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An in-between phase

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  • foxgloves
    foxgloves Posts: 12,773 Forumite
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    I love both sending & receiving handwritten letters. Am a member of the 'Handwritten Letter Appreciation Society'. 
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    2025'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 8.1kg/30kg

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  • Watty1
    Watty1 Posts: 7,147 Forumite
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    I like to call writing on here 'catching up on my correspondence'. As though I am a regency lady with a writing desk.
     I love this
    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 !!
  • EssexHebridean
    EssexHebridean Posts: 24,613 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    LOVING that you and your friend still write actual letters to each other!  (Also loving the writing desk idea - and in a shock twist, I actually have one!) 
    🎉 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
    Balance as at 31/08/25 = £ 95,450.00
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  • doingitanyway
    doingitanyway Posts: 10,305 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Mortgage-free Glee!
    I am happy to be part of the writing letters gang too  :)

    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

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