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  • KajiKita
    KajiKita Posts: 11,046
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    One yesterday and declaring early today 😊

    KK

    As at 16.10.26:
    - When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £209,304
    - OPs to mortgage = £20,603 Estd. interest saved = £10,635 to date
    c. 18 months reduction in term
    Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030

    Read 81 books of target 52 in 2026 as @ 14th November. 
    Produce tracker: £356 of £400 in 2026

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    Watch your words, they become your actions. 
    Watch your actions, they become your reality. 
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 101,796
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    One today.

    I 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*** ~~Japanese proverb.
    ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger.
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan. 9 months left.
  • one for me today

    Life gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...
    2026 1p challenge #7 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017
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  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 17,051
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    August totals updated here  image.png image.png

  • loopylupin
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    1 for today please

  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 101,796
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    One today.

    I 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*** ~~Japanese proverb.
    ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger.
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan. 9 months left.
  • Deb4
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    My 1st NSD for a while taking me to 8/15


    Make £2026 in 2026 #19
    February NSD 
  • another one for me today
    LMD x

    Life gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...
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  • Soontobeoap
    Soontobeoap Posts: 1,803
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    Been locked out of here for a couple of weeks. Don't know why. Anyway with Grandchildren here I have lost the plot for August

    Will start in earnest in September.


    GC 2022 = £3154.96 ,  2023 = £3334. 84
       2024 = £.3221.81 ,   2025 = £3974.24 .  2026  £ 2628.93/£3500,  November £156,63/ £300
    Decluttering campaign. 2026. 42/74 storage places, book cases, drawers cupboards and sheds. Also tidying / clearing front and back gardens , giving bathroom and kitchen a bit of a spruce up.  Me🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅⭐⭐⭐ ⭐DH🏅🏅🏅
    Make £600 in 2026 = £1516. 79
    NSD in M = 18,  J = 15, J = 15 S10 aug

  • VickyA_2
    VickyA_2 Posts: 4,762
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    A busy week, but I've managed 3 NSDs. My car needing a new tyre didn't help, nor did my mother's birthday. Up to 11/15 NSDs, which I'm pleased with in such a busy month.

    Sealed Pot Challenge #021 #8 975.71 #9 £881.44 #10 £961.13 #11 £782.13 #12 £741.83 #13 £2135.22 #14 £895.53 #15 £1240.40 #16 £1805.87 #17 £1820.01 #18 £2021.83 declared
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