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Made a small OP - £5.52 from QM33 😊
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 = £12,048 Interest saved £5,675 to date
Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030
Read 43 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 17th August
Produce tracker: £299 of £300 in 2025
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KajiKita said:Thanks @SandyShores (every time I call you Sandy in my head, I see you as Sandy in Grease in the tight trousers and big hair! 😊😉)
Aw I loved those days (not the 50s) when the movie was all the rage, I was too young to have a pair of those trousers at the time, but a couple of years later I two pairs in lilac and blue, probably more the 80s disco versions
. Nowadays its more likely to be leggings and a long top
I know the photo I need to add to my username now!
I'm glad you don't spend too much of your own time on work stuff. I spent far too much of my own time on work previously so have gone cold turkey and am being really strict, but I will probably find a balance and do a bit in my own time when its for my own peace of mind. And its good that you can have those conversations with your friend, it sounds like you have made her think. xx
"Think of many things, do one"
Mortgage 30 Aug'25 est. £209,500 £309,749 2020 (current ends 2038)
Seven Goals; 12.5lbs lost in 4 months (5.5lbs to go); walk/run/exercising/weights/yoga2 -
@SandyShores, it sounds like we are similar ages (I’m 52). I remember horrifying my mother when I went out and bought my first pair of jeans - 3/4 length Pepe’s, with the zip at the bottom of the leg - do you remember them?
In my case these days, I’m more likely to be found in a pair of black combats and an old holey top, deep in a border! 😂
You have reminded me - must draft an induction program / initial training plan for my new starter on Monday and then I can pack my work laptop away! 😊
KK
As at 15.08.25:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £232,244
- OPs to mortgage = £12,048 Interest saved £5,675 to date
Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030
Read 43 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 17th August
Produce tracker: £299 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.2 -
It’s cold and gloomy here - I should be out planting but I just can’t face it atm. The bite in my leg is pretty sore - it’s got to the point now that my leg feels tight and restricted by it! 🙄I will prep the induction as described above, do some ironing (a *very* rare event round here 😉) so I look respectable in Bath for lunch, get Mr KK’s washing out on the line (it’s sloshing around atm) and think about breakfast. Might read a bit more of either productivity ninja or the gloriously mad novel about a female, Arabic pirate before heading out 😊
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 = £12,048 Interest saved £5,675 to date
Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030
Read 43 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 17th August
Produce tracker: £299 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.2 -
Well I am really showing my age because my first thought was of Sandie Shaw singing barefoot! Sorry about the bite they can be really nasty & can need antibiotics.
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badmemory said:Well I am really showing my age because my first thought was of Sandie Shaw singing barefoot! Sorry about the bite they can be really nasty & can need antibiotics.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 = £12,048 Interest saved £5,675 to date
Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030
Read 43 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 17th August
Produce tracker: £299 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 -
FB has just reminded me that it is our 17th wedding anniversary and here I am on my own, whilst Mr KK is gadding about in Northern France with his mates, and today I even did his washing! Hmmmmm ….. 🤔😂
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 = £12,048 Interest saved £5,675 to date
Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030
Read 43 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 17th August
Produce tracker: £299 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.4 -
As at 15.08.25:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £232,244
- OPs to mortgage = £12,048 Interest saved £5,675 to date
Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030
Read 43 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 17th August
Produce tracker: £299 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.2 -
Ooh what's the female pirate novel please?2
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Oh I so hope you like it! The other was soy eggs but I do just think that was eggs soaked In soy sauce over night. Delicious!Follow here for the daily life of an ADHD mum with 2 children and a new mortgage to pay
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6570879/life-in-our-forever-family-home-and-the-mortgage-that-came-with-it#latest2
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