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It's the bane of my life!!!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 -
My heart felt for you so much reading that. Hadn't heard from you for a while so hunted down your diary.
That is just awful and I cant imagine what that feels like when you've worked so hard. I'm glad to see you've started to mend and refocus on yourself and other things that get sidelined by nightmare jobs so often. I dont know what else to say but will reply more tomorrow. All your planning and the way you have it all together is about to really pay off. Give yourself plenty of time and know that someone as organised and proactive as yourself will have things work out.
Everything happens for a reasonmy best friend tells me this all the time and I used to find it a bit annoying but i really like it now and say it to myself all the time. Hope you are having a lovely evening xxx
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Thank you so much kaycastle, that's really sweet of you ❤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 -
In other news, I have spent an enjoyable evening playing with my new phone, wrestling with great existential questions such as "What background theme should I have?" 😂
Now I have the new number, I really should get on with updating my CV. No reason to keep procrastinating now I suppose....😐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!!!7 -
I’m so sorry to hear your news sc ☹️ there’s not much to add to what the others have said, but I hope you are feeling a bit less in shock, take care of yourself xxMFW 67 - Finally mortgage free! 💙😁5
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Thanks NG, I see things are looking tough for you as well at the moment. Keep your chin up xMortgage 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'm ten pages behind - your diary moves so fast! Catching up now!Rule 7: If you're not changing it, you're choosing it.
MFW 2020: 1 Jan £92903.90 ~ OP £536.80/£500
MFW 2021: 1 Jan £89281.21 ~ OP £404.62/£500
MFW 2022: 1 Jan £85579.20 ~ OPs on hold.4 -
I'll give you a summary: Work pants, am facing penury, but I've got a new phooooone 😂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 am caught up! I'm sorry to hear about the redundancy - everyone else has already said all of the things I would have said, but here, have a hug: ((((((((South_coast))))))))South_coast said:but I've got a new phooooone 😂Rule 7: If you're not changing it, you're choosing it.
MFW 2020: 1 Jan £92903.90 ~ OP £536.80/£500
MFW 2021: 1 Jan £89281.21 ~ OP £404.62/£500
MFW 2022: 1 Jan £85579.20 ~ OPs on hold.4 -
Thanks for the hug ❤!
And none so far! Bad language, moi? I don't know what you're implying 😂!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
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