Baby steps to mortgage freedom for beanielou.

beanielou

24ta said:

Delurking, I agree with everyone re FB, you have done above and beyond, also, always supporting others on here. time to look after yourself. Wishing you a happy and healthy 2021 Take care

Thank you & thank you for delurking   

beanielou

So now the boring bits!

In 2021 I would like to weigh less by the end of it than I do now!!
My big target for 2021 is to increase my credit union savings.
I recently discovered that if I die then my CU savings are doubled.
This will pay towards my funeral when needed as I have no funeral savings.

milann

It’s good you’re getting savings but hopefully they won’t be needed for a funeral for a very long time 👍
Hope you’ve had a nice day

earthgirl2

No boring bits!
Happy new year!

Seasidegal58

What milann said!😱

Sun_Addict

It sounds morbid but it’s a good idea to have something in place. A few years ago I lost a lovely work colleague at the very young age of 29. He was healthy, went home early feeling a bit off, we never saw him again. He had been very sensible and had everything in place funeral wise. You just never know what’s round the corner. 

Hopefully won’t be needed for a very long time but at least you’ve got something in place just in case.

Karmacat

I never knew that, beanie, about the credit union doubling!  I wonder if it applies to all of them?  As for funeral expenses ... those policies are a complete scam, and allocating your own savings is fine if you want to do that.  There's a phrase at the start of my will, which is completely conventional, that says about my executor recouping expenses from my estate - that's enough, especially for me, as my sister is well able to pay for my funeral out of her own money, and then do the recouping.  If she died before me, I'd have a word with my niece.

Good heavens!  Still, we need to think about this stuff sometimes.

Buffythedebtslayer

beanielou said:

Thank you so much my lovely friends.
I am glad that you dont think I have let people down.

You have stepped back a bit Beanie, not stuck to fingers up and set fire to the place - now that would have been a let down, otherwise you are good to go. In fact you are as ever amazing. 

Buffythedebtslayer

beanielou said:

Thank you HHD & Seaside Gal   
Now drinking M & S rhubhard gin vour is a big which is a big disappointment!
Will stick to Edinburgh raspberry in future!
This M & S one, the bottle lights up & has gold flecks in.Looks lovely but the flavour is dissaponting!

Oh my friend hunted high and low for that! She will be disappointed! It did look lovely X

jwil

Good luck with the targets for this year.  That's really interesting about the CU savings.