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Outstanding - clever lass! :T🎉 MORTGAGE FREE (First time!) 30/09/2016 🎉 And now we go again…New mortgage taken 01/09/23 🏡
Balance as at 01/09/23 = £115,000.00 Balance as at 31/12/23 = £112,000.00
Balance as at 31/08/24 = £105,400.00 Balance as at 31/12/24 = £102,500.00
Balance as at 31/08/25 = £ 95,450.00
£100k barrier broken 1/4/25SOA CALCULATOR (for DFW newbies): SOA Calculatorshe/her0 -
£450 being refunded back to my bank from card overpayment.
when that arrives I can put it to the right cc! Total debt 26/4/18 <£1925 we were getting there. :beer:
Total debt as of 28/4/19 £7867.38:eek:
minus 112.06 = £7755.32:money:
:money:Sleeves up folks.:money:0 -
£175 paid off the cc which is at 1660 so now we're under 1500 at 1485
TRG gives us housekeeping here of £165+10 un drunk wine money
Slowly slowly catchy monkey.
Thanks EH - getting there eh - I'm not stressed about paying for the rest of it at all. Total debt 26/4/18 <£1925 we were getting there. :beer:
Total debt as of 28/4/19 £7867.38:eek:
minus 112.06 = £7755.32:money:
:money:Sleeves up folks.:money:0 -
Hurrah!:j:T:j:T:j:T🎉 MORTGAGE FREE (First time!) 30/09/2016 🎉 And now we go again…New mortgage taken 01/09/23 🏡
Balance as at 01/09/23 = £115,000.00 Balance as at 31/12/23 = £112,000.00
Balance as at 31/08/24 = £105,400.00 Balance as at 31/12/24 = £102,500.00
Balance as at 31/08/25 = £ 95,450.00
£100k barrier broken 1/4/25SOA CALCULATOR (for DFW newbies): SOA Calculatorshe/her0 -
I'll miss you cheering me on when you're on holiday - mind and wave from 'tother side. Total debt 26/4/18 <£1925 we were getting there. :beer:
Total debt as of 28/4/19 £7867.38:eek:
minus 112.06 = £7755.32:money:
:money:Sleeves up folks.:money:0 -
I'll take up the slack if you like EH :j:j:j0
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Pippilongstocking wrote: »I'll miss you cheering me on when you're on holiday - mind and wave from 'tother side.
I'll still be cheering - just via a different media, is all. You DARE not let me know when interesting housey things occur!
(Although as you know, when I get said messages is anyone's guess - they'll have to swim about until they find the right island, after all!)I'll take up the slack if you like EH :j:j:j
Absolutely Mooo - our Stripes seems to doubt her own abilities sometimes (silly Stripes!) so the more of these --> :j:j:j and these --> :T:T:T the better. None of these --> :beer: though - she's not a fan!
:rotfl: :eek: <-- Pippi's beer-face. 🎉 MORTGAGE FREE (First time!) 30/09/2016 🎉 And now we go again…New mortgage taken 01/09/23 🏡
Balance as at 01/09/23 = £115,000.00 Balance as at 31/12/23 = £112,000.00
Balance as at 31/08/24 = £105,400.00 Balance as at 31/12/24 = £102,500.00
Balance as at 31/08/25 = £ 95,450.00
£100k barrier broken 1/4/25SOA CALCULATOR (for DFW newbies): SOA Calculatorshe/her0 -
I'll cheer (I wrote 'cheery' there :rotfl: :rotfl: ) too :j :j :j :j
In fact - why not?
I'll cheery as well :j :j :j :j :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
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Cheery_Daff wrote: »I'll cheer (I wrote 'cheery' there :rotfl: :rotfl: ) too :j :j :j :j
In fact - why not?
I'll cheery as well :j :j :j :j :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
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What are you lot like :T:T:T - tea all round I say.EssexHebridean wrote: »I'll still be cheering - just via a different media, is all. You DARE not let me know when interesting housey things occur! (Although as you know, when I get said messages is anyone's guess - they'll have to swim about until they find the right island, after all!)
Absolutely Mooo - our Stripes seems to doubt her own abilities sometimes (silly Stripes!) so the more of these --> :j:j:j and these --> :T:T:T the better. None of these --> :beer: though - she's not a fan!:rotfl: :eek: <-- Pippi's beer-face.
:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:I'll take up the slack if you like EH :j:j:j
Never doubted ya for a second and soon there'll be eggs up for grabs
Sooooooooooooooooooooooooo - although I feel wibblesome and rubbish I have news.
Mr McFlowers is heading off to those clever folks with the wigs (do they wear wigs here?:question:)
Anyways he's off to sign stuff and isn't needed after so he's heading up here.
How long from the 'signing' til keys I wonder :eek:
:A
Total debt 26/4/18 <£1925 we were getting there. :beer:
Total debt as of 28/4/19 £7867.38:eek:
minus 112.06 = £7755.32:money:
:money:Sleeves up folks.:money:0 -
Oooh, that IS exciting!! :applause: :j :j :j :j :j :j0
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