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  • greent
    greent Posts: 10,914 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Ooooh - I missed the job news - how fab! :) xx
    I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul
    Repaid mtge early (orig 11/25) 01/09 £124616 01/11 £89873 01/13 £52546 01/15 £12133 07/15 £NIL
    Net sales 2024: £20
  • Hi Habibiboo, I hope all is ok with you and Mr H. We are all here if there's anything we can do to help in this virtual world :o

    Best wishes Tilly x
    2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
    2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
    Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j
  • apple_muncher
    apple_muncher Posts: 15,366 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Mortgage-free Glee! Name Dropper
    Hi Habibiboo, I hope all is ok with you and Mr H. We are all here if there's anything we can do to help in this virtual world :o

    Best wishes Tilly x

    What Tilly said xx
    NST March lion #8; NSD ; MFW9/3/23 Whoop Whoop!!!
  • Me too Habi, xxx
    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
  • Watty1
    Watty1 Posts: 7,643 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    another echo x
    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 !!
  • tootallulah
    tootallulah Posts: 2,197 Forumite
    And me, hoping you are both OK.
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    And from me too xx
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
    :) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
    "Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"
  • And us

    MWCx & The Girls
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • greent
    greent Posts: 10,914 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    and me xx


    too short a message - grr
    I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul
    Repaid mtge early (orig 11/25) 01/09 £124616 01/11 £89873 01/13 £52546 01/15 £12133 07/15 £NIL
    Net sales 2024: £20
  • Goldiegirl
    Goldiegirl Posts: 8,807 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Rampant Recycler Hung up my suit!
    And me as well:)
    Early retired - 18th December 2014
    If your dreams don't scare you, they're not big enough
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