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  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    How lovely Ed, cousins that can grow up together :T.
    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"
  • elantan
    elantan Posts: 21,022 Forumite
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    Sounds like your having an interesting time :)
  • Karmacat
    Karmacat Posts: 39,460 Forumite
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    Hurray! Lovely news. Hope you didn't decide to *purchase* any of those Lidl offers overnight - need to reflect while awake, y'know :)

    Have a good weekend, will you introduce the baby to the outside world at all?
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
  • Secret_Saving_Squirrel
    Secret_Saving_Squirrel Posts: 4,138 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    The early days of bf are tough but after about four weeks it becomes second nature, and so easy. Lovely, lovely times xxxx
    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
  • edinburgher
    edinburgher Posts: 14,081 Forumite
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    Ed, not for the first time I received a message from a couple of 000 miles away to check out your diary!!!

    It makes for a more uplifting read at the moment, eh? :beer:
    Sounds like your having an interesting time :)

    We actually got 5 hours sleep last night, increased feeding amounts seem to be helping to settle her.
    Have a good weekend, will you introduce the baby to the outside world at all?

    First walk in the park completed successfully, we'll be going round to her maternal Grandparents tomorrow :)

    DD has her first ever savings, £309 winging its way to a S&S ISA.
  • slowlyfading
    slowlyfading Posts: 13,429 Forumite
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    Savings already? She'll be able to retire before you do ;)

    Glad to hear things are going well :)
    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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  • edinburgher
    edinburgher Posts: 14,081 Forumite
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    slowlyfading wrote: »
    Savings already? She'll be able to retire before you do ;)

    Yup. Wouldn't surprise me ;)
  • Watty1
    Watty1 Posts: 7,209 Forumite
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    Love that she already has a S&S ISA :j
    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 !!
  • CathT
    CathT Posts: 7,133 Forumite
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    I'm a bit late to the party but congratulations to you both. I love the name Juliet. Sounds like Mrs E doing a fab job with the breastfeeding, I used to do feeds and DH would change the nappies to make himself useful.

    Enjoy these early weeks Ed, they are tough but go very fast.
    June 2025 - part 1 - £19,145 part 2 - £21,973 Total - £41,118 29 months to go!
  • AlexLK
    AlexLK Posts: 6,125 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    edinburgher wrote: »
    First walk in the park completed successfully, we'll be going round to her maternal Grandparents tomorrow :)

    DD has her first ever savings, £309 winging its way to a S&S ISA.

    Glad all is going well for you and your family. :)

    Wonderful news regarding the savings for your daughter. :) Do you know what the plan is for those yet (give her the money to do as she wishes, school fees, car, house deposit etc.)?

    ETA: Well done for overtaking me on the save in 2015 challenge.
    2018 totals:
    Savings £11,200
    Mortgage Overpayments £5,500
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