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Emails today to confirm 6 accounts will be closed on 18/03 - we are on our way πππSouth_coast said:Anyway, no money now in Santander π! I CBA to contact them to close the accounts though (just counted, and I have sixteen of them π€£π€£π€£), so will leave them to run their course as I'm pretty sure they close them automatically after a few years if there is a zero balance and no transactions.ΒMortgage start: Β£65,495 (March 2016)
Cleared π§ββοΈπ§ββοΈπ§ββοΈ!!! In 5 years, 1 month andΒ 29 days
Total amount repaid: Β£72,307.03. Β£1.10 repaid for every Β£1.00 borrowed
Finally earning interest instead of paying it!!!3 -
Just watch out though - Iβve not had a personal account with them since we ended the mortgage (check signature - was it 2.5 years ago?). I opened Edβs suggested savings accounts for TCB last week and magically I had an online account - ie they had just reactivated it. While it was useful in this case, I am not at all impressed that they had been sitting on my details for that time - including log in details that could have been compromised if theyβd been hacked and I wouldnβt have been aware I was affected, thinking I no longer had any business with them.Mortgage free 16/06/2023! Β£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 Hemingway4 -
Thanks for the heads-up, Vix, but I knew I still had all these accounts open with them. I've also carried out Ed's savings hack, so they'll have me on file for a while yetMortgage start: Β£65,495 (March 2016)
Cleared π§ββοΈπ§ββοΈπ§ββοΈ!!! In 5 years, 1 month andΒ 29 days
Total amount repaid: Β£72,307.03. Β£1.10 repaid for every Β£1.00 borrowed
Finally earning interest instead of paying it!!!4 -
TWO Y-Live surveys completed in the last two days, I may need to go for a lie down π€£!
Now on 39 points, so may cash out by the end of the year π€·ββοΈ....?Mortgage start: Β£65,495 (March 2016)
Cleared π§ββοΈπ§ββοΈπ§ββοΈ!!! In 5 years, 1 month andΒ 29 days
Total amount repaid: Β£72,307.03. Β£1.10 repaid for every Β£1.00 borrowed
Finally earning interest instead of paying it!!!5 -
Sliders in surveys should be banned π Just let me type a figure in!Mortgage start: Β£65,495 (March 2016)
Cleared π§ββοΈπ§ββοΈπ§ββοΈ!!! In 5 years, 1 month andΒ 29 days
Total amount repaid: Β£72,307.03. Β£1.10 repaid for every Β£1.00 borrowed
Finally earning interest instead of paying it!!!3 -
@South_coast I'm waiting patiently for another Y Live Β£50 to pay out, now sitting at Β£52 π
Also with you on sliders,Β especiallyΒ when you accidentally swipe out of the survey/window because of them! π€¬3 -
Thought I'd share my Tesc0 stats with you...π³ π€£π€£ I don't eat either of the types of biscuits nor use semi skimmed milk (except a v small amount occasionally if baking)
DH, on the other hand, likes biscuits.... as do all of the children...
I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soulRepaid mtge early (orig 11/25) 01/09 Β£124616 01/11 Β£89873 01/13 Β£52546 01/15 Β£12133 07/15 Β£NILNet sales 2024: Β£204 -
Yeah, that's quite a lot of biscuits π€£ Though who doesn't secretly love a bourbon???
Mortgage start: Β£65,495 (March 2016)
Cleared π§ββοΈπ§ββοΈπ§ββοΈ!!! In 5 years, 1 month andΒ 29 days
Total amount repaid: Β£72,307.03. Β£1.10 repaid for every Β£1.00 borrowed
Finally earning interest instead of paying it!!!6 -
Oohh I'mΒ bit behind with the Sainsbury's round up - only managed a 2nd place this year for Milky Bar Mousse purchases (DH's sweet snack of coice) and all our top 3 products were dairy based πEmergency Fund - Β£8572.39 / Β£10,000 :: Mortgage OP 2025 - Β£LISA 24/25 - Β£3200 / Β£4000 :: NSD 2025 - 2 / 150 :: Books Read: 1 / 52 :: Decluttering - 4 / 1000Engaged 9th December 2010 :: Married 29th October 2015 :: Bought a House 13th January 20174
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Another amusement from a property listing:
OK great, now we know what the fruit bowl looks like - what about the kitchen???Mortgage start: Β£65,495 (March 2016)
Cleared π§ββοΈπ§ββοΈπ§ββοΈ!!! In 5 years, 1 month andΒ 29 days
Total amount repaid: Β£72,307.03. Β£1.10 repaid for every Β£1.00 borrowed
Finally earning interest instead of paying it!!!8
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