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Baby steps to mortgage freedom for beanielou.

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  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,772 Ambassador
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    teafor2 wrote: »
    Because you're worth it and everybody needs a treat every now and then :)

    I'm sure nobody on here thinks you're moaning, I certainly don't although I think you're entitled to moan plenty reading between the lines :o

    I second what HHD has said - the light is definitely at the end of the tunnel now. Keep your chin up. xx

    I am not worth it.
    But thanks for thinking that I am :) xx
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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.

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  • teafor2
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    beanielou wrote: »
    I am not worth it.
    But thanks for thinking that I am :) xx

    :naughty: we'll have none of that talk thank you very much :)
  • RosaBernicia
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    You are worth whole flocks of cashmere and gold plated hoodies, Beanie. (If nice hoodies come in flocks. I guess the dodgy kind come in gangs.)



    Re the pressie question, posh bird food or a wildlife magazine if they'd like that kind of thing?



    Rosa xx
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  • girlatplay
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    edited 8 January 2020 at 3:54PM
    beanielou wrote: »
    I am not worth it.
    But thanks for thinking that I am :) xx

    Tut tut Negative Nancy! Who posted a message of support on my diary every single day a month or two ago when I was feeling low? You did. L'Ou-real, because you're worth it. Sorry, couldn't help it :rotfl:
    Mortgage at 12/07/2022 = £175,000
    Mortgage today = £161,690.76
    300 271 payments to go.
    House buyout fund £21,000/£40,000
  • Sun_Addict
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    At least you've treated yourself to something useful that you'll get plenty of wear out of. I think the drab weather makes you feel low, I know it does me. Hope you feel happier soon xx
    I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)
  • slowlyfading
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    Hope you're feeling a bit better today xx
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  • Seasidegal58
    Seasidegal58 Posts: 6,137 Forumite
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    Enjoy your hoody beanie! We all need something to cheer us up during drab January!:)

    P.S. re the birthday present. I'd go with some nice biscuits. Thinking of my mum when she was in her 80s, her appetite had reduced over the years but she always enjoyed a biscuit or two with her cuppa!:D

    Have a good evening.
    x
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  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,772 Ambassador
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    Enjoy your hoody beanie! We all need something to cheer us up during drab January!:)

    P.S. re the birthday present. I'd go with some nice biscuits. Thinking of my mum when she was in her 80s, her appetite had reduced over the years but she always enjoyed a biscuit or two with her cuppa!:D

    Have a good evening.
    x

    Thanks :) x
    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*** ~~Japanese proverb.
    ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,772 Ambassador
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    Hope you're feeling a bit better today xx

    No, but thanks for asking xx
    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*** ~~Japanese proverb.
    ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.
  • Butti
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    girlatplay wrote: »
    I actually like a hoody or a dressing gown with a hood. I just put it up and I somehow feel safe.

    This has made me laugh.....as I read Sue Perkin's autobiography not long ago.
    A hoodie, it appears, is very handy to go out in with a taller friend (or even in your scooter Beanie).

    You can look like this :A while your friend lifts things and puts them in your hoodie! :T:T:T

    Only joking....but it did make me think of Sue Perkins using her little brother's duffle coat when he was about five and him wondering why he was being dragged backwards and strangled by the toggle!!!
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