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  • earthgirl
    earthgirl Posts: 3,762 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    Hello SS,
    Just wanted to so I am enjoying your blog, good luck with the house hunting/ selling and job hunting. Looks like I wont have to job hunt for a while (restructuring but little chance of redundancies)
    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
  • Thanks Earthie.
    Thats a relief about your job.

    Plops Promenaded, washing done. DH and DS have done slash and burn in the garden.

    Stopped for a cuppa.
  • edinburgher
    edinburgher Posts: 14,257 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    You people are no help, I had to look up farrier on Wikipedi@. First try I got a courier, then a terrier, then found what I was looking for :rotfl:
  • AlexLK
    AlexLK Posts: 6,125 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    You people are no help, I had to look up farrier on Wikipedi@. First try I got a courier, then a terrier, then found what I was looking for :rotfl:

    ...And the award for MSE City Boy of the Year 2015 goes to ...

    You're actually being serious, aren't you?
    2018 totals:
    Savings £11,200
    Mortgage Overpayments £5,500
  • Morning.
    Off to the cathedral this morning for "The Ordination of Deacons".
    Very exciting!
  • edinburgher
    edinburgher Posts: 14,257 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    AlexLK wrote: »
    ...And the award for MSE City Boy of the Year 2015 goes to ...

    You're actually being serious, aren't you?

    It's a combination of a joke and a Simpsons misquote :p

    I don't think not knowing whether a farrier does hooves or saddles is that bad, generally happy with my general knowledge :)
  • Honestly, boys. Play nicely.
  • I am still in a time warp and on GMT.

    Oooh, are you on the telly?? Or is that GMTV...
    NST March lion #8; NSD ; MFW9/3/23 Whoop Whoop!!!
  • Haha my gran used to get MFI, the IMF and MI5 muddled up with hilarious effect.

    Service was amazing.

    Humbling, inspiring, emotional.
  • Not a NSD.
    spent £45 on Plops' straw for the winter.

    Emotionally exhausted after this morning.
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