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Baby steps to mortgage freedom for beanielou.
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Writing anything onto a ballot paper is pointless really - the spoiled votes simply get counted as "spoiled" - they don't get read individually, nor do they get passed on to anyone who DOES read them. If you have a genuine protest a spoiled vote is a good way of making that point, (although not specifically) but to use the ballot paper in that way simply because you can't decide who to vote for is simply a waste of your own time in walking to the polling station, and the counting team's time in having to count it.
Vote - or don't vote - it is that choice that underpins our democracy and that which people fought to gain for all levels of society. Make it a reasoned, considered decision though, don't fail to vote simply through apathy.
That glass film is good Beanie - it will certainly help to hold a cracked pane together if you did fall against it.
Z - we're extremely fortunate in our local MP thankfully - a high number of folk in our area will vote for him even though they would never previously have dreamed of voting for his party, as a result of his efforts and hard work since getting elected first time round.🎉 MORTGAGE FREE (First time!) 30/09/2016 🎉 And now we go again…New mortgage taken 01/09/23 🏡
Balance as at 01/09/23 = £115,000.00 Balance as at 31/12/23 = £112,000.00
Balance as at 31/08/24 = £105,400.00 Balance as at 31/12/24 = £102,500.00
Balance as at 31/08/25 = £ 95,450.00
£100k barrier broken 1/4/25SOA CALCULATOR (for DFW newbies): SOA Calculatorshe/her0 -
Voted tactically.
Is all.
Raining cats & dogs.
Fell at the bleeping court :mad: :mad:
Is all. ( & sore)
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***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb. ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
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EssexHebridean wrote: »Writing anything onto a ballot paper is pointless really - the spoiled votes simply get counted as "spoiled" - they don't get read individually, nor do they get passed on to anyone who DOES read them.
They're read by the counter, who (if you're sufficiently witty) may have a dreary evening livened up...EssexHebridean wrote: »If you have a genuine protest a spoiled vote is a good way of making that point, (although not specifically) but to use the ballot paper in that way simply because you can't decide who to vote for is simply a waste of your own time in walking to the polling station, and the counting team's time in having to count it.
Vote - or don't vote - it is that choice that underpins our democracy and that which people fought to gain for all levels of society. Make it a reasoned, considered decision though, don't fail to vote simply through apathy.
So if you haven't voted, is that through apathy or through not liking a single candidate over the rest? You seem to be encouraging apathy in both instances.EssexHebridean wrote: »Z - we're extremely fortunate in our local MP thankfully - a high number of folk in our area will vote for him even though they would never previously have dreamed of voting for his party, as a result of his efforts and hard work since getting elected first time round.
That's good. It's nice to see that not all MPs are troughers...Voted tactically.
Is all.
Raining cats & dogs.
Fell at the bleeping court :mad: :mad:
Is all. ( & sore)
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Don't think that worked KCIt's worth thinking of, though I think tomorrow I'll be voting tactically, in the forlorn hope that a human being might get in.SaveA positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
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"Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"0 -
Thanks for making some input on that, ZThey're read by the counter, who (if you're sufficiently witty) may have a dreary evening livened up...
You're right, Gally, it didn't. The party-I-object-to got 56.9% of the vote, MP duly re-elected.Don't think that worked KCSave2023: the year I get to buy a car0 -
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My tactical voting failed.
Some big surprises overall.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.0 -
Tactical voting did not work here
The whole situation is dire.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.0 -
My mum used to vote for whoever she thought might lose their deposit, bless her I voted for the person who does the most for us in our local area. I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)0
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i don't vote given the state of NI politics. however, given the election results, i would suggest anyone with an interest searches arlene foster and cash for ash. this is the leader of the coalition partyMortgage at 01.01.14 £119,481.83:eek: today £0 Emergency fund £5.5/5.5k & £200/200 cash.:jWeight 24/02/19 14st 7lb now 12st determined to stop defining myself by my mistakes. Progress not perfection.:T100%through my 1% mortgage challenge. 100% through my pb challenge.0
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