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I'm terrible for having lots of tabs open - my phone, my laptop, my work desktop, my work laptop.... they all have masses of tabs open (and the laptops and desktop have many excel and wors docs open too.....)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: £206
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You are all clearly much better at multi-tasking than me - I start getting freaked out at c5 tabs! Maybe I need to start building up my exposure 🤔🤣?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!!!6 -
greent said:I'm terrible for having lots of tabs open - my phone, my laptop, my work desktop, my work laptop.... they all have masses of tabs open (and the laptops and desktop have many excel and wors docs open too.....)7
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South_coast said:(Note to self: Do not make a quip about Cheery having a lovely pear....🤣)
Some good answers there team, but I'm still waiting on the number 1. I seem to recall greent might have been top for ketchup last year 🤔?ME!!! I was number one for Soda Folk Root beer (although I haven't bought any since about May!My top buys were Milk, onion bagels and coleslaw.2014 starting mortgage £165,0002015 second charge £20,000 - Jan 2021 paid off in fullCurrent outstanding balance - £115,8567 -
Don’t worry SC, you’re not alone with the tabs - I don’t like having more than five open unless I’m in the middle of doing something - two inboxes, two work related and Prolific. Otherwise it’s untidy!Mortgage free 16/06/2023! £132,500 cleared in 11 years, 3 months and 7 days
'Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is.' Ernest Hemingway5 -
Last year I was the number one buyer of cat food in Sainsburys, but I only got to number 23 this year! My top 3 aren’t particularly MSE 😂Debt at LBM (Dec 2018): £23,167
Debt free Feb 20216 -
drum roll please….!
Hubby thinks he's bought 6 in the whole of 2021!!Mortgage start date Dec 2019 - £217,000 MFD Dec 2034
Mortgage currently £164500 MFD 20306 -
Chiglepig said:ME!!! I was number one for Soda Folk Root beer (although I haven't bought any since about May!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 -
astrocytic_kitten said:Last year I was the number one buyer of cat food in Sainsburys, but I only got to number 23 this year! My top 3 aren’t particularly MSE 😂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 -
South_coast said:astrocytic_kitten said:Last year I was the number one buyer of cat food in Sainsburys, but I only got to number 23 this year! My top 3 aren’t particularly MSE 😂
I liked your choices! All very tasty
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