Finish line in sight....but I'm running out of petrol....

Snaggles

Yummmm, proper Jaffa Cakes too - no Smart Price stuff there!!

Burlesque_Babe

problem is, they are so mean with the orangey bit these days, they might as well all be smartprice ones!

Snaggles

I wouldn't know - I don't think I've had a 'proper' jaffa cake for the last 2 years! :rotfl:

System

Mortgage free!! Wow, I havent even got a mortgage yet lol

Snaggles

I doubt if I will ever be mortgage free Len, don't worry! :rotfl: Or certainly not this side of retirement anyway!

I set myself a target of getting the mortgage under £32k (was at about £38.5k originally I think, including the loan), so that borrowing the extra for the extension wouldn't be too painful.

We can afford a mortgage of about £70k, so that gives us £38k for the extension. I have no idea if that will be enough - people seem to be saying anything from about £25k to £50k for a 2 storey extension, so we are still not certain we will be able to go ahead.

Not too worried about decorating or furniture as we have quite a lot of 'stuff' already, and will just do the old 'cream walls, cheap beige carpet' thing to make it liveable.

benbenandme

Congratulations Snagglies :beer: :beer: Party tonight???

penguin83

Wow - congrats on becoming debt free Snaggs x x

Snaggles

Thanks guys!

No party, but there's a bottle of champagne in the fridge (I didn't buy it, it was a present!). :beer:

OliveOyl_2

You'll need to change the thread title now.....
.....but I'm running out of petrol.....but the AA man has towed me home?

or running on empty? (cue for a song)
or hit the finishing line, and am now on the podium?

Snaggles

Good point.....although really I guess I shouldn't have a DFW diary any more never thought of that.

Ah well, I will just have to pester you all more on YOUR diaries. :T