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Mortgage free in Forever Home :-)
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@PennysIntoPounds I dosed him with vitamin c and d this evening and have ordered echinacea in tomorrow’s groceries delivery. I have sneaked one hug with him 😊 I have also dosed myself and will spend 15 minutes on the salt piece after my shower.Cats are too busy catting to engage in such nonsense! 😉 MiL has asked that when we get rid of the catio here that she has it for her cat. Kind of nice to already have a home for it 😊
Mr KK is half listening to c@r s0s and reading the wartime correspondence between his mum’s parents ❤️ Apparently his grandad’s pet name for his grandma was ‘Frog’ 🤩
KKAs at 15.08.25:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £232,244
- OPs to mortgage = £12,148 Interest saved £5,738 to date
Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030
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I seem to have lost a post ….
Managed to complete the first inch of the purple lap blanket. Done the easy rows so far and left it now until tomorrow to start the more complex ones (decreasing of the honeycomb shapes) of the pattern tomorrow when I am less tired 😊
KKAs at 15.08.25:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £232,244
- OPs to mortgage = £12,148 Interest saved £5,738 to date
Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030
Read 44 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 21st August
Produce tracker: £339 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.3 -
Poor Mr KKI 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.***
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beanielou said:Poor Mr KKSlept okay but only until about 4.30am when the thudding of galloping furry paws woke me up. I am having a herbal brew and the heading out into the garden to do what I can before it gets too hot to work. Hoping to scratch weed the garlic and spuds, set the sprinkler going in each of these beds and then top dress with compost. In the meantime I will make a start on the last, really bad veggie bed ….
My reward will be lunch with a friend! 😊
KKAs at 15.08.25:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £232,244
- OPs to mortgage = £12,148 Interest saved £5,738 to date
Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030
Read 44 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 21st August
Produce tracker: £339 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.3 -
I love that colour, great work on progressing it, it's going to look brilliant (and have a cat or two sat on it as soon as you want to use it 😁)
Enjoy your lunch and gardening, though it's meant to be raining for weeks from tomorrow so don't worry too much about the sprinkler!0 -
Thanks @PennysIntoPounds, it’s making me smile how intrigued the kittens are about knitting. Mostly they ignore me as they wander up and down the living room and crash in and out of the catio, but when I’m knitting I often find they stop to look at what I’m doing … 😉
Unfortunately, Mr KK tested positive for Covid this morning. I made him check before his haircut and seeing his mum. He’s pretty rough and he needs to get better before Thursday. Missing his dad’s funeral is NOT an option ….
Lunch with my friend was lovely, just what I needed 😊 (I did a test too and was negative this morning but did give my friend the option of cancelling. She said to carry on.) it’s been pretty warm here this afternoon so we dragged the reclining deckchairs out for the first time this year and had a doze in the garden - me mostly in the shade and him completely in the sun. Just what we both needed 😊
KKAs at 15.08.25:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £232,244
- OPs to mortgage = £12,148 Interest saved £5,738 to date
Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030
Read 44 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 21st August
Produce tracker: £339 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.3 -
OH dear! Poor Mr KK!! I still think he's likely run down from all the recent stress. Hopefully it will all be very mild and he'll be over it soon. And not give it to you.I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Debt Free Wannabe, Old Style Money Saving and Pensions boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts 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 and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.
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How sweet and intriguing about the cats and your knitting 😊
Bah to Mr KK having covid, as if you both need the extra worry before and about Thursday! Hope the sun time has boosted his recovery. I know it's difficult but do try to steer clear of him, is there another room where you can comfortably sleep?
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Poor Mr KK.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.1 -
KajiKita said:.....
I also downloaded the M3rlin bird app and in 5 minutes it identified:
- blackbird
- common chiff chaff
- robin
- wood pigeon
- house sparrow
- chaffinch
and c. 6 others I can’t remember. Really fun 😊
KK
I love that App. Yesterday evening I got to 15 different bird songs.
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