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Baby steps to mortgage freedom for beanielou.
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Thank you both
Have been doing too much.
We are waiting news on what will happen with key food bank volunteers (we have no paid staff) when we go into lockdown & there is SO much to do.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.6 -
beanielou said:Thank you both
Have been doing too much.
We are waiting news on what will happen with key food bank volunteers (we have no paid staff) when we go into lockdown & there is SO much to do.
I know you'll feel you should be out there helping in whatever way you can, but please. please make sure you look after yourself and don't take any unnecessary chances. xx7 -
I'm so, so sorry to hear the news of your friend beanie. That's awful. As the others have posted, please look after yourself.XFinally Debt Free! - July 2016 🌟
Finished Emergency Fund- £10,000 April 2017
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RETIRED: MAY 2021!!!!😀🎆
My diary: “Seasidegal's Scrimpy Retirement Diary!”5 -
Morning Beanie Just been reading on HHD's diary about your FB stepping up security to keep their food safe. Blimey. What a state of affairs
Hope you got a good nights sleep. xx 6 -
Thinking of you - please stay safe and look at the lovely flowers from your DS. So sorry it is so close to you. At least you know the risks. It was bonkers here in the local beauty spot. Hopefully a bit quieter now. I have put 6 eggs out front for my friend as none in the shopsSave £12k in 2025 #2 I am at £10,020.92 out of £6000 after September
OS Grocery Challenge in 2025 I am at £2234.63/£3000 or 74.49% of my annual spend so far (not going to be much of a Christmas at this rate as no spare after 9 months!
I also Reverse Meal Plan on that thread and grow much of our own premium price fruit and veg, joining in on the Grow your own thread
My new diary is here7 -
I hardly slept.I am of the opinion that my DS is a grown up & will manage ok whatever happens to me.I am worried sick about them signing missives this week 🤔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.6 -
Sorry you slept so badly, beanie, I hope you can have some proper rest later on.How do you mean, missives? Sorry, I missed it ...2023: the year I get to buy a car5
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They are due to complete on there first home this weekI 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.6 -
Sorry to hear about your friend. Look after yourself."Good financial planning is about not spending money on things that add no value to your life in order to have more money for the things that do". Eoin McGee5
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Hugs Beanie, what a rotten time for your DS & his gf to be buying their first house, it must be a big dampener on their excitement. 😔 I imagine a lot will be postponed due to the pandemic and lockdown.Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. Car loan 1 £10,345, Car loan CC 0% BT £4900. Debt Free Diary to try & keep spending in check.6
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