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Just a quick 'woo hoo!' as the first window has finally gone in!My mortgage free diary: +++ Divide by Cucumber Error. Please reinstall universe and reboot+++
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Woo hoo 🎉👏redofromstart said:Just a quick 'woo hoo!' as the first window has finally gone in!I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)4 -
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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****
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One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.1 -
That's great news 😁 Hope the installation goes seamlessly!
Greying XGrocery Spend December 2025 - cash £137.47/£171 MrS vouchers £20/£20 MrT vouchers £9/£9
Non-food spend December 2025 £62.72/£50
Bulk Fund December (month 12 of 12) £0/£9.122 -
Wo hoo indeed!🎉 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
£100k barrier broken 1/4/25SOA CALCULATOR (for DFW newbies): SOA Calculatorshe/her3 -
It should move so quickly from hereMortgage at 01.01.14 £119,481.83:eek: today £0 Emergency fund £5.5/5.5k & £200/200 cash.:jWeight 24/02/19 14st 7lb now 11st 12lb determined to stop defining myself by my mistakes. Progress not perfection.:T100%through my 1% mortgage challenge. 100% through my pb challenge. I’m not perfect but I’m good enough for now.3
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Your trip sounded wonderful 🥰🎄
Woop woop to the 🪟 windows going in!!!Emergency Fund- £717.773 -
indeed - it is a great feeling when the windows start going in I bet.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 !!2 -
Oooh! Let the warmth commence! 😊❤️🤩
KKAs at 15.11.25:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £228,473
- OPs to mortgage = £12,822 Estd. interest saved = £6,166 to date
Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030
Read 77 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 13th December
Produce tracker: £447 of £300 in 2025
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Brilliant! I hope you get dry weather for the rest, but you will soon 'feel the benefit'.I think a bit of sunshine is good for frugal living. (Cranky40)
The sun's been out and I think I’m solar powered (Onebrokelady)
Fashion on the Ration 2025: Fabric 2, men's socks 3, Duvet 7.5, 2 t-shirts 10, men's socks 3, uniform top 0, hat 0, shoes 5 = 30.5/68
2024: Trainers 5, dress 7, slippers 5, 2 prs socks (gift) 2, 3 prs white socks 3, t-shirts x 2 10, 6 prs socks: mostly gifts 6, duvet set 7.5 = 45.5/68 coupons
20.5 coupons used in 2020. 62.5 used in 2021. 94.5 remaining as of 21/3/223
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