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From Frugal Foundations to Fortified Family Future
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The last time I was thinking of dusting, the phone rang and my local political party said
'The BBC is predicting that the General Election will be called at teatime today. Please can you get down to the office, we're mobilising right now'. I wasn't the only one saved from housework by a snap election being called, not by a long chalk. It must have been May 2024. We're all still healthy...love Humdinger xx4 -
beanielou said:People dust every day.Lies in a darkened room.
KKAs at 15.08.25:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £232,244
- OPs to mortgage = £12,148 Interest saved £5,738 to date
Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030
Read 51 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 17th September
Produce tracker: £389 of £300 in 2025
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