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Check with your bank though DFOD, as they'll all be different! I'm with NatWest, so can only speak for their conditions.
The fix runs out in March 2023 badmemory. I'm really hoping it will be finished before that, but there are a lot of if's, but's and maybe's included in that calculation!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 -
The OP I sent on 07/11 has still not reached the account 🤔 And the withdrawal from my ISA still hasn't been processed 🤔🤔 Am starting to doubt myself about whether I actually really did either transaction or just wrote about it on here, but I've checked my bank and I definitely sent the money, and I wouldn't have made up that thing about being sent a cheque as I remember being surprised by it, so it must be real! Will look again tomorrow and then I'll have to think about chasing it up if there's still no movement on either....🙁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 -
Our NW mortgage has a 10% limit, but on the original amount, they all seem to be different.
Seems odd it hasn't all gone through yet, but sure it will.If it's not adding up, compound it!4 -
12 Streetbees stories completed 😴
Still no movement from either bank....🙁
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!!!3 -
I don't do streetbees (shocking I know
), but I always think of them starting "Once upon a time, our heroine SC...", probably because you always refer to them as stories!
If it's not adding up, compound it!4 -
🤣 Stories is their name for them! There's lots of open-ended questions, so I might put in a "once upon a time" - might make them more interesting!
Mortgage balance has updated, so I've updated my signature. They've applied the whole amount though and not deducted the ERC, so maybe they'll take 6% off last week's to make up for it instead of 3% off both 🤔? I'm glad it's showing now anyway, it was very disheartening to think I'm doing all this for nothing! Will check the ISA tonight, need to go to work now!
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!!!9 -
Glad it arrived, seemed to take forever!4
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The streetbees app sent me a notification saying 'you haven't popped by in a while, please come a visit!' But when I did (immediately) yet again there were no stories. That's why I don't visit you, you're boring!
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I'm sulking with Streetbees at the moment 🙁 I did the "oral care routine" one again a few days ago and it got rejected, when I queried it they said it was because I'd said the same thing as the last time I filled it in - yep, that's the point of a routine 🙄! A couple of the ones I did last night have been rejected too, no doubt for the same reason, so it appears they're tightening up on things a bit. Still, can't complain too much, I've had loads out of them this month!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 -
Didn't it just!!!caeler said:Glad it arrived, seemed to take forever!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!!!3
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