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  • They came and all seemed good.
    Except that DH reversed into my car this morning. My car is fine, he has broken the lens on his light.
  • earthgirl
    earthgirl Posts: 3,762 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    Pleased the second viewing went well. Sorry to hear about the car, hope its not expensive.
    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
  • apple_muncher
    apple_muncher Posts: 15,366 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Mortgage-free Glee! Name Dropper
    If dh is muddling up forward and reverse, should he be relegated to a pushbike?
    NST March lion #8; NSD ; MFW9/3/23 Whoop Whoop!!!
  • He knew he was going backwards, but thought I wasn't there!!!
  • Hooray to you for finding a buyer!
    Hooray you found a house with land!
    Sorry I'm a tad late to the party _party_
    "Why not now, OK so when and how," ElephantChunks.
    Electrics re-wire savings Oct 18 - March 2020 WE GOT ELECTRIC!
    Heating Loan Sept 0/£5000
    SPC14 #65
  • Hi elephant. Welcome!
  • apple_muncher
    apple_muncher Posts: 15,366 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Mortgage-free Glee! Name Dropper
    You weren't hitched up to the horse trailer, were you? Tricky things to see, those horse trailers...
    NST March lion #8; NSD ; MFW9/3/23 Whoop Whoop!!!
  • Nope. Most folk would spot a green discovery though!
  • foxyloxy11
    foxyloxy11 Posts: 344 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 100 Posts Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    I have just binge read your whole diary!...Soooooooo pleased you finally sold your house :)
    have a great first day back tomorrow...7 weeks and 3 days to the summer hols for me... not that I'm counting.
    Thanks for keeping me entertained x
    £1000 Emergency fund challenge #225 - £1000.00.00/£1000- End of Baby Step 3 (A work in progress)
  • Last half term now. Hopefully the timing of the move will work out beautifully to coincide with the school holidays. X
    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
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