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Baby steps to mortgage freedom for beanielou.

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  • Hugs. Not sure what else to say.
    June 2026, Mortgage free, Emergency fund fully funded & £200/200 cash maximum pb holding .:jWeight 12st challenge 11st 2lb

    Gift to children challenge £40k in 2 years. Short term gift challenge 7 presents and $1300 can by September.

    Determined to stop defining myself by my mistakes. Progress not perfection. I’m not perfect but I’m good enough.
    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6673398/hopefully-cruising-with-focus-towards-retirement#latest
  • Terrible news about your hairdresser Beanie, certainly makes you stop and think about what is important.
    "These things take time but I know that I'm the most inept that ever stepped"
  • milann
    milann Posts: 11,859 Forumite
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    Yup Beanie - unexpected events make us focus on whats important in life - its very sad about your hairdresser.

    Don't do too much and having time to rest is allowed - infact its more than allowed it vital - little and often gets the job done often much faster than trying to tackle it all at once an then being too exhausted to do anything for ages.

    Be kind to yourself - imagine the advice you would give to others - and give it to yourself xx
    January spends - £587.58
  • Bubblesmum
    Bubblesmum Posts: 1,778 Forumite
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    milann wrote: »
    Yup Beanie - unexpected events make us focus on whats important in life - its very sad about your hairdresser.

    Don't do too much and having time to rest is allowed - infact its more than allowed it vital - little and often gets the job done often much faster than trying to tackle it all at once an then being too exhausted to do anything for ages.

    Be kind to yourself - imagine the advice you would give to others - and give it to yourself xx

    echoed by me sending love and hugs
    As a dear MSE friend says “keep plodding” or
    What does the saying say.... When life hands you lemons, make lemonade
    Or as my Mum would say, brush yourself down, tomorrow is another day or
    Fake it, to you Make It

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  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 101,262 Ambassador
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    milann wrote: »
    Yup Beanie - unexpected events make us focus on whats important in life - its very sad about your hairdresser.

    Don't do too much and having time to rest is allowed - infact its more than allowed it vital - little and often gets the job done often much faster than trying to tackle it all at once an then being too exhausted to do anything for ages.

    Be kind to yourself - imagine the advice you would give to others - and give it to yourself xx


    Just said this on your thread :rotfl:
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    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*** in ~~Japanese proverb.
    ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger.
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  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 101,262 Ambassador
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    Toothache raging.
    Been to dentist.
    Got antibiotics.
    Need to have it root filled or out.
    Bah is all.
    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*** in ~~Japanese proverb.
    ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger.
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan. 13 months left.
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 101,262 Ambassador
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    Still in shock really.
    46 is no age at all.


    Got an important board meeting tomorrow for a charity of which I am chair.Ho hum.
    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*** in ~~Japanese proverb.
    ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger.
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan. 13 months left.
  • Sun_Addict
    Sun_Addict Posts: 26,232 Forumite
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    That's awful about your hairdresser. Unfortunately death has no respect for age. What a shock for everyone close to her.

    Boo to the toothache.

    Good luck with the board meeting.
    I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping) -.literally have been run over by a bike, mobility scooter and a car - still here 💪
  • selloptape
    selloptape Posts: 632 Forumite
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    Gosh that is really young :(
  • Upsidedown_Bear
    Upsidedown_Bear Posts: 18,264 Forumite
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    beanielou wrote: »
    Toothache raging.
    Been to dentist.
    Got antibiotics.
    Need to have it root filled or out.
    Bah is all.
    Smilie sends his sympathy teeth-ache-smiley.gif?1292867687 as do I xx
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