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That is indeed an excellent week Ed, well done all round! ⭐ Remember to bottle some of that feeling for the future!6
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Woohoo to Mrs E.Glad you have had a good week. Enjoy your weekend.I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.
Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
"A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb. ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.5 -
I’m so pleased you are going into the weekend after a good week - it really helps 😊
KKAs at 15.09.25:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £230,969
- OPs to mortgage = £12,345 Estd. interest saved = £5,863 to date
Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030
Read 56 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 4th October
Produce tracker: £417 of £300 in 2025
Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
Watch your words, they become your actions.Watch your actions, they become your reality.5 -
Hooray for nauseating positivity - it's better than the alternative! 👏👏👏4 YEARS 10 MONTHS DEBT FREE!!! (24 OCT 2016)(With heartfelt thanks to those who have gone before us & their indubitable generosity.)...and now I have a mortgage! (23 AUG 2021)New projection - 14 YEARS 7 MONTHS LEFT OF 20 YEARS (reduced by 17 mths)Psst...I may have started a diary!4
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Sounds like an excellent week 😊Fashion on a ration 2025 0/66 coupons spent
79.5 coupons rolled over 4/75.5 coupons spent - using for secondhand purchases
One income, home educating family4 -
Made £2.45 from a couple of Prolific surveys, and £2 from a Y Live survey. @South_coast - one of those 17 minute 10 minute surveys!
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Phew, no invite for me 😅!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 -
£29 to go and they're getting cannedSouth_coast said:Phew, no invite for me 😅!4 -
£6.93 OPed and 45p from a quick Prolific study. I did not win the lottery
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you should be on commission for TCB Ed!
I bought a £5 costa voucher to pay for a brew when I claim my free birthday cake. That will trigger a free coffee voucher as I'll get my magic 10th costa bean.
2 coffees for the cash price of less than 1. Where's the Martin Lewis spinning head emoji when you need it?!know thyselfNid wy'n gofyn bywyd moethus...7
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