed and my LateX is not behaving :'(
  • unhappy_shopper
    unhappy_shopper Posts: 1,304 Forumite
    Calfuray wrote: »
    And now I just want to go to bed and my LateX is not behaving :'(


    :o Hope you get it fixed soon (You have until Sunday before you make the trip to Big Smoke, right?). Which package are you using? Texmaker? :)
    Mortgage: @ Feb. 2007: £133,200; Apr. 2011: £24,373; May 2011: £175,999; Jun 2013: ~£97K; Mar. 2014 £392,212.73; Dec. 2015: £327,051.77; Mar. 2016: ~£480K; Mar. 2017 £444,445.74
  • Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS
    Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS Posts: 7,854 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    Hi Calfuray, good luck and enjoy your time. No idea whether you like radio, but you can apply for free tickets to see a number of radio shows being recorded - may be a distraction from all the work?

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/shows/tickets/radio

    Have a fab time

    Tilly x
    2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
    2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
    Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j
  • Calfuray
    Calfuray Posts: 1,003 Forumite
    Uniform Washer
    unhappy_shopper wrote: »
    :o Hope you get it fixed soon (You have until Sunday before you make the trip to Big Smoke, right?). Which package are you using? Texmaker? :)

    I'm using TexShop. It's work for the project that I was trying to complete before I went away, but I've still got 3 weeks when I get back. Issues with vboxes and hboxes, so just layout stuff. But yes, Sunday I go :) In 24 hours I'll be on the underground about there! :eek:
    Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS wrote: »
    Hi Calfuray, good luck and enjoy your time. No idea whether you like radio, but you can apply for free tickets to see a number of radio shows being recorded - may be a distraction from all the work?

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/shows/tickets/radio

    Have a fab time

    Tilly x

    Hey Tilly :)

    Sounds good, I'll need to check it out, but days while we are down there are 8am to 10pm :o
    On the Friday we are going on the bus tour and to the science museum, really looking forward to that :D

    One good thing - with long days, should be NSDs!
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