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Thanks both ๐ Number stuff tonight ๐ฑ!Mortgage start: ยฃ65,495 (March 2016)
Cleared ๐งโโ๏ธ๐งโโ๏ธ๐งโโ๏ธ!!! In 5 years, 1 month andย 29 days
Total amount repaid: ยฃ72,307.03. ยฃ1.10 repaid for every ยฃ1.00 borrowed
Finally earning interest instead of paying it!!!3 -
First of the month round-up....
Movement during January 2022: -ยฃ832.53
Money needed as at 1 February 2022: ยฃ272,243.75
Very disappointing! I've put 63% of my income into savings, plus corrected a mistake I made with last month's figures (which should have resulted in a change in my favour), but both are totally overshadowed by the fall in the stock market ๐ Ah well, completely out of my hands, so no point thinking too much about it!Mortgage start: ยฃ65,495 (March 2016)
Cleared ๐งโโ๏ธ๐งโโ๏ธ๐งโโ๏ธ!!! In 5 years, 1 month andย 29 days
Total amount repaid: ยฃ72,307.03. ยฃ1.10 repaid for every ยฃ1.00 borrowed
Finally earning interest instead of paying it!!!4 -
Still not looking...ย5
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To cheer us up, we have a Midsomer Murders double in tonight's episode of A Touch Of Frost. Sarah Barnaby:
And Gavin Troy, doing his best gormless face:
There is also an episode featuring the other Mrs Barnaby (doing her best impression of The Scream):
There, that's better isn't it ๐คฃ?Mortgage start: ยฃ65,495 (March 2016)
Cleared ๐งโโ๏ธ๐งโโ๏ธ๐งโโ๏ธ!!! In 5 years, 1 month andย 29 days
Total amount repaid: ยฃ72,307.03. ยฃ1.10 repaid for every ยฃ1.00 borrowed
Finally earning interest instead of paying it!!!4 -
I love your midsomer murders /frost stills sc ย I donโt anyone else who admits to watching these now ๐think I did the whole back catalogue of MM in lockdown, it was familiar and comforting ๐MFW 67 - Finally mortgage free! ๐๐4
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Apparently MMโs is the most popular TV export to Denmark. Totally useless piece of trivia for today!2026 decluttering: 11,899 ๐ค๐ฅย โญ๏ธ๐ฅ๐ฅย โญ๏ธย โญ๏ธ๐ย โญ๏ธย โญ๏ธ โญ๏ธย โญ๏ธย โญ๏ธ๐โญ๏ธ๐โญ๏ธ๐ โญ๏ธ๐ โญ๏ธ
2026 use up challenge: 1,044๐ฅย โญ๏ธ๐ฅ๐ฅย โญ๏ธย โญ๏ธ๐ย โญ๏ธ๐โญ๏ธย ๐ ๐ย โญ๏ธย โญ๏ธ
2026 decluttering goals I Use up Challenge: ๐ฅ52 ๐ฅ100 ๐ฅ250 ๐365 ๐1,000 ๐3,000I ๐ฅ25 ๐ฅ50 ๐ฅ100 ๐150 ๐300 ๐5005 -
I am happy to admit to having watched every episode of Midsomer Murders ๐ I still have it recording on our tv so I can watch one when I feel like some silly comfort tv. Not sure what that says about me reallyโฆMFW diary Adventures and Overpayments
Mortgage start:ย ยฃ240,945 Aug 2020
Mortgage now:ย ยฃ230,738
2021 OP total:ย ยฃ605.85ย ย 1 month off approx
MFW 2022 #39ย ยฃ135.68/ยฃ12003 -
I feel you - I reconcile our investment accounts and pension pots on YNAB once a month, and the end of January reconciliation was definitely a bit of a blow. We don't even have that much invested atm, so seeing thousands just disappear wasn't all that funSouth_coast said:First of the month round-up....
Movement during January 2022: -ยฃ832.53
Money needed as at 1 February 2022: ยฃ272,243.75
Very disappointing! I've put 63% of my income into savings, plus corrected a mistake I made with last month's figures (which should have resulted in a change in my favour), but both are totally overshadowed by the fall in the stock market ๐ Ah well, completely out of my hands, so no point thinking too much about it!
Ah well, it's usually a movement in the other direction x 5 -
Indeed! I'm happy enough to take the gains, I should be prepared to accept the losses!
I'm glad I've found some fellow Midsomer Murders enthusiasts. Let all your guilty pleasures hang out here, I have created a safe space ๐Mortgage start: ยฃ65,495 (March 2016)
Cleared ๐งโโ๏ธ๐งโโ๏ธ๐งโโ๏ธ!!! In 5 years, 1 month andย 29 days
Total amount repaid: ยฃ72,307.03. ยฃ1.10 repaid for every ยฃ1.00 borrowed
Finally earning interest instead of paying it!!!5 -
sneaking on to admit I have never seen a single episode of eithe MSM or Frost - can I stay if I love Vera, and miss Monk?
2014 starting mortgage ยฃ165,0002015 second charge ยฃ20,000 - Jan 2021 paid off in fullCurrent outstanding balance - ยฃ115,8565
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