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Baby steps to mortgage freedom for beanielou.

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  • milann
    milann Posts: 11,871
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    At least you are safe with your smoke alarm Beanie 👍
    I have a M&S voucher which I’ll go to the big shopping mall near me to spend….they opened a new tram line there as Covid hit and I haven’t had an adventure on it yet….maybe next week 😀
    January spends - £587.58
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 101,565
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    Funnily enough @milann the smoke alarm went off this morning!
    Sream from the shower I think :grey_question:
    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*** in ~~Japanese proverb.
    ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger.
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.[/b] [11 months left.[/b]
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 101,565
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    Much cooler here today & bibical amounts of rain.
    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*** in ~~Japanese proverb.
    ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger.
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.[/b] [11 months left.[/b]
  • Suffolk_lass
    Suffolk_lass Posts: 11,426
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    Yes, very meh here in EA
    Save £12k in 2026 #2 I have banked £10,836.47 in 9 months, against a £10k target The Save £12k in 2026 thread is here
    OS Grocery Challenge in 2026 I have a £3000 annual budget for 2026 - currently £1971.56 to the end of Sep
    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 in 2027 thread brand new and sparkling - feel free to join us and say what and how you are planning
    My keep within our budget diary is here
  • milann
    milann Posts: 11,871
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    Beautiful sunny day here so far…..don’t want to look at the weather forecast in case it ruins my illusion of how I want my day to be 😂😂 Hope it’s the same in Bonnie Scotland 👍🤞👍
    January spends - £587.58
  • girlatplay
    girlatplay Posts: 3,884
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    It looked lovely today compared to yesterday.   Read something recently about the reservoirs looking a bit dry so hopefully yesterday helped a bit!
    Mortgage at 12/07/2022 = £175,000
    Mortgage at 31/03/2026 = £154,976.87
    300 256 payments to go.
    House buyout fund £26517.34/£36,000
  • milann
    milann Posts: 11,871
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    Happy Cerebral Palsy day Beanie. Hope you’re celebrating with a little treat. Most of the children with CP, I’ve worked with have had a special determination to get them through life’s curveballs…..and a wicked sense of humour 😂😂….particularly a set of twins where one was affected and the other wasn’t……the pranks they got up to……and they were only 4. I often wonder how they fared as teenagers 😂😂😂….never a dull moment in that household😳😂I bet.
    January spends - £587.58
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 101,565
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    Not having the best of weeks.
    Had a lot of falls this week & am very stiff & in some pain.
    Went to the library earlier & the blooming fire alarm went off so had to hobble out.
    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*** in ~~Japanese proverb.
    ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger.
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.[/b] [11 months left.[/b]
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