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Making chicken feed of my mortgage

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  • Goldiegirl
    Goldiegirl Posts: 8,806 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Rampant Recycler Hung up my suit!
    I've just seen your post of the 16th , such beautiful scenery
    Early retired - 18th December 2014
    If your dreams don't scare you, they're not big enough
  • Habibiboo
    Habibiboo Posts: 1,582 Forumite
    :wave:

    Fab photos MWC, Norway was always on the wish list but it's now firmly on the bucket list after seeing them!

    I have a serious case of hedgehog envy ... when Mr. Hbbb designed small rockery I incorporated an old clay pipe to create a hedgehog house in the hope of gaining a tenant, but no takers as yet (3 years). Love that the girls are sharing their mealworms!

    Hope your weekend's been good! x
    Stash busting 2014 45 / 60 (balls of yarn)!
    2014 Sealed Pot #2136 ?/£500
    House: Decluttering 322 / 365
    Original mortgage [STRIKE]£149,000[/STRIKE][STRIKE]£117,750[/STRIKE];[STRIKE]£112,500[/STRIKE] MFW 2014#69 GOAL 1: [STRIKE]£109 K April[/STRIKE] ;) GOAL 2: [STRIKE]£103 K by Sept[/STRIKE] ;) GOAL 3: < £100k by end of 2014 MF goal: Nov 2020 - 4 years early
  • Greying_Pilgrim
    Greying_Pilgrim Posts: 6,929 Forumite
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    muddywhitechicken wrote: »
    Sorry for going AWOL Greying - the final Norway installment will be this week, I promise :)

    Ay up muddywhitechicken - I'll admit, I was pondering where you'd gone too, as you'd not mentioned any work related globe-trotting :D Good to see that you have just been having a great time with Mr MWC :D

    muddywhitechicken wrote: »
    We've had a lovely afternoon with friends - sitting in the garden, chatting and eating yummy food :)

    We did that yesterday afternoon too, albeit with relatives :D
    Habibiboo wrote: »
    :wave:

    I have a serious case of hedgehog envy ...

    :rotfl: They make a right racket hedgehogs don't they? All snuffly and grunty :D

    I shall look forward to choosing which window to go through to look at the next instalment of the photo album....... (rather suspect a Play Away reference will be lost on anyone under the age of......ooohhhh 40?????? :D

    Greying
    Pounds for Panes £7,705/£10,000 - start date Dec 2023
     
    Grocery Spend October 2025 £113.98/£200 
    Non-food spend October 2025 £9.97/£50
    Bulk Fund October (month 10 of 12) £0/£35.20 
  • Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS
    Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS Posts: 7,854 Forumite
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    Make mine the round window please :rotfl:Tilly x
    2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
    2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
    Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    I'll have the arched one please :T
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
    :) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
    "Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"
  • Habibiboo
    Habibiboo Posts: 1,582 Forumite
    Another vote for the arched window here ... clearly none of us are "square" kinda people!:rotfl:
    Stash busting 2014 45 / 60 (balls of yarn)!
    2014 Sealed Pot #2136 ?/£500
    House: Decluttering 322 / 365
    Original mortgage [STRIKE]£149,000[/STRIKE][STRIKE]£117,750[/STRIKE];[STRIKE]£112,500[/STRIKE] MFW 2014#69 GOAL 1: [STRIKE]£109 K April[/STRIKE] ;) GOAL 2: [STRIKE]£103 K by Sept[/STRIKE] ;) GOAL 3: < £100k by end of 2014 MF goal: Nov 2020 - 4 years early
  • Goldiegirl
    Goldiegirl Posts: 8,806 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Rampant Recycler Hung up my suit!
    I was always fond of the arched window
    Early retired - 18th December 2014
    If your dreams don't scare you, they're not big enough
  • Watty1
    Watty1 Posts: 7,188 Forumite
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    Arched window girl here too ......... :)
    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 !!
  • Greying_Pilgrim
    Greying_Pilgrim Posts: 6,929 Forumite
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    Ay up MWC - hope you're *chillaxing* for the weekend (or doing something equally nice and enjoyable :D)

    Hope the girls are OK - perhaps the weather is a little cooler with you now? Hope they've upped the egg production in contentedness anyway :)

    I was a fan of the arch-window too :D That or the round, but never the square :D

    Greying
    Pounds for Panes £7,705/£10,000 - start date Dec 2023
     
    Grocery Spend October 2025 £113.98/£200 
    Non-food spend October 2025 £9.97/£50
    Bulk Fund October (month 10 of 12) £0/£35.20 
  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
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    :wave:

    *chillaxing* I wish Greying - the GCC walking challenge is getting in the way of everything... I stupidly set myself a target of 17,500 steps/day for the third stage and I refuse to fail

    I will post a Norway update today - I promise :D

    MWCx
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
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