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  • misscousinitt
    misscousinitt Posts: 3,655 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Mortgage-free Glee!
    Karmacat wrote: »
    "That psychotherapist is an ex-psychotherapist. It is no more." ... no, I can't go any further with Monty Python.

    Finished! It happened! I'm retired!

    Omigod, I can't quite believe it. Thank you all for making the process such fun :beer: you're a wonderful bunch of people :)

    The other thing is that the 2nd piece of work was on the phone in the end, so I've already been running the washing machine, and lots of stuff is nearly dry :rotfl:The curtain doojimmies that go into the curtain tape are very taut though, no curtains washed yet :rotfl:

    I can't believe it. :j

    I'm going to take it easy for the rest of the day, the same way I normally would - I'm not going to fall at the last hurdle! I checked my email just in case, and kindle have kindly told me that I have a kindle unlimited payment coming of 52p :D Thats where the productivity will lie, by the way, but first .... fun and games :j:j:j

    Thank you all.

    The feeling must be AMAZING!!! Congratulations!

    Celebration cake time has arrived!

    Enjoy...and best wishes for a long, happy & healthy retirement :T:T

    MCI xxx
    Mortgage 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)
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0 Newbie
    edited 26 August 2016 at 6:28AM
    Welcome to the wonderful world of the retired:j


    Let the fun begin:dance:_party_:dance:_party_:dance:_party_


    Wishing you the best of health to enjoy the great times that are in store:beer:
  • slowlyfading
    slowlyfading Posts: 13,429 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    You're free :j :j :j :j :j :j
    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
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 95,637 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    Enjoy your next journey in life's adventure xxx
    I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post 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 & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.

    Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
    "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
    ***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb.     ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.
  • maddiemay
    maddiemay Posts: 5,114 Forumite
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    Wishing you a long, happy and healthy retirement.:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j

    MM
    The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time. (Abraham Lincoln)
  • edinburgher
    edinburgher Posts: 13,888 Forumite
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    slowlyfading wrote: »
    You're free :j :j :j :j :j :j
    <<<--- I am a link!

    There we go :D
  • Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS
    Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS Posts: 7,854 Forumite
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    Brilliant news Karmacat.

    We follow each other on these journeys and I love the excitement that we all feel for those reaching their next phase - whatever that may be.

    Enjoy your long weekend and I'm looking forward to reading about your.plans.

    Tilly xxxxx
    2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
    2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
    Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    Welcome to the first day of your retirement :D
    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"
  • rtandon27
    rtandon27 Posts: 5,713 Forumite
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    HAPPY FIRST DAY!

    (upward and onward!)
    4 YEARS 10 MONTHS DEBT FREE!!! (24 OCT 2016)
    (With heartfelt thanks to those who have gone before us & their indubitable generosity.)
    ...and now I have a mortgage! (23 AUG 2021)
    New projection - 14 YEARS 10 MONTHS LEFT OF 20 YEARS (reduced by 15 mths)
    Psst...I may have started a diary!
  • Karmacat
    Karmacat Posts: 39,460 Forumite
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    :hello: Good morning lovely people :hello:

    I can't get over how wonderful mse is :)thank you so much! Ultra Nate is playing in the background thanks to Ed, of course :)

    I slept really well :rotfl:

    There's a fair old bit of work admin to do: banking comes first, then whichever seems most urgent from deconstructing the therapy room to researching new therapists for a particular client, plus tax returns, blahbitty blah.

    I'm retired, y'know :D



    ETA - ooh, not sure about a new diary. Maybe when all the piddly admin bits are finished. I shall have a thunk on such things ...
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    2023: the year I get to buy a car
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