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  • Jessy103
    Jessy103 Posts: 2,331 Forumite
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    Pollie said:
    Would putting a wrist sweatband over the watch help protect it from damage/dirt?
    Ooo that's a good idea! Thanks Pollie 🙂
    Mortgage Balance as of September 2025 £11,700
    Starting Mortgage Balance (June 2019) £72,000.
    Aiming to be mortgage free by my 40th birthday, June 2026!
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,169 Ambassador
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    Jessy103 said:
    It was pretty good, cheery! Crow Scene Cleaners! Not sure what she used for the bird poo on the window 🤣🤣🤣 There were some very good ones around the village. Might do it myself when we have a front garden to put one in 🙂
    Love this.
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  • newgirly
    newgirly Posts: 9,383 Forumite
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    😆 That’s great! 
    MFW 67 - Finally mortgage free! 💙😁
  • themadvix
    themadvix Posts: 8,953 Forumite
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    I hope you’re feeling back to normal in the morning Jessy and the funny feeling has gone.

    Mortgage free 16/06/2023! £132,500 cleared in 11 years, 3 months and 7 days

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  • South_coast
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    Jane Eyre, that takes me back - we did it at school! Completely understand the shouting at your character, you can't hang about where zombies are concerned 🧟‍♀️!

    Hope you have a lovely week x
    Mortgage start: £65,495 (March 2016)
    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!!!
  • Jessy103
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    Thanks vix and SC x. Unfortunately, it has turned into a full blown cold 😠 This always seems to happen when I have a week off! I had to call and cancel my cleaning job yesterday. There was no way I could go to the house of a couple in their 80s with it. 

    Today, I don't feel worse than yesterday so I'm taking that as a good sign. It is our 2nd wedding anniversary, so we're taking the dogs to have a run in the private dog field and then going for a coffee and cake after. This evening we're going out to the local Indian restaurant for a meal, which is probably a good thing with this cold 🤣 I can have a nanny nap this afternoon. 

    I don't have any cleaning jobs today or tomorrow, so hopefully I'll get over this cold and I have two cleaning jobs Thursday, one for a lady in her later 70s and another for a disabled gentleman, so again, not ones I can go to if it is still lingering. Blooming typical! 

    Boyo is coming to see us Thursday and stopping over though so that will be nice, at least we'll get to see him before uni. Unfortunately, as it was arranged short notice I haven't had a chance to get him anything! 

    Have a good day all x


    Mortgage Balance as of September 2025 £11,700
    Starting Mortgage Balance (June 2019) £72,000.
    Aiming to be mortgage free by my 40th birthday, June 2026!
  • Cheery_Daff
    Cheery_Daff Posts: 17,409 Forumite
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    Urgh, hope you're feeling better soon x
  • South_coast
    South_coast Posts: 5,956 Forumite
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    Happy anniversary 🩷! I can't believe it's been two years already!
    Mortgage start: £65,495 (March 2016)
    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!!!

  • Happy Anniversary 🥰

    MFW
    Opening Mortgage Balance 
    16/06/2024 - £99569.04 term remaining 80 months (Feb 2031) 

    Current Balance £33,060

    MFW 2025 #31 £29,940 / £28,000 OP

    MFIT - T7 £29,940 OP

    0%CC May 2027-  £2,675
    0% Loan £694.68
    Grocery Challenge 
    Jan £387.89 / Feb £ 355.67 / Mar £418.63 / Apr £478.37 / May £426.52 / June £376.18 / July £462.54+£103.32 entertaining / Aug £294.38+83.83 entertaining /Sept 

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