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Resourcefulness: The budgeter's friend

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  • rtandon27
    rtandon27 Posts: 6,662 Forumite
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    Happy Brthday @foxgloves !!!

    4 YEARS 10 MONTHS DEBT FREE!!! (24 OCT 2016)
    (With heartfelt thanks to those who have gone before us & their indubitable generosity.)
    ...and now I have a mortgage! (23 AUG 2021)
    Original End Date - Sept 2041 New projection - Dec 2039 (reduced by 21 months)
  • KajiKita
    KajiKita Posts: 10,004 Forumite
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    Happy birthday 🎂

    So glad you are having a lovely time, may it continue and you go on to have a wonderful year ahead too 😊

    KK

    As at 17.04.26:
    - When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £216,847
    - OPs to mortgage = £17,793 Estd. interest saved = £9,021 to date
    c. 16 months reduction in term
    Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030

    Read 28 books of target 52 in 2026 as @ 23rd April. 
    Produce tracker: £78 of £400 in 2026

    Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
    Watch your words, they become your actions. 
    Watch your actions, they become your reality. 
  • Dakota_Rose
    Dakota_Rose Posts: 374 Forumite
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    Happy birthday to you @foxgloves. I hope you have a wonderful little holiday away 😊

  • Baileys_Babe
    Baileys_Babe Posts: 6,719 Forumite
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    It is good to hear you are enjoying your holiday, wishing you a happy birthday today and a wonderful year to follow 🎂🎁🤗

    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 family 
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