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An in-between phase

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  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 100,143 Ambassador
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    Ooh I love Marti. 
    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*** in ~~Japanese proverb.
    ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger.
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan. 15months left.
  • PennysIntoPounds
    PennysIntoPounds Posts: 6,800 Forumite
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    edited 13 January 2025 at 8:15PM
    Marti is a great shout @Sun_Addict's friend. How does anyone *not* have a crush on someone singing Bowie's Let's Dance in a (almost literally 😁) husky voice?! Very Roxy Music, if it wasn't so unlikely I'd go for Bryan Ferry
    I bet he's aged well @beanielou
  • Today's mse doings:

    Admin
    Tidying
    Comping
    Freezer sorted we hope

    The big spider creature that sometimes lives on the kitchen ceiling came out to supervise then went back to hibernation once the freezer was back in place 😁

    Walk getting pizza from aldi to put in the freezer, priorities

    Got a Kiehls/Kerastase freebie sample duo in the post

    Prepped a lasagne, very pleased with myself for bothering. I love a lasagne but it is a time consuming faff. It had better be delicious!
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 100,143 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    Marti has indeed aged well @PennysIntoPounds.  That voice  :love:
    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*** in ~~Japanese proverb.
    ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger.
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan. 15months left.
  • I refuse to look him up @beanielou, going to wait for the Masked Singer reveal 😁 
  • KajiKita
    KajiKita Posts: 10,232 Forumite
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    Bravo on making a lasagne from scratch! 👏 I often desire lasagne and generally duck the effort … 😉

    KK
    As at 18.06.26:
    - When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £214,281
    - OPs to mortgage = £18,925 Estd. interest saved = £9,670 to date
    c. 16 months reduction in term
    Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030

    Read 42 books of target 52 in 2026 as @ 18th June. 
    Produce tracker: £139 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. 
  • Blackcats
    Blackcats Posts: 4,549 Forumite
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    Saw Marti in concert a couple of years ago.  He does the most brilliant version of Ain't No Stopping Us Now.  That earworm is provided as a complimentary bonus.
    given the choice of ageing music idols it's Bryan for me please.  Ferry not Adams just to avoid possible disappointment.

  • Get involved @KajiKita, it was blimmin lovely. Maybe that can be one of your Fredagsmys cosy aims, should @Blackcats feel to set this diary up for us 😊
  • One of the previous Wolfs was Michael Bolton PiP thats a dangerous precedent 
  • Watty1
    Watty1 Posts: 8,337 Forumite
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    Lasagne from scratch -  haven't done that in years.  Might try again now i've found a love for cooking.
    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 !!
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