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Congratulations 🎉🍾🎉
Eat all the chicken, you've definitely earned it!Mortgage started 2020, aiming to clear 31/12/2029.1 -
I hope you can rest a bit whilst all the paperwork goes through. So so so happy for you!!! I'm off to parents. Back on 12th, love, swxxxAiming for a minimal spend 20221
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Delurking as I am so pleased to read your offer was accepted. Congratulations
If you have built castles in the air, your work should not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them
Emergency fund 100/1000
Buffer fund 0/100
Debt Free (again) 25/0720252 -
Thanks MF and SW and @doingitanyway
Petrol to top up was £28.52
I went to lunch with my old school friend £15.45. DF is helping patch up a paint scrape on my car bumper done months ago. He had wet and dry sandpaper. I bought spray primer and a tiny paint brush to daub a bit of paint on a few other little paint scratches £6.90. Paint match to my car spec ordered £13.14 will be collected tomorrow on way to see my sister.It’s so lovely to be away 🤗0% credit card £1360 & 0% Car Loan £7500 ~ paid in full JAN 2020 = NOW DEBT FREE 🤗
House sale OCT 2022 = NOW MORTGAGE FREE 🤗
House purchase completed FEB 2023 🥳🍾 Left work. 🤗
Retired at 55 & now living off the equity £10k a year (until pensions start at 60 & 67).
Previous Savings diary https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5597938/get-a-grip/p1
Living off savings diary
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Have a great time 🤗Mortgage started 2020, aiming to clear 31/12/2029.2
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Looks like I popped in at the right time, congrats on the house. Have a lovely weekend.Mortgage Aug 2019 161,000 :eek::eek::eek:Nov 2019 156,500:T Jan 2020 153,122:T, Apr 2020 149,500, Apr2021 139, 675, Oct 2021 136,823, Dec 2021 136,120🙂EF 0/12,000 (0%)😕 (5062.44 was ERC), Jan 2023 128,650. Our Mortgage is never going to be as high as it is today. :jOnwards and downwards to a better life for our family. :jJust keep swimming2
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Thank you MF and Lw2go 😊
Having a lovely time. Have kept an eye on my budget and online banking. So far cash £10 for b-in-L birthday from birthday fund & birthday card £1.55. I paid for my sisters top up shopping for us all £30.10. Sister bought us all fish and chips and DF paid for a Chinese.Credit card bill paid, only £6 this month which was land registry search for rejected property.When I get home later this week I need to book a surveyor.I still need to fill up with petrol for the journey home.0% credit card £1360 & 0% Car Loan £7500 ~ paid in full JAN 2020 = NOW DEBT FREE 🤗
House sale OCT 2022 = NOW MORTGAGE FREE 🤗
House purchase completed FEB 2023 🥳🍾 Left work. 🤗
Retired at 55 & now living off the equity £10k a year (until pensions start at 60 & 67).
Previous Savings diary https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5597938/get-a-grip/p1
Living off savings diary
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6429003/escape-to-the-country-living-off-savings/p13 -
You're doing well with holiday spends.
Mortgage started 2020, aiming to clear 31/12/2029.2 -
Glad you are having a good time. You need to be relaxed to handle the next stage of your house buying!If you have built castles in the air, your work should not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them
Emergency fund 100/1000
Buffer fund 0/100
Debt Free (again) 25/0720252 -
Thanks MF and DIA.I wouldn’t say I am relaxed about the house buying. Just trying not to think about it too much. After the first purchase fell through this was the only house I liked that came on the market in an area I am happy with. So fingers crossed 🤞
My car scrape (on a wall) is now finished and total cost £21.04. It needs to be left to harden then DF will polish in the sprayed section of bumper when I see him again in a few months. Looks pretty good and at least it is now the same colour as the rest of the car.0% credit card £1360 & 0% Car Loan £7500 ~ paid in full JAN 2020 = NOW DEBT FREE 🤗
House sale OCT 2022 = NOW MORTGAGE FREE 🤗
House purchase completed FEB 2023 🥳🍾 Left work. 🤗
Retired at 55 & now living off the equity £10k a year (until pensions start at 60 & 67).
Previous Savings diary https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5597938/get-a-grip/p1
Living off savings diary
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6429003/escape-to-the-country-living-off-savings/p12
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