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Thanks @KajiKita @Sun_Addict @Blackcats ❤
Love that you thought of me whilst spotting perfectly usual things on your holibobs @Sun_Addict 😁
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I'm really glad you've been able to get at least some resolution to the situation around your Dad PiP - it's so tough to deal with when a loved one is seriously let down by the very people who are meant to have been caring for them, and all the more so when it's an end-of-life situation as well. I still feel hugely angry that my dad's final three weeks were made so much more unpleasant than they needed to be.🎉 MORTGAGE FREE (First time!) 30/09/2016 🎉 And now we go again…New mortgage taken 01/09/23 🏡
Balance as at 01/09/23 = £115,000.00 Balance as at 31/12/23 = £112,000.00
Balance as at 31/08/24 = £105,400.00 Balance as at 31/12/24 = £102,500.00
£100k barrier broken 1/4/25SOA CALCULATOR (for DFW newbies): SOA Calculatorshe/her3 -
My goodness fighting for all that time must have been harrowing. I do hope you enjoyed raising that glass and I'm sure he raised one back from his cloud in heavenMade 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 !!0 -
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Had given myself permission to have a lie-in what with all the emotion of yesterday but the postie decided I needed to get out of bed at 7.45- not even anything for us!
Tidying
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Client paid, share to tax pot
Got an estate agent email with a property 'matching our needs'- 425k for a small one bed with no outdoor space in a grotty area 😭
15 minute walk with Mr PIP to food co-op, a decent haul
Bit of spec work
Comping
20 minute lunchtime walk with Mr PIP
Half wussy situps
Small clothes sort and a vinted listing
Ebay listing
20 minute walk with Mr PIP getting milk and beer at coop members prices
Popping round to see neighbour friends this evening as we're feeding their cat over the next few days, then back home to watch the footie.
Dinner is garlic flatbread and mozzarella sticks from the freezer with hummus and salad bits
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That must have been a difficult time, @PennysIntoPounds. I lost my parents barely 1 year apart & it's difficult enough without dealing with complaints as well. I hope it brings a bit more in the way of 'closure', but any amount of payout isn't the same as having your Dad, I know.
F x2025's challenges: 1) To fill our 10 Savings Pots to their healthiest level ever
2) To read 100 books (36/100) 3) The Shrinking of Foxgloves 5.9kg/30kg
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Thanks @foxgloves. Losing your parents one year apart must have been so difficult.
I know my Dad would be proud I fought as hard as I could for some justice for him and to help others, and would be delighted to have contributed to the flat pot!3 -
£425 for a one bed. I need a lie down!!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****
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One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.2 -
We are all aware London house prices are extortionate but that spec is taking the 🤬
You have indeed done your dad proud 😊
I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)2 -
425K for a one bed in a grotty area .........goodness what is happening to property prices? (rhetorical question obvs)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
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