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PoppyOscar, Le Cochon and the MFW adventure

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  • Well done on being over 50% of this years target and not 50% of the way through the year yet!
    Keep it up and don't look at le cochon!!!
    MFW: Nov 2008 £156k, Jun 2015 £129k, Jun 2017 £114k.
  • poppyoscar_3
    poppyoscar_3 Posts: 1,566 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    Oops! Just remembered i have to pay the balance on our holiday this month! I think i might have to go into savings!
    :D2010 MFW Challenge No. 112 Mortgage paid in full 27/08/10 I was MF!!!:D
    But now I'm not - (Joint) Mortgage £104704.
    New MFW target £5000 overpayments by 31/12/2105 £400/£5000 = 8%
    SAVINGS TARGET - £25000 by 31/12/2015 £13643/£25000 = 55%
    No 17 Lewis Lane
  • StuartGMC
    StuartGMC Posts: 2,175 Forumite
    PO
    That's what the savings are for; I guess it is in your annual budgeting to save for it, you just forgot it was due this month, rather than say next month?
  • poppyoscar_3
    poppyoscar_3 Posts: 1,566 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    I won £25 on the premium bonds!!!!! Can't remember the last time I won anything! I almost forgot I had them!

    PO xx
    :D2010 MFW Challenge No. 112 Mortgage paid in full 27/08/10 I was MF!!!:D
    But now I'm not - (Joint) Mortgage £104704.
    New MFW target £5000 overpayments by 31/12/2105 £400/£5000 = 8%
    SAVINGS TARGET - £25000 by 31/12/2015 £13643/£25000 = 55%
    No 17 Lewis Lane
  • Little_Mama
    Little_Mama Posts: 925 Forumite
    poppyoscar wrote: »
    I won £25 on the premium bonds!!!!! Can't remember the last time I won anything! I almost forgot I had them!

    PO xx

    :T Hurrah! Well Done PO! :T

    Just been catching back up with your diary, keep up the good work and ditto what Stuart says re savings! :D

    LM
    :jMFWin3T2 No 20 - aim £94.9K to £65K:j

  • poppyoscar_3
    poppyoscar_3 Posts: 1,566 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    Thanks LM.......now it's got me thinking though, should I just cash them in and OP them into the mortgage - I can always get some more when I've paid it off!

    Re: savings - yes, I did put the money there with the holiday in mind, but then I forgot I had to pay it, and I hate taking money out of savings!!!!!

    PO xx
    :D2010 MFW Challenge No. 112 Mortgage paid in full 27/08/10 I was MF!!!:D
    But now I'm not - (Joint) Mortgage £104704.
    New MFW target £5000 overpayments by 31/12/2105 £400/£5000 = 8%
    SAVINGS TARGET - £25000 by 31/12/2015 £13643/£25000 = 55%
    No 17 Lewis Lane
  • setmefree2
    setmefree2 Posts: 9,072 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    poppyoscar wrote: »
    I won £25 on the premium bonds!!!!! Can't remember the last time I won anything! I almost forgot I had them!

    PO xx

    yay.gifnice one :T
  • Little_Mama
    Little_Mama Posts: 925 Forumite
    poppyoscar wrote: »
    Thanks LM.......now it's got me thinking though, should I just cash them in and OP them into the mortgage - I can always get some more when I've paid it off!

    Re: savings - yes, I did put the money there with the holiday in mind, but then I forgot I had to pay it, and I hate taking money out of savings!!!!!

    PO xx

    Must admit that OH and I did cash ours in and pay it off the mortgage, we'd had them a few years and not won and we thought paying it off the mortgage was a win/win.....think mortgage finishes about 3 days earlier than before now! :rotfl:

    I know what you mean about the savings but just tell yourself it's for the greater good! :D

    LM
    :jMFWin3T2 No 20 - aim £94.9K to £65K:j

  • poppyoscar wrote: »
    I won £25 on the premium bonds!!!!! Can't remember the last time I won anything! I almost forgot I had them!

    PO xx

    I've never won... sob, sob.
    Just a quick reminder to others, check that your address is up to date on your premium bonds!
    MFW: Nov 2008 £156k, Jun 2015 £129k, Jun 2017 £114k.
  • poppyoscar_3
    poppyoscar_3 Posts: 1,566 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    Progress towards my mass op on july 4th is quite promising so far......
    £25 premium bond win
    £155 money owed by various sisters
    £133 travel expenses
    that means i have less than £200 to find next month out of other money.
    how are you doing barneysmom?
    :D2010 MFW Challenge No. 112 Mortgage paid in full 27/08/10 I was MF!!!:D
    But now I'm not - (Joint) Mortgage £104704.
    New MFW target £5000 overpayments by 31/12/2105 £400/£5000 = 8%
    SAVINGS TARGET - £25000 by 31/12/2015 £13643/£25000 = 55%
    No 17 Lewis Lane
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