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  • Jessy103
    Jessy103 Posts: 2,250 Forumite
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    Glad Prince and the doggy are ok! Well, apart from the stood on paw! 
    I hope you managed to get the pesky sheep into the trailer! 
    Mortgage Balance as of July 2025 £14,900.
    Starting Mortgage Balance (June 2019) £72,000.
    Aiming to be mortgage free by my 40th birthday, June 2026!
  • sammy70
    sammy70 Posts: 1,009 Forumite
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    Hi Jessy. Sadly no luck with the woollen posse, so we have got our next tactics prepared, and are now aiming for saturday for the capture  :)
    sad news with doggy, her leg is getting worse, she can hardly stand on it, and because her front legs keep giving way and hurting her with her arthiritis she is in  a bit of a tangle. We are taking her to the vet again tommorow, i think it may be a sad outcome as she is in such a state, and we dont want her to carry on suffering like this.. lets see what tommorow brings for my little fur baby..
    current official end date of mortgage= 2037-aiming for 1st March 2029. mortgage balance start of challenge- 25/11/2016 £245,695 mortgage balance 05/06/25 - £101,353.67 2025 challenge- get mortgage balance to £95,000 by new years eve 2025, and a years outgoings in premium bonds after water system paid for
    Make £11,820.96 in overpayments in 2025
  • Jessy103
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    Oh no!! Bless her heart! Fingers crossed they can help her x
    Mortgage Balance as of July 2025 £14,900.
    Starting Mortgage Balance (June 2019) £72,000.
    Aiming to be mortgage free by my 40th birthday, June 2026!
  • sammy70
    sammy70 Posts: 1,009 Forumite
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    my little furbaby doggy was put to sleep yesterday, to say im devastated is an understatement..
    Just to add to the trauma, i got a call an hour later from HR to say redundancy consultation meeting scheduled for tommorow (today)..
    I feel numb at the moment..
    current official end date of mortgage= 2037-aiming for 1st March 2029. mortgage balance start of challenge- 25/11/2016 £245,695 mortgage balance 05/06/25 - £101,353.67 2025 challenge- get mortgage balance to £95,000 by new years eve 2025, and a years outgoings in premium bonds after water system paid for
    Make £11,820.96 in overpayments in 2025
  • Pocket_poor
    Pocket_poor Posts: 36 Forumite
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    So sorry for your loss!
    Fingers crossed you somehow get good news today at your meeting. 
  • Fortune_Smiles
    Fortune_Smiles Posts: 5,123 Forumite
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    Sorry to hear your news Sammy.  All we can do is give them the best life possible and I'm sure Doggy had a lovely life with you.  Fingers crossed for your meeting.

    Fortune x

  • South_coast
    South_coast Posts: 5,888 Forumite
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    Oh, Sammy - it never rains but it pours 🙁 Thinking of you x
    Mortgage start: £65,495 (March 2016)
    Cleared 🧚‍♀️🧚‍♀️🧚‍♀️!!! In 5 years, 1 month and 29 days
    Total amount repaid: £72,307.03. £1.10 repaid for every £1.00 borrowed

    Finally earning interest instead of paying it!!!
  • sammy70
    sammy70 Posts: 1,009 Forumite
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    Thanks everyone for your kind words..
    it isnt good news, im being made redundant.. i dont know all the details yet as today was a group meeting, individual meetings are to be scheduled in the coming days.
    To be honest i cant take my mind off my little spaniel, i miss her so much, she has been part of my life for over 14 years. 
    We have buried her in the garden in front of the kitchen window, she always liked to be able to see me, so i thought she could be close to me  there. She was buried with her favourite pink dog toy, that somehow survived all of her life, she spent hours playing with it as a young dog.
    It hasnt stopped raining again here which is adding to my mood, i feel lost and so sad , i keep forgetting she isnt here and talking to her, its so strange.
    current official end date of mortgage= 2037-aiming for 1st March 2029. mortgage balance start of challenge- 25/11/2016 £245,695 mortgage balance 05/06/25 - £101,353.67 2025 challenge- get mortgage balance to £95,000 by new years eve 2025, and a years outgoings in premium bonds after water system paid for
    Make £11,820.96 in overpayments in 2025
  • Jessy103
    Jessy103 Posts: 2,250 Forumite
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    Oh sammy, I'm so sorry about your pupper and the redundancy. I wish you all the best x
    Mortgage Balance as of July 2025 £14,900.
    Starting Mortgage Balance (June 2019) £72,000.
    Aiming to be mortgage free by my 40th birthday, June 2026!
  • hugglemonster
    hugglemonster Posts: 1,245 Forumite
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    Hi Sammy, I don't comment much but I always read your posts.

    Just adding my heartfelt condolences on the loss of your doggie, lovely that she will always be nearby xx

    Also sorry to hear the news about the redundancy, what a difficult time your having - take a pause and look after yourself.

    Thinking of you, H x
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