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  • Secret_Saving_Squirrel
    Secret_Saving_Squirrel Posts: 4,138 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    You sound just like my oh..... Those words could have come out of his mouth!
    Paid off mortgage nine years early in 2013. Now picking and choosing our work to fit in with the rest of our lives!
    Still thrifty though, after all these years:D
  • Alchemilla
    Alchemilla Posts: 6,276 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Sorry Squirrel.
    Barbecue at parents.

    Ed is indeed gurt posh.
  • Goldiegirl
    Goldiegirl Posts: 8,806 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Rampant Recycler Hung up my suit!
    edinburgher wrote: »
    Nowadays I'm cheering inwardly whenever I hear about folk going on leave (particularly the core MFW demographic of teachers, teachers, and more teachers) ;)


    I'm getting a sort of vicarious excitement about the upcoming school holidays.


    The wave of relief that'll wash through the MFW board at end of term will be huge
    Early retired - 18th December 2014
    If your dreams don't scare you, they're not big enough
  • Alchemilla
    Alchemilla Posts: 6,276 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Managed to make pizza in the BB by turning the grill pan upside-down.
  • Habibiboo
    Habibiboo Posts: 1,582 Forumite
    :wave:

    Good looking grub Al ... I'm sure my student who has been taking photos of his meals to text home (!) would have been proud to take a photo like that!

    Does oil work like coal ...no, not a burning science question - geddit? I mean for the practicalities of purchase ... will you have to get oil in quick before summer prices give way to new autumn prices like we do for coal? 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
  • FloppyDisk
    FloppyDisk Posts: 864 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 500 Posts
    Gosh I'm full just looking at that photo Alchemilla! Holidays all around!
    Mortgage Apr 18 £417,894 BTL Mar 18 £162,857
    Mortgage now -- £350,085 BTL now --- £162,668
  • Alchemilla
    Alchemilla Posts: 6,276 Forumite
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    Bless has your student been doing that?
    Basically heating oil prices go up when crude oil prices go up, and in the winter, the summer, and in any month with more than 26 days in it...

    Poor ponyplops took a tumble this afternoon and skinned her knees.

    Money. 4/10. Bought stuff. Shorts for DD1. Plant for someone.
    Health and fitness. Salad for dinner. Tried to go yomping.6/10
    Work. 0/10
    Family. 7/10. Busted one tantrum (and I got kicked!)

    DH working like a dog. I still have washing to bring in and stuff to rganise for tomorrow.
  • Watty1
    Watty1 Posts: 7,243 Forumite
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    Breakfast on BB looks stunning. Very impressed anyone has the time and energy to cook a breakfast like that in the morning. Quick protein shake and ryvita in under 5 mins and I'm done. Can I stop by in the morning for breakfast with you?


    Hope pony plops not too bad?
    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!
    I'm looking forward to the school holidays too...but only from the point of view that my journey to work is about 10-15 minutes shorter while the kids are off.

    The countdown commences - hang in there.

    Hope ponyplops is ok.

    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)
  • Alchemilla
    Alchemilla Posts: 6,276 Forumite
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    Ponyplops has skinned knees bless her.

    Ok day at work. Dealt with some hassles.

    Money. 8/10. NSD.
    Family. 7/10. Read Lizzie Dripping to DD2. Dodgy Yorkshire accent an all.
    Health and fitness. 3/10. Moving on!
    Work. 7/10.


    Eta Watty come on over!
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