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Setmefree's Diary: MFi5 journey
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Well done on the progress so far. :beer:
I can't wait till I get below £70K and I have a good few months to wait.
I've recently changed my gas and electricity supplier, and initially went for a dual fuel tariff, but when I looked at the cost of the electricity component, it was £10 per month more than I was currently paying, even though the gas bit was cheaper.
I ended up getting them separately.
Cash ISA is with First Direct until November, when I think the rate drops to peanuts. Already put away half of this year's limit.0 -
Sneaks in for a peak....is scared of very dodgy picture so sneaks back out again remembering to saying hi to everyone on the way to the door.
TPAxxxMFW - We've only gone and blooming done it!May 2013:j0 -
brilliant progress smf2!Mortgage free:beer:
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To recap - we have a BG tarriff for our energy fixed in 2005! This runs out at the end of this month :eek: BG have offered us another fix until Apr 2012 - it's a tad more than all their current tarriffs so I've decided to go with the fix.
..... but any tarriff is going to be a massive financial shock for us. All tarriffs look at least double what we are currently paying:eek:.
Lots of energy belt tighting for us I think and lets hope we have a nice warm summer and winter:D
Still half price energy for the next 9 days:)0 -
Get all your energy tasks done before the changeover. Hoover, wash everything you need to. Save those extra pennies.

I have just got an OWL after looking at your energy saving thread and my goodness how addictive to look at it. I thought i was bad before at turning things off but i am more evangelical now.0 -
Yes its so easy to get really really finickity about that!!! OH washed up the other day in what looked like a swimming pool I nearly had a funny turn at that :eek: For 2 plates and a few mugs......... There were umbrellas up and everything!MFW 2011 No. 161 £946.54/£2000 TargetApril 9/15
March 14/15
Feb NSD 15/14
April GC £121.00/£130 March GC £127.60/£150
I Love my Furbabies :smileyhea0 -
You are doing so well :beer:
It wont be long until you say goodbye to the 80's
and get into the 70's:D
haha loving it, I am in the 70s now (just) but I am sure that SMF2 will overtake me as fast as lightning lolMPs left feb '08 276- Dec 13 36 :T MB Jan 10 ~ £82,377 Dec 13 ~ £29987
EMFD was Feb 32 :eek: NOW Dec 2013 its Dec 2016
MF new target Dec 16 REACHED!! :j0 -
There seems to be a new counter. Instead of just how many "Thanks" you've received it shows how much thanks you have given.
Apparently, I've thanked over 22,471 posts:rotfl:
I'm off to "Thank" a few more people for their posts.....0 -
Ha ha ha....thats really odd. When did that appear?Reduction in daily mortgage interest since October 23 (new mortgage) - £2.36 July 25
% of house owned/% of mortgage paid off. July 25 - 38.82%/31.66%
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