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Diary of a home owner wannabe (my 6 year journey)
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Arts and crafts houses are beautiful. You should take some discrete (i.e. suitably anonymous) before and after pics for us to admire
Enjoy your lazy day, I'm planning a good newspaper and maybe some light fish tank maintenance.0 -
I'm sure you will be busy getting ready for the hols so don't expect to see another post from you until you get back. Have a lovely time by the pool relaxing.I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the Budgeting & Bank Accounts, Credit Cards, Credit File & Ratings and Energy boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts 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 and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.
If you can't be the best -
Just be better than you were yesterday.0 -
Sounds like you are doing brilliantly!
Good luck with the running. I started "Couch to 5 km " at the end of May and struggled to run for 1 minute without stopping! Now I can do 20 minutes, have entered a 5 km race at the end of this month and a 10k in November. So hang in there!
Have a lovely holiday.Sealed Pot Challenge - No. 117
Bank of Mum & Dad - £3150/£10,000 (£6850 to go) Bank of In Laws - £4600/£12,000 (£7400 to go)
MFW - MFD - [STRIKE]5 Apr 2029[/STRIKE] 5 June 2025 : AIM = NOV 2019 (back up aim = MAR 2023)0 -
PFTP - sorry I've been AWOL off your diary - will catch up when I have a little more time.
MCIMortgage 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)0 -
A second vote for thatedinburgher wrote: »Arts and crafts houses are beautiful. You should take some discrete (i.e. suitably anonymous) before and after pics for us to admire
Have fun with your cleaning/organising, I wish I could join you!
Thanks for the heads up on The Minimalists visit! I hope there are still some tickets left, I'm about to go & investigate *cross fingers* ETA: yay, I got some!
Just a little :T for your continued good work! I've been AWOL as well, it's been good to catch up finally a penny picker upper. MFW approx 78% to go | FIRE 3 years worth (30% savings rate: now aiming for 40%!) | Normality is a paved road; it's comfortable to walk, but no flowers grow on it | Whatever you're meant to do, do it now. The conditions are always impossible | The only thing you absolutely have to know, is the location of the library0 -
A third vote for the arts and crafts house pics - suitably anon of course 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 !!0 -
Hi guys -thanks for all the lovely comments - haven't had a chance to reply yet as we only got back from Cyprus at 2.30am :eek:
Will update later after I have got through the mountain of washing. Suffice to say we had a fantastic time - extremely relaxing, lots of fun and too much food. On an MS front - I did stay in budget and even brought some euros back (though the budget was a very large one!)
Off to catch up on washing shopping and cooking. Savings target still on track for the end of the month. Need some sleep!
PFTP xGoal:to save £16,000 by 30/09/2019 claw back rental costs
May18 -£2,954.33/£16,0000 -
Holiday washing all done and put away and waved DD off on her trip to Spain with her friend's family. Feeling very lethargic today - in need of another holiday
Caught up with the finances - spent a small fortune the day before we went away. Never take your daughter shopping with you for a few last minute bits and pieces!
Not much else to report. Off to clean and declutter tomorrow. If I work out how I will post a few photos! I have a few more days of decorating to do over the next week or two but hoping that will soon come to an end for a month or so.
PFTP xGoal:to save £16,000 by 30/09/2019 claw back rental costs
May18 -£2,954.33/£16,0000 -
Welcome home :T :T :T
Glad you have had a fab holiday
good news that you stayed in budget = result!
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If you can't be the best -
Just be better than you were yesterday.0 -
Welcome home :T :T :T
Glad you have had a fab holiday
good news that you stayed in budget = result!
DB
Thanks DB - had a great time - the villa and the views were stunning, got to see my dad and his wife as well as they live over there. Also popped over to the Turkish part of Cyprus to see some friends who happened to be there. Finding it difficult to get back into the routine of things though.
PFTP xGoal:to save £16,000 by 30/09/2019 claw back rental costs
May18 -£2,954.33/£16,0000
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