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Baby steps to mortgage freedom for beanielou.

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  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,766 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    in_need_of_direction wrote: »
    Poor you. Hope you didn't bruise too much.

    Arnica & candula are my friend.
    Need to buy some nux vom as have none.
    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: 96,766 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    Z~~I dont have word on laptop.
    Can I use anything else to open a word document? (free)
    Ta.
    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.
  • skint_spice
    skint_spice Posts: 13,564 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    This day last year you had two visitors Beanie ;)
    Mortgage OP 2025 £7500/7000
    Mortgage OP 2024 £7700/7000

    Mortgage balance: £34,465

    Money making challenge £78/400

    ”Do what others won’t early in life so you can do what others can’t later in life” (stolen from Gally Girl)
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,766 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    :D:D Blimey is that a year ago skint.
    That was such a fab day.
    :D:D
    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.
  • skint_spice
    skint_spice Posts: 13,564 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Yes, my timehop app today was full of lovely sunny pics and there was one of Elantan when we were drinking coffee in the sunshine :D
    Mortgage OP 2025 £7500/7000
    Mortgage OP 2024 £7700/7000

    Mortgage balance: £34,465

    Money making challenge £78/400

    ”Do what others won’t early in life so you can do what others can’t later in life” (stolen from Gally Girl)
  • Karmacat
    Karmacat Posts: 39,460 Forumite
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    Good memories for you from a year ago :)
    beanielou wrote: »
    Z~~I dont have word on laptop.
    Can I use anything else to open a word document? (free)
    Ta.
    Beanie, I have Open Office, I'm sure Z was the one who originally recommended it to me.
    https://www.openoffice.org/

    You can save an openoffice doc as a Word 2000 doc. And its free.

    HTH
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    2023: the year I get to buy a car
  • ZTD
    ZTD Posts: 24,327 Forumite
    beanielou wrote: »
    I think we are both stressing TBH.
    Anyway......

    Where's my spanking arse smiley?
    beanielou wrote: »
    Fallen 3 times today ( & counting :( )

    :grouphug:

    Hopefully it's "got up 3 times today (and counting)".

    :grouphug:
    beanielou wrote: »
    Z~~I dont have word on laptop.
    Can I use anything else to open a word document? (free)
    Ta.
    Karmacat wrote: »
    Beanie, I have Open Office, I'm sure Z was the one who originally recommended it to me.
    https://www.openoffice.org/

    Did you see how swiftly I get blamed for things?

    ;):p
    Karmacat wrote: »
    You can save an openoffice doc as a Word 2000 doc. And its free.

    Either Openoffice, or libreoffice https://www.libreoffice.org/download/libreoffice-fresh/?type=win-x86&version=5.1&lang=en-GB

    They're re-brands of the same thing. Look at screen shots and see which is prettiest...
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    "Blowing your mind, 'cause you know what you'll find, when you're looking for things in the sky."     OMD 'Julia's Song'
  • Karmacat
    Karmacat Posts: 39,460 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    ZTD wrote: »
    Where's my spanking arse smiley? :grouphug:

    Hopefully it's "got up 3 times today (and counting)". :grouphug:
    Nicely put :)
    Did you see how swiftly I get blamed for things? ;):p
    Of course you do :D
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    2023: the year I get to buy a car
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,766 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    Fell earlier with a big clatter
    All the good work of last weeks treatment down the bleeping tube.
    My hip hurts and I can't sleep.
    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*** ~~Japanese proverb.     ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.
  • in_need_of_direction
    in_need_of_direction Posts: 7,863 Forumite
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    I wish I could suggest something other than you need to let yourself heal.
    Mortgage at 01.01.14 £119,481.83:eek: today £0 Emergency fund £5.5/5.5k & £200/200 cash.:jWeight 24/02/19 14st 7lb now 11st 12lb determined to stop defining myself by my mistakes. Progress not perfection.:T100%through my 1% mortgage challenge. 100% through my pb challenge. I’m not perfect but I’m good enough for now.
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