📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!

SF's road to mortgage freedom!

1…4748505253…218

Comments

  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 95,697 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    Glad you had a nice birthday :)
    I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.

    Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
    "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
    ***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb.     ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.
  • edinburgher
    edinburgher Posts: 13,910 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Belated happy birthday SF, I hope you enjoyed yourself :)

    The dinner sounded delicious, I am thinking about NYC or Chicago for Mrs E's 30th next year, get us some good junk food.
  • slowlyfading
    slowlyfading Posts: 13,429 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    I've been doing the sums and budget for 2014 - I'm really looking forward to next year :D and I need to make sure that the sums do add up! On paper they do, in a really positive way, but as we all know, little spends here and there start to add up.

    I've got some more planning to do in terms of what we absolutely have to budget for, and what is a maybe/maybe not. I also want to make sure we have some entertainment budget/room in there, so that we have fun at the same time!

    In other news, I still haven't finished Christmas shopping :o it's really crept up on me this year and I have no inspiration for certain members of my family. Still, best get it sorted! Hmm.

    Nothing else to report; we're off to the in-laws for tea so I'm sure it'll be very tasty :)

    Also, it's nearly the weekend :j
    Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
    Personal Finance Blogger + YouTuber / In pursuit of FIRE
  • edinburgher
    edinburgher Posts: 13,910 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Enjoy your tea! :)

    Our budgets are looking a little healthier for next year, as well, it will be our second year in the flat and certain things look like overkill on the 2013 sheet...
  • slowlyfading
    slowlyfading Posts: 13,429 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Oh my gosh, today has been expensive! Me and DH have been christmas shopping - I only have 1 more present to buy but I need to consult someone else first, and then we're done :) :j

    We're supposed to be putting the decorations up today, but I can't be bothered :o it's such a faff :o but we will, either today or tomorrow. Not sure what the cats are going to make of the christmas tree....

    We're going out tonight for a meal - it's a christmas menu one at a local hotel which is very nice, and quite posh, so it'll be a lovely treat :) quite expensive, but I'm very much looking forward to it :D

    I should be writing my christmas cards right now... :o
    Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
    Personal Finance Blogger + YouTuber / In pursuit of FIRE
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    slowlyfading wrote: »
    Not sure what the cats are going to make of the christmas tree....

    An activity centre if it's anything like my DD's :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"
  • slowlyfading
    slowlyfading Posts: 13,429 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    gallygirl wrote: »
    An activity centre if it's anything like my DD's :rotfl:
    That's what I'm worried about! :eek:
    Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
    Personal Finance Blogger + YouTuber / In pursuit of FIRE
  • HelenDaveKids
    HelenDaveKids Posts: 3,177 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    Ours have been swatting baubles across the lounge with great excitement. Although when they were kittens they used to race up and down the middle. I now have very few none breakable decorations.
    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"
  • slowlyfading
    slowlyfading Posts: 13,429 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    HelenDaveKids wrote: »
    Ours have been swatting baubles across the lounge with great excitement. Although when they were kittens they used to race up and down the middle. I now have very few none breakable decorations.
    Oh goodness, maybe we shouldn't have one....! :eek:
    Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
    Personal Finance Blogger + YouTuber / In pursuit of FIRE
  • slowlyfading
    slowlyfading Posts: 13,429 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Right, the tree is done! :j now just waiting for the cats to notice....
    Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
    Personal Finance Blogger + YouTuber / In pursuit of FIRE
This discussion has been closed.
★ ★ ★ Meet your Ambassadors

🚀 Getting Started

Hi new member!

Our Getting Started Guide will help you get the most out of the Forum

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 351.3K Banking & Borrowing
  • 253.2K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 453.8K Spending & Discounts
  • 244.3K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 599.5K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 177.1K Life & Family
  • 257.8K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 16.2K Discuss & Feedback
  • 37.6K Read-Only Boards

Is this how you want to be seen?

We see you are using a default avatar. It takes only a few seconds to pick a picture.
Update Your Picture