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  • themadvix
    themadvix Posts: 8,953 Forumite
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    Urgh, sorry about the cold. I hope it disappears quickly so you can enjoy the rest of the week.

    Happy anniversary! That’s flown past! 
    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 Hemingway


  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,173 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    Happy anniversary 🥰. Be better soon. 
    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.
  • greent
    greent Posts: 10,806 Forumite
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    Happy anniversary! 💞🥂

    Hope you feel better soon x
    I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul
    Repaid mtge early (orig 11/25) 01/09 £124616 01/11 £89873 01/13 £52546 01/15 £12133 07/15 £NIL
    Net sales 2024: £20
  • Jessy103
    Jessy103 Posts: 2,331 Forumite
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    Thanks everyone! X

    We've had a nice day, took the dogs to the dog field for zoomies. Then we had a coffee and cheese scone. I had a nap this afternoon and then we've been out for a lovely meal, and as it was a Tuesday, it was their banquet night, so it only cost £15.50 each plus the cost of a drink each. 

    Still feeling a bit rough but still no worse, so hopefully will feel better tomorrow. The weather is meant to be horrible so we'll be staying in and having a bit of a sort. Will finally take a load of stuff to the thrift shop and then get out the new containers and start packing some stuff into those to store in my parents loft. The plan is to declutter and get rid of stuff we don't want, but then also store stuff that we don't need but can be brought back out when we move to a bigger place 🙂
    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!
  • newgirly
    newgirly Posts: 9,383 Forumite
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    Wow that 2 years has passed so quickly, happy anniversary 😊
    MFW 67 - Finally mortgage free! 💙😁
  • CrazyBee787
    CrazyBee787 Posts: 1,112 Forumite
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    Congratulations for your anniversary. Also I hope that cold goes away soon XX
    Mission Number One: Get a job!
    Mission Number Two: Get a lodger!
    Mission Number Three: Clear debt, starting balance: £1997.17, balance now: £1800.00
    Mission Number Four: Keep Job!
    Once accomplished all four missions come back and start new missions!
  • Jessy103
    Jessy103 Posts: 2,331 Forumite
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    Thanks NG and Bee x

    Well, Tuesday night I had an absolutely shocking night, waking pretty much every hour to cough or blow my nose 🙄 so yesterday was a very, very lazy day. Today, I feel a load better. I slept a lot better and my nose is clearer. I still had to cancel my two cleaning jobs, which is a shame but needs must. I should be alright to go to my cleaning job tomorrow though as I'm definitely over the worst of it.

    I've been to have my hair cut today which was £41 but I only have it done every 8 weeks so I don't mind the spend. I did get told my hair is breaking a bit on one side which happens to be the side I sleep on so have been recommended a silk pillow case. I have ordered two and gosh they're more expensive than I thought they would be, but I don't mind as new bedding is not something we spend a huge amount on.

    Boyo arrived this morning after DH had dropped the car off for a service and boyo picked him up to save on a courtesy car. We've had pasta for dinner and he's now gone with DH to his Karate class. 

    No mortgage op this week as I've not earnt my cleaning money and had a spendy day, but trying not to let it get me down. I'm just so eager to get this blooming thing paid off! 



    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: 96,173 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    Happy new hair. Hope the pillowcases help.
    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.
  • South_coast
    South_coast Posts: 5,957 Forumite
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    Jessy103 said:
    I'm just so eager to get this blooming thing paid off! 
    Not long now though!!! Would updating your signature help, as it's a bit out of date?
    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!!!
  • themadvix
    themadvix Posts: 8,953 Forumite
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    Glad you're feeling better Jessy. Don't be downhearted about not OPing this week - you do so well and work really hard and you did the right thing by not risking the health of your clients - definitely more important than money! (And you don't want to go killing them off - not good financially in the long term! 😉)
    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 Hemingway


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