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We have a VW van and it drinks oil. Never had to top up any of my cars. Warning light always scares me too when it beeps on 😂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!1 -
DH and I both have VWs and I never top.mine up - it's dealt with at annual.service. DH has topped his up, but he does way more mileage than me usuallyruby_eskimo said:Phew, you had me worried there! I've only ever had VW's and never even thought about it to be honest. Knowing my luck the warning light will come on the next time I take the car out.I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soulRepaid mtge early (orig 11/25) 01/09 £124616 01/11 £89873 01/13 £52546 01/15 £12133 07/15 £NILNet sales 2024: £201 -
Now I'm puzzling over how Audi and VW can be different when they're the same group 🤔? It's time for bed, I'm meant to be disengaging my brain ready for sleep!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!!!1 -
What was your goal for free money this year? I didn’t realise you had one.DFW (08/08) £64,346.53 Gone (02/19)
MFW (08/08) £118k Gone (09/23)1 -
That's because I didn't set one originally! Then I decided it would be good to make £1200, so £100/month average....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 -
Just been screened out of a survey for using the wrong brand of washing up liquid 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
(Although it was screening for a focus group, so can't say I'm too distressed - there's only so much I can find to say about washing up liquid!)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!!!1 -
I got screened out of a product test recently which meant I had to video myself eating new crisp flavours. Although it was a decent reward I was kinda hoping I did get screened out. Not a fan of video responses xDFW (08/08) £64,346.53 Gone (02/19)
MFW (08/08) £118k Gone (09/23)2 -
No, every time I get asked about videos I politely decline. No-one wants to see me lying on the sofa in my dressing gown 🤣!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 had another funny one recently asking me to compare the time spent in my bathroom pre and post lockdown.Yep, they profiled me right. I spent lockdown in my bathroom. 😂DFW (08/08) £64,346.53 Gone (02/19)
MFW (08/08) £118k Gone (09/23)3 -
That is hilarious! 🤣debtfreeoneday said:I had another funny one recently asking me to compare the time spent in my bathroom pre and post lockdown.Yep, they profiled me right. I spent lockdown in my bathroom. 😂
I kept getting surveys about the change in my buying clothes and bathroom routines pre and post lockdown. Apparently saying I haven't changed anything is not an answer that you can select 🤷♀️2025 decluttering: 3,550🌟🥉🌟💐🏅🏅🌟🥈🏅🌟🏅💐💎🌟🏅🏆🌟🏅
2025 use up challenge: 309🥉🥈🥇💎🏆
Big kitchen declutter challenge 92/150
2025 decluttering goals Use up Challenge: 🥉365 🥈750 🥇1,000 💎2,000 🏆 3,000 👑 8,000 I 🥉12 🥈26 🥇52 💎 100 🏆 250 👑 5001
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