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Cheery's path to fulfilment - finishing the DIY, looking after myself, appreciating the garden ๐ป
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Yay to an interview, is it coming up very soon? ๐๐4
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Congratulations on the interview. ย Good luck for a good outcome.4
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YAY!ย Bravo!ย ย Cheery - everything crossed for a super-successful outcome!
Greying XGrocery Spend May 2026 ยฃ195.87/ยฃ200
Grocery spend April 2026 ยฃ199.95/ยฃ200ย +5pence
Non-food spend May 2026 ยฃ58.44/ยฃ80
Bulk Fund 2026 Month 5/12 - ยฃ5.98/ยฃ93.54 (reducing balance - start ยฃ120 pa)
""Mother Nature don't draw straight lines
The broken moulds in a grand design
We look a mess but we're doing fine
We're card carrying lifelong members
Of the union of different kinds..."
"Union of the Different kinds" -ย R Christie & T Gilbert,ย Fisherman's Friendsย4 -
Well done on getting an interview. Sending you good luckย ๐ยFashion on a ration 2025ย 0/66 coupons spent
79.5 coupons rolled over 4/75.5 coupons spent - using for secondhand purchases
Oneย income, home educating familyย4 -
Of course you did! ๐๐๐คฉ๐๐๐ฅณ
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KKAs at 21.05.26:
- When bought house ยฃ315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now ยฃ215,607
- OPs to mortgage = ยฃ18,925 Estd. interest saved = ยฃ9,670 to date
c. 16 months reduction in term
Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030
Read 35 books of target 52 in 2026 as @ 24th May.ย
Produce tracker: ยฃ119 of ยฃ400 in 2026
Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
Watch your words, they become your actions.ยWatch your actions, they become your reality.ย5 -
End of next week ๐ฑ I only have to give 2 months notice, so it's quite possible I could end up in a new job in the new year ๐ฑteapot2 said:Yay to an interview, is it coming up very soon? ๐๐
But let's not get ahead of ourselves - need to get through the interview first!ย10 -
Woohoo. So chuffed for you ๐๐คฉI 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. 19months left.5 -
Woohoo congrats Cheery!4 YEARS 10 MONTHS DEBT FREE!!! (24 OCT 2016)(With heartfelt thanks to those who have gone before us & their indubitable generosity.)...and now I have a mortgage! (23 AUG 2021)Original End Date - Sept 2041 New projection - Sep 2038 (reduced by 3 years)4
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Congratulations!! Fingers crossed for you!Mortgage free 16/06/2023! ยฃ132,500 cleared in 11 years, 3 months and 7 days
'Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is.' Ernest Hemingway5 -
Thank you all! I am very excited (and also slightly terrified ๐) Feeling good about it though. I've only ever had three interviews for 'big' jobs - got two of them, but the last one (2 years ago) I wasn't happy with my performance at all ๐ฌ so lots of prep required.
Not tonight though. Tonight I am doing pasta and crochet ๐9
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