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SF's road to mortgage freedom!

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  • beanielou
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    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    Have a happy weekend yourself :)
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  • slowlyfading
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    Me and DH decided last minute that we'd go to watch some of the Tour De France so we've had a busy but lovely weekend :) it also includes me getting sun burnt :o I thought we were in the shade! Obviously not... :o

    In MSE news, it's been a NSD today :) took lots of fruit and a yogurt for my lunch as it's been quite an unhealthy weekend in the end. Never mind :) it's 3 weeks today until we go on holiday :j :j

    Oh, and 12 teaching days to go... :o
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  • Habibiboo
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    :wave:

    Glad you're getting there SF, once you start counting it in school days it seems that much sooner!

    Here's to meeting those July aims and having a fabulous break at the end of it! x
    Stash busting 2014 45 / 60 (balls of yarn)!
    2014 Sealed Pot #2136 ?/£500
    House: Decluttering 322 / 365
    Original mortgage [STRIKE]£149,000[/STRIKE][STRIKE]£117,750[/STRIKE];[STRIKE]£112,500[/STRIKE] MFW 2014#69 GOAL 1: [STRIKE]£109 K April[/STRIKE] ;) GOAL 2: [STRIKE]£103 K by Sept[/STRIKE] ;) GOAL 3: < £100k by end of 2014 MF goal: Nov 2020 - 4 years early
  • Goldiegirl
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    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Rampant Recycler Hung up my suit!
    Those 12 days will flash by!
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  • slowlyfading
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    ^^ I hope so!

    Another long day - got in at 6:30pm so going to watch tv on the sofa and not do much else. My brain has gone!

    11 days to go :o
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  • slowlyfading
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    Yesterday was an open evening so didn't get back til nearly 10pm and today has passed in a blur as I'm so tired :(

    I also had a $osta coffee yesterday as a treat for the long day, so I seem to have spent most days in July so far - this has to stop! I need to get a grip :o not that it's a lot every time I spend, but it all adds up, right?

    I'm so glad it's Friday tomorrow - just one more day to get through. 9 teaching days to go :o
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  • edinburgher
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    Don't worry about the 'latte factor', just get yourself through the end of term and then relax :)
  • slowlyfading
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    edinburgher wrote: »
    Don't worry about the 'latte factor', just get yourself through the end of term and then relax :)

    Will do :)

    It's finally the weekend :j :j

    I've done the usual end-of-the-week £50 OP to the mortgage, so slowly plodding along on that front. It's been another good week for us budget wise, as nothing unexpected has really crept up. I'll have to do a food shop tomorrow and I need to get some more cat food, but again, nothing too unusual there.

    I've posted a blog post today about our aims for early retirement but I'm unsure as to whether we'll actually achieve it. But, we can aim to get as close as possible :) you can but try!

    And the most exciting thing is that our itinerary for Canada/America arrived today and I'm so excited :j :j :D:D :j :j it's much more real now, and we're going to have such a good time! :D
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  • Habibiboo
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    :wave:

    Happy weekend SF, you're almost at the finishing line!

    Great news on the itinerary, makes it feel like it's really happening! Soon be time to start packing x
    Stash busting 2014 45 / 60 (balls of yarn)!
    2014 Sealed Pot #2136 ?/£500
    House: Decluttering 322 / 365
    Original mortgage [STRIKE]£149,000[/STRIKE][STRIKE]£117,750[/STRIKE];[STRIKE]£112,500[/STRIKE] MFW 2014#69 GOAL 1: [STRIKE]£109 K April[/STRIKE] ;) GOAL 2: [STRIKE]£103 K by Sept[/STRIKE] ;) GOAL 3: < £100k by end of 2014 MF goal: Nov 2020 - 4 years early
  • slowlyfading
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    Habibiboo wrote: »
    :wave:

    Happy weekend SF, you're almost at the finishing line!
    8 teaching days to go :j :j

    Great news on the itinerary, makes it feel like it's really happening! Soon be time to start packing x
    I need to buy another couple of summer tops, but yep it's soon :j :j :D
    Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
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