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  • apple_muncher
    apple_muncher Posts: 15,241 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Mortgage-free Glee! Name Dropper
    Wow!

    Go girl! (and go Mr Hbbb too!)

    And thank you for counting 100 days for me. I did the same and ended up with August 29th. Reading yours, I've realised I only counted 90! However, I'd like to start another 'challenge' on Sept 1st, so will make mine a 92 day challenge. Not quite as catchy as your SMASH, but I can live with that!
    NST March lion #8; NSD ; MFW9/3/23 Whoop Whoop!!!
  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Good morning Hbbb and May

    We're looking forward to meeting Bessie later :)

    Loving the 100 Day SMASH idea :T

    MWCx and Miss LRHx

    MissLRH_zpsa3dc8973.jpg
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • Habibiboo
    Habibiboo Posts: 1,582 Forumite
    gallygirl wrote: »
    Whatever.

    In more important news, where's Bessie?

    Bessie is being a diva and is refusing photo calls unless she has meal worms and melon for elevenses!




    Seriously, sounds like a good plan :T.

    :wave:

    Thanks GG, we can only try ...
    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
  • Habibiboo
    Habibiboo Posts: 1,582 Forumite
    apple_muncher wrote: »
    Wow!

    Go girl! (and go Mr Hbbb too!)

    And thank you for counting 100 days for me. I did the same and ended up with August 29th. Reading yours, I've realised I only counted 90! However, I'd like to start another 'challenge' on Sept 1st, so will make mine a 92 day challenge. Not quite as catchy as your SMASH, but I can live with that!

    :wave:

    I wasn't sure when you started your count from A*M!

    Starting another on 1st Sept is a good plan ... funny how we all love the end of each month (pay days and money shuffles) and enjoy the beginning of each month for setting to with our new challenges (especially NSK's ones) ... it's just the mid month blues that threaten our positive actions. Thank goodness for these threads!

    Good luck with your new challenge today 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
  • Habibiboo
    Habibiboo Posts: 1,582 Forumite
    muddywhitechicken wrote: »
    Good morning Hbbb and May

    We're looking forward to meeting Bessie later :)

    Loving the 100 Day SMASH idea :T

    MWCx and Miss LRHx

    MissLRH_zpsa3dc8973.jpg

    :wave:

    What a beauty! Thanks MWC 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
  • ljaneyr
    ljaneyr Posts: 1,135 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    A great plan Hbbb :T

    I'm loving all the photos :)
    "It is often said that before you die your life passes before your eyes. It is in fact true. It's called living." Terry Pratchett
    Bought our house 2012 :) Married 2015 :D Started renovating 2015 :eek:
    Renovation fund... what renovation fund? :eek: Emergency fund 40% Future fund... ongoing...
  • Alchemilla
    Alchemilla Posts: 6,252 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    It sounds like an awesome plan. Do you have time for/have you considered examiner work for a further boost?
  • slowlyfading
    slowlyfading Posts: 13,429 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    LOVE the plan :) I'm sure you'll do it as well!
    Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
    Personal Finance Blogger + YouTuber / In pursuit of FIRE
  • Habibiboo
    Habibiboo Posts: 1,582 Forumite
    ljaneyr wrote: »
    A great plan Hbbb :T

    I'm loving all the photos :)

    :wave:
    Thanks Janey ... plenty more where they came from ...!
    Alchemilla wrote: »
    It sounds like an awesome plan. Do you have time for/have you considered examiner work for a further boost?

    :wave:

    Hi A, yes, it's a good idea, thank you. It did cross our minds but I think I've been out of mainstream too long ... my last teaching post was in special (very special) so haven't done exam marking for a long time :(

    Mr. Hbbb has recently been accepted to do Geography papers though but they haven't sent him any for this year :(
    slowlyfading wrote: »
    LOVE the plan :) I'm sure you'll do it as well!

    :wave:

    Thanks SF, we shall see, but I am determined to make this summer and all this extra work show on the mortgage side of things!

    :wave:

    Thanks everyone for the support, it's much appreciated!
    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
  • Habibiboo
    Habibiboo Posts: 1,582 Forumite
    gallygirl wrote: »
    Whatever.

    In more important news, where's Bessie?

    :wave:


    Everyone ... and GallyGirl in particular, the Diva has decided to stop running around like a headless .... oh, perhaps not, anyway everyone, Bessie, Bessie, everyone ...

    Bessie-e1401626270869.jpg

    Now off to see if steam cleaner has decided to heat up ... things aren't going to plan there! 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
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