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Baby steps to mortgage freedom for beanielou.

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beanielou Posts: 101,203 Ambassador

8 March 2020 at 9:34PM

milann said:

It sounds as if you are getting yourself well organised in your house. Enjoy your new sofa and the space created by decluttering.
I’m bemused by the toilet roll situation - I buy the 18 pack from Home Bargains £3.99 - they last me ages but I’m running low. I’ll need to stock up in a week or so. Hope there’s some left by then. The queue at the petrol station was ridiculous too - if I hadn’t have needed a fill up I’d have driven past. Don’t know if that’s anything to do with Corona - maybe folk are just planning driving around in their motors whilst they self isolate🤔🤔😏

Nothing would surprise me.

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***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.
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jwil Posts: 23,915 Forumite

9 March 2020 at 9:04AM

I hear fuel duty is likely to go up in the budget, maybe they are panic buying ahead of that!

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in_need_of_direction Posts: 8,408 Forumite

9 March 2020 at 9:15AM

Sometimes my car is so snug, I don’t want to leave it to go into a hard to heat house

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beanielou Posts: 101,203 Ambassador

9 March 2020 at 9:35AM

Have a great week everyone 😃

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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.
One debt remaining. Home improvement loan. 13 months left.
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skint_spice Posts: 13,812 Forumite

9 March 2020 at 1:39PM

Glad your best boy is happy with the new sofa

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teafor2 Posts: 3,322 Forumite

9 March 2020 at 2:30PM

beanielou said:

Have a great week everyone 😃

And you too Beanie xx

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milann Posts: 11,858 Forumite

9 March 2020 at 8:51PM

Hope you’re cuddling up on the new sofa with your furry family, keeping out of the rain. It’s been torrential here this afternoon.

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beanielou Posts: 101,203 Ambassador

9 March 2020 at 9:13PM

skint_spice said:

Glad your best boy is happy with the new sofa

Thanks Skint

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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.
One debt remaining. Home improvement loan. 13 months left.
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beanielou Posts: 101,203 Ambassador

9 March 2020 at 9:14PM

teafor2 said:

beanielou said:

Have a great week everyone 😃

And you too Beanie xx

You too tea 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.
***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.
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beanielou Posts: 101,203 Ambassador

9 March 2020 at 9:17PM

milann said:

Hope you’re cuddling up on the new sofa with your furry family, keeping out of the rain. It’s been torrential here this afternoon.

I got caught in it this afternoon.
My feet were soaked again.

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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.
One debt remaining. Home improvement loan. 13 months left.
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