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  • earthgirl
    earthgirl Posts: 3,762 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    Glad you had a lovely day, sunshine lifts everybody! hope dd feeling better ?
    15/5/12 Paid off Mortgage 1 (£220k) Bought Dream House:www: Dec 13 - Mortage 2 -£116,508. 15/7/18 Mortgage Free Again :j

    Progress not Perfection
  • Yes thank you. She overdid the pizza and sweets.
    It is such a relief to get home in daylight.

    £5 spent on bread and peanut butter.

    There must be easier ways to earn a living.
  • pavlovs_dog
    pavlovs_dog Posts: 10,224 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker


    There must be easier ways to earn a living.

    Amen to that!
    I spent my weekend marking 150+ pieces of work and it has barely made a dent in my to do list
    know thyself
    Nid wy'n gofyn bywyd moethus...
  • Karmacat
    Karmacat Posts: 39,460 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    I'm perfectly sure there are easier ways to earn a living! Especially if you're a *good* teacher. Positive vibes aplenty :)
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
  • Ouch Pavlovs!

    Ha ha KC. After today I am not sure.
  • Talking of easier ways to earn a living, there is a road near where we ride. A whole road of rural, large, very expensive properties. We often wonder how all these people make their money!
  • Arkers
    Arkers Posts: 1,587 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    edited 1 March 2016 at 8:49AM
    That's easy Eating the Ellie, it's the banker's weekend residence!:D
    Arkers x
  • Probably right!
    NSD. Worked hard. An operatunity has come up at work.
  • NSD despite the best efforts of the primary school.

    Must drink less coffee! A bit wired.
  • newgirly
    newgirly Posts: 9,471 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Mortgage-free Glee! Name Dropper
    D*uwe egberts decaff is good :)
    MFW 67 - Finally mortgage free! 💙😁
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