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The New Adventures of Fortune
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Lovely news xMortgage restart June 2018 £119950Re mortgage August 19 £110470, … Mortgage November 22 £85600 final 0% CC 3300Home renovations - £65000, mid 2018 - mid 20220
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Congratulations - excellent news!!Mortgage free 16/06/2023! £132,500 cleared in 11 years, 3 months and 7 days
'Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is.' Ernest Hemingway0 -
Huge congratulations xxxxx2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j0 -
Just caught up on the roller coaster of about a month's worth of posts - to the lovely news that exchange has finally happened - yeay! So pleased!
xI am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soulRepaid mtge early (orig 11/25) 01/09 £124616 01/11 £89873 01/13 £52546 01/15 £12133 07/15 £NILNet sales 2024: £200 -
Thank you lovely people - I feel like a new woman
Today has been the first day in a long time I've been able to relax properly and haven't been tied to the house crouching over the 'phone or laptop.
Just a little follow up work on the house move this morning. I sent details of the buildings insurance on the new place to my solicitor.
Mr Buyer has confirmed his lender has arranged to transfer the mortgage monies so no worries there.
Dentist this morning. I'm on a payment plan and managed to time my last appointment with the end of the notice period. Dentist gave me a little goody bag of brushes and toothpastes too
Popped in to see a couple of neighbours and let them know when we're going. Everyone is really keen to catch up with us before we go so we're having to cram in some social events :cool:
Spa this afternoon for a pedicure. Very relaxing and I felt I'd really earned it.
I also set up a redirection for our mail and contacted the key utility companies to let them know our dates.
Just a few groceries needed this week as I'm trying to use up any fresh produce before we go. I need to go to the market town on Thursday so will pick up then.
Yesterday it felt as though the process had really dragged but now I feel as though things have gone really quickly. Still seems a bit surreal and weird looking back to the start of my diary when I first started lifting small stones. I certainly feel as though I've moved a mountain now :rotfl:
Thanks again for all the good wishes peeps.
Fortune xMortgage: 100% paid Emergency Fund: 100%
A Better View 🌄 'Being on the edge isn't as safe, but the view is better' - Ricky Gervais0 -
Fantastic news, Fortune, congratulations! And very well done for staying sane throughout those last hurdles!
Looking forward to hearing how you settle in xxa penny picker upper. MFW approx 78% to go | FIRE 3 years worth (30% savings rate: now aiming for 40%!) | Normality is a paved road; it's comfortable to walk, but no flowers grow on it | Whatever you're meant to do, do it now. The conditions are always impossible | The only thing you absolutely have to know, is the location of the library0 -
What wonderful news Fortune, you definitely deserve that pedicureFirst home- Oct’16 until June’21: £170.995- Overpayments made £13,784 (25% extra!).
New forever home- Sep’21 £309,449 @ 2.05%. Plan to clear it before 30 years!!!!!!0 -
Late to the party...
HOORAY & well done!
:T4 YEARS 10 MONTHS DEBT FREE!!! (24 OCT 2016)(With heartfelt thanks to those who have gone before us & their indubitable generosity.)...and now I have a mortgage! (23 AUG 2021)New projection - 14 YEARS 10 MONTHS LEFT OF 20 YEARS (reduced by 15 mths)Psst...I may have started a diary!0 -
I've been reading your lovely diary. So pleased the house move is now definitely on. How long until you move? It is a very stressful time. Enjoy your pedicure this afternoon you deserve a treat.x2025 Decluttering 10472⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
2024 Decluttering 11728⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️0 -
I was only away for a day and it all happens. CongratulationsIf 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) 25/0720250
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