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  • XSpender
    XSpender Posts: 3,811 Forumite
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    Have a wonderful time on your cruise Goldiegirl.

    I have refused to have anything to do with DH's holiday packing after we had a row on honeymoon after he blamed me for not packing enough walking socks for him :rotfl:

    A friends husband only takes 1 weeks clothes and a spare t shirt and has everything laundered at the end of each week ready for the next :eek:
    Save £10,500 - £2673.77 - 25.5%
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  • Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS
    Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS Posts: 7,854 Forumite
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    Bon voyage Goldie :)

    Have a great holiday and don't worry about the mice. You can 'grab' them all when you get home. If I didn't have so much insulation in the loft, I'd send the cats up.

    Tilly x x x
    2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
    2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
    Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j
  • CathT
    CathT Posts: 7,135 Forumite
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    Have a great holiday goldie :)
    Nov 2025 - part 1 - £13,878 part 2 - £20,953 Total - £34,832 24 months to go!
  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
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    Mr MWC always packs more clothes than me and then doesn't wear half of them... *rolls eyes*

    Happy holidays GG :cool:

    MWCx
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • newgirly
    newgirly Posts: 9,467 Forumite
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    Oh wow what a fabulous trip GG , I am truly jealous :D

    I won the battle of the suitcases last time we went away, my dh suffers from suitcase rage almost as badly as he used to suffer from loft rage every time he went up there :rotfl:

    Have an an amazing trip :D
    MFW 67 - Finally mortgage free! 💙😁
  • BookWorm
    BookWorm Posts: 2,524 Forumite
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    Have a fabulous time! :)
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    Have a great time GG. Mr GG is the opposite - we end up fighting as all he wants to take would fit in a carrier bag :eek:.
    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"
  • Karmacat
    Karmacat Posts: 39,460 Forumite
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    I'm glad you used some of the time away from packing to come on here :):):)

    Have a wonderful, brilliant time - as you say, once you're on board, who cares if its late :) I bet it will be wonderful.
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
  • Lexi-lu
    Lexi-lu Posts: 173 Forumite
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    Have a wonderful holiday GG
    Mortgage Balance £0
  • Secret_Saving_Squirrel
    Secret_Saving_Squirrel Posts: 4,138 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    35 days. Sounds heavenly. Have an amazing time. Xx
    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
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