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  • smallholdingsister
    smallholdingsister Posts: 4,018 Forumite
    Cheers Ed.

    Well left home at 7.30, sat down finally at 5.45.
    All children exhausted and the Puppylove and Plops.
    I would post a pic but am not allowed yet.
    Here are five rules of etiquette for PC parents
    * do not insist your child moves up a group
    * do not coach your child during the lesson
    * do not take an infant in the arena
    * do not sit randomly in the middle of the arena and then play on your 'phone for an hour
    * do not try to flog totally unsuitable ponies to smallholding sister for her seven year old because you have forgotten she has seen them kicking, bucking and broncing.
  • Karmacat
    Karmacat Posts: 39,460 Forumite
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    Hurray :) you're on a roll! Welcome to MFW, Oh Newbie :)

    As for hardcore ... I always think about Hypno, who was repaying huge amounts of debt, sometimes with interest rates of 25%, but she insisted her kids shouldn't suffer, and they got their skiing holidays and school trips etc. And you're not even in debt in that way! But you're sort of doing the same thing, so good luck to you :)
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
  • Watty1
    Watty1 Posts: 4,891 Forumite
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    Pony club mothers :rotfl:
    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 !!
  • Mrs_E_3
    Mrs_E_3 Posts: 189 Forumite
    Not sure what I missed, but welcome to your new diary :)
  • Goldiegirl
    Goldiegirl Posts: 8,805 Forumite
    First Anniversary First Post Rampant Recycler Hung up my suit!
    Ooh, a nice new home:j

    Regarding hardcore-ness.

    If there's no debt emergency situation going on, I think a MFW person can be as hardcore or soft core as they like, the decision is theirs and nobody else's.
    Early retired - 18th December 2014
    If your dreams don't scare you, they're not big enough
  • Secret_Saving_Squirrel
    Secret_Saving_Squirrel Posts: 4,138 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    I agree with Goldie. However, if your small holding dreams are to come true, at the same time as your children become more and more expensive, then going hardcore with the other expenses is pretty much necessary....! Don't get me started on the costs involved in growing three small people into big, strong, accomplished adults!
    Paid off mortgage nine years early in 2013. Now picking and choosing our work to fit in with the rest of our lives!
    Still thrifty though, after all these years:D
  • Karmacat
    Karmacat Posts: 39,460 Forumite
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    Secret_Saving_Squirrel wrote: »
    ... growing three small people into big, strong, accomplished adults!
    Thats a great way of putting it, I love it :j
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
  • smallholdingsister
    smallholdingsister Posts: 4,018 Forumite
    Me too. Please God we can actually achieve that!
  • misscousinitt
    misscousinitt Posts: 3,655 Forumite
    First Anniversary First Post Mortgage-free Glee!
    Welcome SHS!

    Looking forward to reading your new adventures.

    I second Goldie about being hardcore - it's your own decision.

    MCI
    Mortgage Free x 1 03.11.2012 - House rented out Feb 2016
    Mortgage No 2: £82, 595.61 (31.08.2019)
    OP's to Date £8500
    Renovation Fund:£511.39;
    Nectar Points Balance: approx £30 (31.08.2019)
  • LauraJo
    LauraJo Posts: 1,041 Forumite
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    You have the newbie sign and everything that says we need to be nice to you :)
    Here's to hardcore (altho that just sounds dodgy to me!!)
    Mortgage starting balance 2011 ... £170k today £1.5k
    Savings: £3k
    Aim: 100k by Dec 2021
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