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Cleared 🧚♀️🧚♀️🧚♀️!!! In 5 years, 1 month and 29 days
Total amount repaid: £72,307.03. £1.10 repaid for every £1.00 borrowed
Finally earning interest instead of paying it!!!
Had a productive cleaning day today, the windows and sills are gleaming! Now just to continue the motivation through to the following day for some consistency
Jobs for tomorrow:
Mop floors
Clean fish tank
Clean bathroom
I'm hoping I may actually do them if I put them on here
Balance 27/07/2016 £49990
Balance 08/07/2017 £47999
Balance 30/07/2018 £44500
Balance 01/08/2019 £40700
Balance 03/09/2020 £37619
Balance 30/09/2021 £33983
All that needs doing is a load of washing and a quick hoover so it won't take long. Best get on with it I suppose
Balance 27/07/2016 £49990
Balance 08/07/2017 £47999
Balance 30/07/2018 £44500
Balance 01/08/2019 £40700
Balance 03/09/2020 £37619
Balance 30/09/2021 £33983
There's an end section of the kitchen bench which gets 'stuff' dumped on and then left forever more. It's become a bit of a blind spot so I think I may try and tackle that. I also have the same problem with the living room chair, I'll see which one looks most appealing in the morning!
Balance 27/07/2016 £49990
Balance 08/07/2017 £47999
Balance 30/07/2018 £44500
Balance 01/08/2019 £40700
Balance 03/09/2020 £37619
Balance 30/09/2021 £33983
On Tuesday we had a leak downstairs after using the shower upstairs, waiting for a plumber to hopefully come out on Tuesday. In the meantime we're popping to my dads to use his shower.
My OH is off work for a week so we have a few things planned and will be spending on meals out.
We've been to OH parents this afternoon for lunch and are off to my dads for a chinese now. Yum!
Balance 27/07/2016 £49990
Balance 08/07/2017 £47999
Balance 30/07/2018 £44500
Balance 01/08/2019 £40700
Balance 03/09/2020 £37619
Balance 30/09/2021 £33983
Presents - 150
Holidays - 1000
Car stuff - 410
Pet Ins - 120
Home Ins - 140 - This is due next month
Clothes - 50
EF - 3000
Land Purchase - 2833.37 - If it ever goes ahead!!
Wedding - 124.95 - We ordered our invitations this week
Mortgage OP's - 42.94 - Raided this to purchase 2 Elton John tickets, not sorry!
Mortgage at the end of June - 34897.40
S&S ISA - 2470.05
Last week was a spendy week with OH being off work, we ate out loads!
I'm still managing to keep on top of the cleaning which I'm really pleased about. Still desperately need to declutter, I have a pile of stuff in each room that needs sorting out.
Our leak in the shower was fixed with a bit of sealant so that was a relief.
We've received an email from work discussing the possibility of us moving to a 52 week contract. There are pros and cons but probably more positives overall, it would be great to have a set income all year. Not holding my breath that it will happen though.
Balance 27/07/2016 £49990
Balance 08/07/2017 £47999
Balance 30/07/2018 £44500
Balance 01/08/2019 £40700
Balance 03/09/2020 £37619
Balance 30/09/2021 £33983
He is now offering us a tiny section which is only as wide as our sitting room. I've asked him if we can have a bit more than that, let's see how long it takes to hear back this time!
Part of me is relieved they have said no to the full purchase as it would have cost a small fortune, and I nearly died when I realised how much it would be to fence it all!
At least now I don't need to save any more money towards it and we can start to OP the mortgage again
Transferred £45.50 from quidco and £12.50 from Topcashback.
Balance 27/07/2016 £49990
Balance 08/07/2017 £47999
Balance 30/07/2018 £44500
Balance 01/08/2019 £40700
Balance 03/09/2020 £37619
Balance 30/09/2021 £33983