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Janey's Journey to Becoming a MFW

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  • Habibiboo
    Habibiboo Posts: 1,582 Forumite
    :wave:

    Belated birthday wishes Janey, hope you get a bit of indulgence over the weekend to make up for the weekday birthday!

    Not long to go now, hang on in 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
  • slowlyfading
    slowlyfading Posts: 13,429 Forumite
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    It's finally the weekend :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.
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  • ljaneyr
    ljaneyr Posts: 1,135 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    Yay it's the weekend!

    I'll do a proper update tomorrow but I couldn't wait to tell you that I've got a wedding dress! It's still for sale on the website for £650 but I got it from ebay for £300 :T :T :T It's it perfect condition and I was worried it would be too small but it fits like it was made for me! I'm so chuffed! :D

    Off to look for shoes to go with it :D
    "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...
  • slowlyfading
    slowlyfading Posts: 13,429 Forumite
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    How exciting :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
  • ljaneyr
    ljaneyr Posts: 1,135 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    Hello everyone :wave:

    I see I've been absent for nearly a month :eek: The two weeks leading up to our holiday were completely manic at work and I had so much to sort out at home it was very hectic!

    We returned home last night from our 2 weeks holiday in Greece and it was AMAZING! Definitely my 'holiday of a lifetime' so far.

    Today I have a few jobs to do at home. I've already done a load of washing and hung it outside for it to get rained on :mad: so it's now in the dryer. I've also spent ages sorting out the spreadsheets which was complicated because we were away over the month end/beginning and I'm still waiting for some card payments to show on the account.

    I need to:
    • Finish unpacking
    • Finish washing
    • Upload photos
    • Have a general tidy
    • Put Mr T shopping away when it arrives
    • Work out what I need to do for RM surveys (got accepted just before our holiday so I'm a couple of weeks behind already :eek:)
    • Catch up on here :)

    I haven't got the post-holiday blues yet but OH certainly did when he left for work this morning :(

    Hope you are all well, I'll be back for a catch-up later,

    Janey x
    "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...
  • ljaneyr
    ljaneyr Posts: 1,135 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    Wow I've had an exciting couple of hours ;)

    I have just overhauled my savings spreadsheet and am very pleased with it. While I was at it I decided to empty our renovation savings pot to fill up the wedding savings. I know it sounds silly (especially considering that no money has actually moved, just figures on a spreadsheet :o) but I felt quite nervous about doing this , probably because we have been saving towards the house for years. Now we can just save into the renovation pot and focus on the one goal, knowing that the wedding is paid for, which should simplify things!

    Hope OH agrees when he gets home from work :cool:

    Janey x
    "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...
  • Goldiegirl
    Goldiegirl Posts: 8,806 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Rampant Recycler Hung up my suit!
    Welcome back!


    Glad you had a good holiday:)


    It's good that you know that the money is there to pay for the wedding, that's something you don't have to think about now.


    Sometimes it's easier just to concentrate on one goal, rather than trying to share the money out to various pots
    Early retired - 18th December 2014
    If your dreams don't scare you, they're not big enough
  • Watty1
    Watty1 Posts: 7,205 Forumite
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    I agree. I've found it easier to focus on filling a pot and then leaving it than contributing small bits to other pots....
    Mind you am considering raiding the emergency fund just now as I don't have a pot for latest *wish*
    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 !!
  • Alchemilla
    Alchemilla Posts: 6,276 Forumite
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    So glad you enjoyed your holiday.
  • edinburgher
    edinburgher Posts: 14,079 Forumite
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    We returned home last night from our 2 weeks holiday in Greece and it was AMAZING! Definitely my 'holiday of a lifetime' so far.

    I'm glad you enjoyed yourselves :)

    3 weeks 'til our fortnight in the Greek sun!
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