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Fantastic news KK3
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All sounds great, and what a bargain on the furniture!Mortgage OP 2025 £7700/7000Mortgage OP 2024 £7700/7000
Mortgage balance: £33,821
Boiler fund £925/3000
”Do what others won’t early in life so you can do what others can’t later in life” (stolen from Gally Girl)3 -
Yay on all counts. That was a nice catch up full of good news! I hope the offer is great...it sounds a better fit than your current place of work. 🙏🏼Emergency Fund- £717.77
New Diary- https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6647063/investing-in-us-holidays-health-and-the-road-to-150k#latest2 -
Good news!4/10/25Three Years Mortgage Free Yay!
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Fantastic news. You might be a in a strong negotiating position if needed. Love the garden furniture.Made it to mortgage free but what a muddle that became
In the event the proverbial hits the fan then co-habitees are better stashing their cash than being mortgage free !!1 -
Congratulations on the upcoming job offer and the garden furniture.Fashion on a ration 2025 0/66 coupons spent
79.5 coupons rolled over 4/75.5 coupons spent - using for secondhand purchases
One income, home educating family1 -
Thank you to all of you: @LadyWithAPlan, @Humdinger1, @Cheery_Daff, @Twolabsandacat, @skint_spice, @debtfreewannabe321, @f0xh0les, @Watty1, @Baileys_Babe, @redofromstart - you are the most wonderfully encouraging and motivating cheerleaders
Offer received informally by 7.10am this morning whilst on the phone to the recruiter! Formal offer letter received by 2pm. Acceptance sent and resignation submitted by 2.30pm - the latter part of this was the hardest I have ever done as I like (most of) the people and my boss and in many ways it is a lovely site / company. My boss's reaction was an interesting one - he immediately started writing detailed notes about what I call the hygiene factors; better pension, flexible working, better holidays for new starters etc.
Offer from the new role is £52K p.a. with a £5K car allowance (he's done this to make up my wage). It's not a life changing salary but it is enough and I am happy with it
KK
As at 15.12.25:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £227,385
- OPs to mortgage = £12,881 Estd. interest saved = £6,203 to date
c. 16 months reduction in term
Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030
Read 80 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 25th December
Produce tracker: £457 of £300 in 2025
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Watch your words, they become your actions.Watch your actions, they become your reality.10 -
So pleased for you, and the value of getting that commute time back has to be a bonus.My mortgage free diary: +++ Divide by Cucumber Error. Please reinstall universe and reboot+++
GNU Mr Redo3 -
Great news all round, well done you 👏🏼4
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Fabulous, new company has tried to make up salary and you have more time for you. Wonderful.Made it to mortgage free but what a muddle that became
In the event the proverbial hits the fan then co-habitees are better stashing their cash than being mortgage free !!3
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