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Thanks for the cat loans and comments
We had pest control in! They did three visits! Not a trace of mouse then 😂
They have been rebooked.1 -
Miss Feral is on her way. She has murdered the feather string thing on a stick three times and needs some real action nowMade 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 -
I came across this and it made me think of you. There might be some useful names in it as contacts?KKAs at 15.07.25:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £233,521
- OPs to mortgage = £11,338 Interest saved £5225 to date
Fixed rate 3.85% ends January 2030
Read 36 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 19th July
Produce tracker: £205 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 -
I hope you find a solution soon. It is impossible to relax with a mouse about!If you have built castles in the air, your work should not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them
Emergency fund 0/1000
Buffer fund 0/100
Debt March -1,119 (April) -889 (April) -498 (April) -378 (May) -875 July (190)0 -
Much sympathy from me. I hope it gets sorted quickly, but in the meantime lock away any chocolate.
My mortgage free diary: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6498069/whoops-here-comes-the-cheese
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Cheers @doingitanyway @redofromstart
It is not only stressful being on constant alert but dreadful having to do the washing-up promptly 😁1 -
Spec work
Usuals
Won a plastic cricket set 😂
Dropped off a vinted sale and did nearly an hour of extra steps
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Carpet walk
Vinted pay and client pay to usual pots
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A plastic cricket set … coo …! What will you do with that? Donate it to a play group? Or sell it?(Struggling hard to imagine PiP using said set, and failing miserably! 😂)
KKAs at 15.07.25:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £233,521
- OPs to mortgage = £11,338 Interest saved £5225 to date
Fixed rate 3.85% ends January 2030
Read 36 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 19th July
Produce tracker: £205 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.0 -
KajiKita said:A plastic cricket set … coo …! What will you do with that? Donate it to a play group? Or sell it?(Struggling hard to imagine PiP using said set, and failing miserably! 😂)
KK
How very dare you, I am both extremely athletic and also have an easygoing nature ideally suited to group games in the park 😂😂😂
Yeah okay I'll probably give it away or if no-one wants it, stick it in the boot sale pile
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