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I wouldn't mind if I actually ever did any ironing, but it's a household task I tend to swerve as much as possible (odd, as I actually don't mind it, it just seems pointless as things just get creased again - much like drying dishes when they will dry anyway if left on the drainer!) However, I do need to have an ironing board for the odd occasions when it is necessary (no suitable table etc to use as an alternative) so it needs to go somewhere!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!!!5 -
I have a half sized ironing board with attached hanger, that hangs in the wardrobe until the occasional time it's used. Might be cheaper to get a new board rather than new cupboard??Mortgage start date Nov 2014 - £90,545 over 25 years
Re-mortgage Oct 2017 - 78,295 over 23 years
Re-mortgage Jan 2020 - 55,000 over 26 years @ 1.94%
Current Mortgage Outstanding Middle December 2020 - £47893.35 - a reduction of £42,652 in just over 6 years!4 -
Forgot to say it's from the blue and yellow swedish store!Mortgage start date Nov 2014 - £90,545 over 25 years
Re-mortgage Oct 2017 - 78,295 over 23 years
Re-mortgage Jan 2020 - 55,000 over 26 years @ 1.94%
Current Mortgage Outstanding Middle December 2020 - £47893.35 - a reduction of £42,652 in just over 6 years!3 -
Hmm, not sure I could bring myself to spend out fresh money on something that's not going to get used....🤔 Will do some research though!
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!!!2 -
I'm starting to feel sorry for the people who have to review my Streetbees submissions. I try to make the text answers more exciting by adding emojis, but photos of things stored in my bathroom must be extremely dull 😮!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!!!4 -
Vypr keep asking me why I don't buy milk/cream/butter from Lidl. Frustratingly, there's no "But I DO" option - and I don't think they can hear me shouting! One of the options is "I didn't think Lidl sold milk/cream/butter" - who would think that? They're still a supermarket! Maybe that's why BF's daft relatives won't go there - they think German supermarkets have some kind of embargo on dairy products 🤔🤔🤔?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!!!5 -
🤣🤣🤣 what a ridiculous survey!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 Hemingway4 -
They also didn't have an option of "because my Lidl is too far away".2025 decluttering: 4,011 🌟🥉🌟💐🏅🏅🌟🥈🏅🌟🏅💐💎🌟🏅🏆🌟🏅🌟
2025 use up challenge: 344🥉🥈🥇💎🏆
Big kitchen declutter challenge 113/150
2025 decluttering goals I Use up Challenge: 🥉365 🥈750 🥇1,000 💎2,000 🏆 3,000 👑 8,000 I 🥉12 🥈26 🥇52 💎 100 🏆 250 👑 5005 -
I also had some fun with a survey yesterday. It asked me if I had heard of various services. I said I had never heard of some of them and didn't know what they were. So obviously they then asked me very detailed questions on my opinion of them...2025 decluttering: 4,011 🌟🥉🌟💐🏅🏅🌟🥈🏅🌟🏅💐💎🌟🏅🏆🌟🏅🌟
2025 use up challenge: 344🥉🥈🥇💎🏆
Big kitchen declutter challenge 113/150
2025 decluttering goals I Use up Challenge: 🥉365 🥈750 🥇1,000 💎2,000 🏆 3,000 👑 8,000 I 🥉12 🥈26 🥇52 💎 100 🏆 250 👑 5005 -
My survey asked me in depth questions on cruises and what it would take Covid wise to make me want to travel. The issue I have isn't with Covid but the fact I get terribly seasick so would never do a cruise anyway!Mortgage Free November 2018
Early Retired June 20204
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