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Four_Seasons said:Hi,I had mice in my shed, my solution was to knock on the door, shout I would count to 20 then I would be coming in - it worked I never saw them, mind you I didn't look too hard!! Hope it goes well, take care xLove thisBit like I tell spiders not to come back in the house, never seen the same one twice...Debt free May 2016... DFW#2 in progress
Campervan paid off summer '21... MFW progress tbc6 -
Good luck with it all... Hope the little beasties stayed hidden...Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £174.8K Equity 32.77%
2) £2.6K Net savings after CCs 6/7/25
3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £24.3K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.2K) = 30.1/£127.5K target 23.6% 29/7/25
4) FI Age 60 income target £16.5/30K 55.1%
5) SIPP £4.8K updated 29/7/256 -
Hope the garage clear out went well"Good financial planning is about not spending money on things that add no value to your life in order to have more money for the things that do". Eoin McGee6
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I'm glad you got your BB issues sorted out DIA and the house move is progessing. I hope the garage clear out went well.Finally Debt Free After 34 Years, But Still Need to Live Frugally
Debt in July 2017 = £58,766 😱 DEBT FREE 31 OCTOBER 2017 :T 🎉
EMERGENCY FUND 1 = £50/£5,000. EMERGENCY FUND 2 = £10/£5,000.
CHRISTMAS SAVINGS = £0/£500. SEF = £1,400/£12,000 PREMIUM BONDS ME = £350. PREMIUM BONDS DH = £300.
HOLIDAY MONEY = £0 TIME LEFT TO PAY OFF MORTGAGE = 5 YEARS 1 MONTHS5 -
Hope the time in the garage went well 🕷🕸
Hope the broadband is still working now ..5 -
Don't forget to come up for air and a nice brew.Mortgage started 2020, aiming to clear 31/12/2029.6
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Love all the postings on spiders and mice. They made me smile. Thank you everyone for all the funny and positive postings.
Sorry for my sporadic postings. I still have internet issues. I am writing offline and then posting. My connection is random and I cannot be confident in it so it is frustrating. But hey ho it seems okay now…(fingers crossed)
The past few days have been busy. I only managed to get the garage door open yesterday as it was stuck and no longer works. It wasn’t too bad in there. Not too much stuff. LOTS OF COBWEBS. I should have it clear by tomorrow.
I had a half stone I wanted to shift beefier the NY. I didn’t do it but, I now have 3 pounds to be there and in the next stone down. It is good losing weight slowly as I am getting time to adjust to my new body.
I had a walk with a friend at the weekend. I cycled to her house and back plus the walk! So good to talk and walk. She has ordered me a G1ff Ga33 s1m I( think she got a referral credit) It is good to know I will soon be set up with the new phone.
House news
All the queries raised by the other side have been actioned. I signed and returned contracts today.
No new houses showing in the new area. It has gone so very quiet but at least I have somewhere to stay and I can take my time.
My next task is to go to the storage companies in the area and gain quotes. I want this done by the end of the week. Now I have my fixed bike back I can cycle there.
Today I have been for a cycle, done some shopping, been to post mail. Later it is the garage, more decluttering and soup making (stock is on from an organic chicken carcass as I type) I am also making a turkey curry.
If you have built castles in the air, your work should not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them
Emergency fund 100/1000
Buffer fund 0/100
Debt Free (again) 25/0720258 -
All sounding great DIA 😼 ( apart from broadband )
Did the broadband company show you how to reset your router , or change ports ?6 -
You've got everything moving in the right direction and hopefully the internet will get sorted out soon.Mortgage started 2020, aiming to clear 31/12/2029.6
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another_casualty said:All sounding great DIA 😼 ( apart from broadband )
Did the broadband company show you how to reset your router , or change ports ?You've got everything moving in the right direction and hopefully the internet will get sorted out soon.If you have built castles in the air, your work should not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them
Emergency fund 100/1000
Buffer fund 0/100
Debt Free (again) 25/0720256
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