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  • Looks lovely hope to visit in the next couple of years with our camper van x
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  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 95,712 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    Stunning  :)
    I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.

    Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
    "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.

    ***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb.
    ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.
  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 28,989 Forumite
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    Lovely photos. Hope you are making some time to rest as well as catching up on jobs
    Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
    1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £174.8K Equity 32.77%
    2) £1.6K Net savings after CCs 14/8/25
    3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £25.3K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.2K) = 31.1/£127.5K target 24.4% 15/8/25
    4) FI Age 60 income target £16.5/30K 55.1%
    5) SIPP £4.8K updated 29/7/25
  • lucielle
    lucielle Posts: 11,518 Forumite
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    Spent most of the morning at the plumbing centre trying to get the last few bits we need.  We know what wet wall and ceiling we're getting oh and the shower and cubicle.  Waiting for the quote to come through.  Had lunch out, which was nice.  Called in at Skye Skyns and might've bought a rug.....even though we weren't going to.  Oops.
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    Total Debt Dec 07 £59875.83 Overdrafts £2900,New Debt Figure ZERO !!!!!!:j 08/06/2013
    Lucielle's Daring Debt Free Journey
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  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 28,989 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    But was it a beautiful rug....?
    Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
    1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £174.8K Equity 32.77%
    2) £1.6K Net savings after CCs 14/8/25
    3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £25.3K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.2K) = 31.1/£127.5K target 24.4% 15/8/25
    4) FI Age 60 income target £16.5/30K 55.1%
    5) SIPP £4.8K updated 29/7/25
  • lucielle
    lucielle Posts: 11,518 Forumite
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    Indeed it was SH
    Total Debt Dec 07 £59875.83 Overdrafts £2900,New Debt Figure ZERO !!!!!!:j 08/06/2013
    Lucielle's Daring Debt Free Journey
    DFD Before we Die!!!! Long Haul Supporter #124
  • lucielle
    lucielle Posts: 11,518 Forumite
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    Anyone for SAS who dares wins?  This is where they stay
    Total Debt Dec 07 £59875.83 Overdrafts £2900,New Debt Figure ZERO !!!!!!:j 08/06/2013
    Lucielle's Daring Debt Free Journey
    DFD Before we Die!!!! Long Haul Supporter #124
  • Beautiful beach and waterfall photos. Enjoy your stay 🙂.
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  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 95,712 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    Hope the storm was not too bad in your neck of the woods.
    I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.

    Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
    "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.

    ***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb.
    ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.
  • lucielle
    lucielle Posts: 11,518 Forumite
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    Hi beanie hope you’re ok. Sadly we’ve been quite badly damaged by the storm. DD1 phoned on Saturday morning very upset. The kitchen ceiling had come down and my beautiful bar we spent the earlier part of the year building had been obliterated. We decided to come home early. The further south we travelled you could see the devastation it had caused. 

    Arrived home and they still had no electricity. Monday night DS2s girlfriend invited us over for a meal and a shower, very much appreciated. When we got home the electric was back on. The lights in DD1s room kept tripping because the room was so wet.  Contacted the agent and he said he’d get somebody out. In the meantime the tenant further down who works for the owner had builders to their roof on Monday 

    on Tuesday the electrician came round and made the lights safe, which in reality means that I have no lights in 6 rooms one of those being the kitchen. DD1 and I finished early to try and get cleaned up. As she shut the front door the ceiling in her room fell down. They had done a temporary roof repair but the tarpaulin had blown off this morning so we’re still not water tight. I’ve got 3 dehumidifiers going. Tried to hire an industrial one but they haven’t got any left


    Total Debt Dec 07 £59875.83 Overdrafts £2900,New Debt Figure ZERO !!!!!!:j 08/06/2013
    Lucielle's Daring Debt Free Journey
    DFD Before we Die!!!! Long Haul Supporter #124
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