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  • KajiKita
    KajiKita Posts: 7,823 Forumite
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    I laughed at the permits, we had to have one of those for my old Land Rover here because it was a 'commercial' vehicle (a 110 county with windows!)

    Oh, that must have been so annoying! ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜Š

    It is @beanielou ๐Ÿ˜Š

    KK
    As at 15.08.25:
    - When bought house ยฃ315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now ยฃ232,244
    - OPs to mortgage = ยฃ12,048ย  Interest saved ยฃ5,675 to date
    Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030

    Read 43 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 17th August
    Produce tracker: ยฃ299 of ยฃ300 in 2025

    Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
    Watch your words, they become your actions.ย 
    Watch your actions, they become your reality.ย 
  • South_coast
    South_coast Posts: 5,897 Forumite
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    Just checking you know you can print the WBB label at the parcel shop, so all you need to do in advance is pack up the box?
    Mortgage start: ยฃ65,495 (March 2016)
    Cleared ๐Ÿงšโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿงšโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿงšโ€โ™€๏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!!!
  • KajiKita
    KajiKita Posts: 7,823 Forumite
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    edited 16 November 2023 at 10:15PM
    Just checking you know you can print the WBB label at the parcel shop, so all you need to do in advance is pack up the box?
    Well so goes the theory โ€ฆ.. ๐Ÿ˜Š But what I found was you need a barcode or one of those square wiggly things (QR code?) - the app didnโ€™t produce one of those (maybe because I am using it on an ipad?) so the parcel shop couldnโ€™t help me. I then had to request a label be sent to me, via the app which took quite a while, and then I have had several late work nights before I could drop the parcel off ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™€๏ธ

    KK
    As at 15.08.25:
    - When bought house ยฃ315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now ยฃ232,244
    - OPs to mortgage = ยฃ12,048ย  Interest saved ยฃ5,675 to date
    Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030

    Read 43 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 17th August
    Produce tracker: ยฃ299 of ยฃ300 in 2025

    Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
    Watch your words, they become your actions.ย 
    Watch your actions, they become your reality.ย 
  • KajiKita
    KajiKita Posts: 7,823 Forumite
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    I have clean sheets! ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿ‘โค๏ธ

    KK
    As at 15.08.25:
    - When bought house ยฃ315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now ยฃ232,244
    - OPs to mortgage = ยฃ12,048ย  Interest saved ยฃ5,675 to date
    Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030

    Read 43 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 17th August
    Produce tracker: ยฃ299 of ยฃ300 in 2025

    Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
    Watch your words, they become your actions.ย 
    Watch your actions, they become your reality.ย 
  • skint_spice
    skint_spice Posts: 13,441 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Sweet dreams, in the clean sheets!
    Mortgage OP 2025 ยฃ6250/7000
    Mortgage OP 2024 ยฃ7700/7000

    Mortgage balance: ยฃ36,210


    Money making challenge ยฃ38/400

    โ€Do what others wonโ€™t early in life so you can do what others canโ€™t later in lifeโ€ (stolen from Gally Girl)
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 95,692 Ambassador
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    Clean sheets are the best.
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    Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
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  • KajiKita said:
    Well so goes the theory โ€ฆ.. ๐Ÿ˜Š But what I found was you need a barcode or one of those square wiggly things (QR code?) - the app didnโ€™t produce one of those (maybe because I am using it on an ipad?) so the parcel shop couldnโ€™t help me. I then had to request a label be sent to me, via the app which took quite a while, and then I have had several late work nights before I could drop the parcel off ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™€๏ธ

    KK
    ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™€๏ธ Indeed! I'm sure I've always had the QR code in the confirmation email ๐Ÿค”๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™€๏ธ?
    Mortgage start: ยฃ65,495 (March 2016)
    Cleared ๐Ÿงšโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿงšโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿงšโ€โ™€๏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!!!
  • KajiKita
    KajiKita Posts: 7,823 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Fourth Anniversary Name Dropper Photogenic
    KajiKita said:
    Well so goes the theory โ€ฆ.. ๐Ÿ˜Š But what I found was you need a barcode or one of those square wiggly things (QR code?) - the app didnโ€™t produce one of those (maybe because I am using it on an ipad?) so the parcel shop couldnโ€™t help me. I then had to request a label be sent to me, via the app which took quite a while, and then I have had several late work nights before I could drop the parcel off ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™€๏ธ

    KK
    ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™€๏ธ Indeed! I'm sure I've always had the QR code in the confirmation email ๐Ÿค”๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™€๏ธ?
    Ah โ€ฆ.. Okay, blithering idiot confession time โ€ฆ. Because my PayP email account is not the same as my main email I was looking in the wrong inbox! Doh!! ๐Ÿ˜‚ Thank you for clearing that up. I did wonder what had gone wrong / I was doing wrong โ€ฆ. Correct diagnosis? ๐Ÿค” Nut behind the wheel, as my friendly IT guy always calls it ๐Ÿ˜‰๐Ÿ˜Š

    KKย 
    As at 15.08.25:
    - When bought house ยฃ315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now ยฃ232,244
    - OPs to mortgage = ยฃ12,048ย  Interest saved ยฃ5,675 to date
    Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030

    Read 43 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 17th August
    Produce tracker: ยฃ299 of ยฃ300 in 2025

    Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
    Watch your words, they become your actions.ย 
    Watch your actions, they become your reality.ย 
  • South_coast
    South_coast Posts: 5,897 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ At least it's Friday!
    Mortgage start: ยฃ65,495 (March 2016)
    Cleared ๐Ÿงšโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿงšโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿงšโ€โ™€๏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!!!
  • Thatโ€™s the sort of thing my oh does. Someone I know used to say it was ย Picnic (problem in chair not in computer)
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