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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0 Newbie
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper I've been Money Tipped!
    Eeeeeeeeeek!

    5 days!

    Dxxx
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0 Newbie
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper I've been Money Tipped!
    monz wrote: »
    Monday is here! 5 days until holiday!!!! Cannot wait.

    Will finish packing tonight and that will be us ready to go :D

    xx

    Oh my days! 5 to go...Super Excited for you and your boy :D:j
  • Hiddenidenity
    Hiddenidenity Posts: 5,423 Forumite
    EEK so close!!

    I'm excited for you!
  • Calling14
    Calling14 Posts: 3,498 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Have a great time Monz. Florida is ace you will love it.
    LBM 13039 1.1.13 Now £0 Finally Debt FreeMortgage free Oct 2019:)EFund/savings £25000 10/11/22
  • abba1772
    abba1772 Posts: 7,746 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Car Insurance Carver!
    I'll be picking your brains when you get back xx
    NEXT TARGET: Halifax credit card DEC 22 £0 / £4499.12
    POAMAYC 2011 £6378.35 POAMAYC 2012 £5000.78
    POAMAYC 2013 £3480.04 POAMAYC 2014 £4085.14
    POAMAYC 2015 £7565.24 POAMAYC 2016 £8000.90 POAMAYC 2017 £7278.80 POAMAYC 2018 £13208.18POAMAYC 2019 £13309.28 POAMAYC 2020 £15026.05
  • monz
    monz Posts: 4,129 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Debt-free and Proud! Stoptober Survivor
    Thanks everyone!

    Never got round to packing last night, my boy stayed at my mum n dads cos he has tkd training day so this way he gets a long lie :) so I went to my friends helped paint her house again. Will try tonight and pack 4 days to go :D just cant wait to get away :) just me and my boy :D

    xx
    Debt (1/9/14) £6,702.11 Debt free (30/11/2016) mortgage port- £70,077.82 and mortgage £126,517.39 o/s currently
    Debt - £17,190.83 (29/7/22) now (19/8/22) £16,688.80
  • monz
    monz Posts: 4,129 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Debt-free and Proud! Stoptober Survivor
    3 days ahhhhh!!

    Case is officially packed... then realised I left the toothbrush and toothpastes out and eye liner (my boy wants me to draw a lightening scar on top his head :P)

    Feeling more real. I am getting a bit scared now but so excited :) xx
    Debt (1/9/14) £6,702.11 Debt free (30/11/2016) mortgage port- £70,077.82 and mortgage £126,517.39 o/s currently
    Debt - £17,190.83 (29/7/22) now (19/8/22) £16,688.80
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0 Newbie
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper I've been Money Tipped!
    Ah monz I am soooooooooooooooooooo excited for you!!!!!

    Eeeeeeeeeeeeeek!

    Dxxx
  • kirtsypoos
    kirtsypoos Posts: 3,826 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    It'll be here before you know it, I bet you and your boy are bouncing with excitement :D
    Let’s just pretend I have not been alternately drowning in debt or only eating toast to try and pay it off for the last 20 years 😭
  • misstara
    misstara Posts: 4,081 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper I've been Money Tipped!
    Can't believe how quickly it's come round, so exciting :D
    Mortgage 26.4.25 - £108,500  1.10.25 - £104,960.46
    Mortgage overpayments so far - £876.94
    Debt 16.11.25 - £5160  30.12.25 - £4960 (3.9% paid)
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