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CrazyBee wants to be Mortgage Free!

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  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 99,259 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    I'm sure all will go well tomorrow.
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  • RedLipstick
    RedLipstick Posts: 241 Forumite
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    Great updates Crazy, good luck for tomorrow, let us know how it goes xx

    Mortgage: £173,700 Sep 22  £157,700 Feb 26

    MF Date: Sep 52 Mar 52

    CC Debt: £15,250 Nov 25 £9,200 Feb 26

    NSD: Jan: 17/31 | Feb: 12/28

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  • dawnybabes
    dawnybabes Posts: 3,617 Forumite
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    Have a great first day x 
    Sealed pot challenge 822

    Jan - £176.66 :j
  • libster08
    libster08 Posts: 25 Forumite
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    Good Luck for tomorrow, hope you enjoy your first day.
    SAVE £25000 IN 2018 25600/25000 NO. 118

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  • CrazyBee787
    CrazyBee787 Posts: 1,770 Forumite
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    beanielou said:
    I'm sure all will go well tomorrow.
    Thank you Beanie, I certianly cannot be anymore prepared 😂😂 Have a lovely Sept 1stXX

    Goals for 2026: -

    1. Save £4000 EF
    2. Save for a holiday if possible as well (secondry)
    3. No spends days 15+
  • CrazyBee787
    CrazyBee787 Posts: 1,770 Forumite
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    RedLipstick said:
    Great updates Crazy, good luck for tomorrow, let us know how it goes xx
    Thank you RedLipstick, I will let you know tonight when I get back. Have a great Sept 1st yourselfXX

    Goals for 2026: -

    1. Save £4000 EF
    2. Save for a holiday if possible as well (secondry)
    3. No spends days 15+
  • CrazyBee787
    CrazyBee787 Posts: 1,770 Forumite
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    dawnybabes said:
    Have a great first day x 
    Thank you very much, Have a lovely day tooXX

    Goals for 2026: -

    1. Save £4000 EF
    2. Save for a holiday if possible as well (secondry)
    3. No spends days 15+
  • CrazyBee787
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    libster08 said:
    Good Luck for tomorrow, hope you enjoy your first day.
    Thank you libster, It is nice to see you here. Have a good day yourselfXX

    Goals for 2026: -

    1. Save £4000 EF
    2. Save for a holiday if possible as well (secondry)
    3. No spends days 15+
  • catclaires
    catclaires Posts: 104 Forumite
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    Really pleased for you about the job! Hope it went well today (in my experience, first days in new jobs are always a bit tiring when you're getting used to absolutely everything being new, so don't let it worry you if this is the case for you) :)
  • CrazyBee787
    CrazyBee787 Posts: 1,770 Forumite
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    catclaires said:
    Really pleased for you about the job! Hope it went well today (in my experience, first days in new jobs are always a bit tiring when you're getting used to absolutely everything being new, so don't let it worry you if this is the case for you) :)
    Hi Catclaires, Thanks for popping by and thank you for the lovely comment I have to say I am very tired & Hungry, I have a roast in the mic and thats is all I can think about right now!

    It was a good day, however I worry there was a bit of friction between me and the team leader which is not good, I kept feeling pressure like she was mad at me, I held back and it went, we did seem to get on otherwise, so hopefully all good, lets seeXX

    Goals for 2026: -

    1. Save £4000 EF
    2. Save for a holiday if possible as well (secondry)
    3. No spends days 15+
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