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An in-between phase
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Boo hoo to the oven.
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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. 13 months left.2 -
Disappointing about Argos being rubbish. When we had the kitchen rebuilt at the flat we had an issue with the fridge freezer we had bought turning out not to be suitable and I can confirm that AO were extremely helpful and obliging about letting us change that outside the normal window - so I'd not hesitate to recommend them.
As for your builder - from everything you have said they had made errors/ignored instructions on I would strongly suggest that a small claims court (can't recall the current name) after everything is sorted is the way forwards to reclaim some of what their c**k ups have cost you.
Bristol Beer Factory turn out some nice beers - as do New Bristol Brewery in the same neck of the woods. If you ever see their cinder toffee milk stout it's lush!
🎉 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 1/4/25
Balance as at 31/08/25 = £ 95,450.00. Balance as at 31/12/25 = £ 91,100.00
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Three surveys
Usuals
Steps getting essentials
Half wussy situps
Met a friend for beer, she's also not happy we're moving out of the area as she loves our local too and won't have any reason to visit, have reassured her I'm also certain to win lottery/premium bonds soon
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'aggressive safety shot' Ken Doherty6 -
No advice re oven, other than to say I manage well with just an air fryer. I would say yay to the move in but at this point I'm genuinely afraid of what will happen next lol.
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Boo to the oven. I only use an air fryer.
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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. 13 months left.2 -
Haha know the feeling @WelshmansDaughter, there was a big fire in East London the other week and a mate messaged me saying 'Have you seen this, is it anywhere near yours' and honestly my instinctive reaction was if build had been burnt to the ground I wouldn't actually be in the slightest bit surprised
(No fatalities or injuries btw, thank goodness. One house irretrievably burnt down but the household are all okay and being well looked after and supported, I have been checking updates in case they needed a semi-functioning unfinished gaff to kip at)
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'aggressive safety shot' Ken Doherty5 -
Oh was this the one in Shernhall Street? That's caused major issues with the railway hasn't it - I initially assumed that the fire had started on the embankment and spread through the gardens to the house, but it seems to have occurred the other way round. Scary stuff though.
🎉 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 1/4/25
Balance as at 31/08/25 = £ 95,450.00. Balance as at 31/12/25 = £ 91,100.00
SOA CALCULATOR (for DFW newbies): SOA Calculatorshe/her2 -
Honestly pip for the money you'd get in rent for Calamity Towers you'd get a palace up here and enough to travel back to the Big Smoke on the Cally sleeper every week
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Calamity towers made me snort. OUT LOUD! 🤣
🎉 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 1/4/25
Balance as at 31/08/25 = £ 95,450.00. Balance as at 31/12/25 = £ 91,100.00
SOA CALCULATOR (for DFW newbies): SOA Calculatorshe/her4 -
Survey
Usuals
Client pay Aim £500 Got £440
Small carpet walk
Couple of listings
Build admin most of the day.
Contacted some local kitchen fitters in case any of them want to buy oven 🤞Two more surveys
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'aggressive safety shot' Ken Doherty5
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