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Baby steps to mortgage freedom for beanielou.
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A moorhen~~eeek.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.4 -
Next doors cat - the gorgeous black Persian thug….not the additional need kitty……has taken several robins in…..no other birds but robins and mice are his favourite present 😵💫January spends - £587.584
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Ladies and gentlemen we have a winner! 😂😂Sun_Addict said:Glad the new fridge freezer is up and running. Mine is really quiet too which is an improvement on the old one. Hope the vole has made its way outside, it’s surprising how they can squeeze through the tiniest of gaps. My friend’s cat once brought a moorhen through the cat flap, luckily she managed to rescue it.🎉 MORTGAGE FREE (First time!) 30/09/2016 🎉 And now we go again…New mortgage taken 01/09/23 🏡
Balance as at 01/09/23 = £115,000.00 Balance as at 31/12/23 = £112,000.00
Balance as at 31/08/24 = £105,400.00 Balance as at 31/12/24 = £102,500.00
Balance as at 31/08/25 = £ 95,450.00
£100k barrier broken 1/4/25SOA CALCULATOR (for DFW newbies): SOA Calculatorshe/her5 -
A late contender …
how about a bat brought in by the cat?5 -
Another late entry. A rat here. We were working outside and DH disturbed a nest and our girl swiped one and brought it home. Sadly DH had left the back door open or it would not have got through the cat flap (as it was enormous) I chased back and it was on the floor, playing dead with a very proud puss overseeing it. I had my thorn-proof gloves on. I scooped it up as it moved, and it squealed like a piglet then sank its teeth into the glove (moderately terrifying). I managed to get it out. It was about 30cm (a foot) long.
I have felt capable of almost anything, ever since!Save £12k in 2025 #2 I am at £9586.01 out of £6000 after August (158.45%)
OS Grocery Challenge in 2025 I am at £2135.07/£3000 or 71.17% of my annual spend so far
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
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Wow Suffolk Lass, very brave!
Toss up between the bat and moorhen as winners though 😱5 -
Oh eek SL - well done! I'm afraid I'm with Cheery though - it may be a draw between the bat and the moorhen - possibly the moorhen scrapes it for being both bigger and having lethally sharp claws AND a beak?!🎉 MORTGAGE FREE (First time!) 30/09/2016 🎉 And now we go again…New mortgage taken 01/09/23 🏡
Balance as at 01/09/23 = £115,000.00 Balance as at 31/12/23 = £112,000.00
Balance as at 31/08/24 = £105,400.00 Balance as at 31/12/24 = £102,500.00
Balance as at 31/08/25 = £ 95,450.00
£100k barrier broken 1/4/25SOA CALCULATOR (for DFW newbies): SOA Calculatorshe/her4 -
I feel sick.Suffolk_lass said:Another late entry. A rat here. We were working outside and DH disturbed a nest and our girl swiped one and brought it home. Sadly DH had left the back door open or it would not have got through the cat flap (as it was enormous) I chased back and it was on the floor, playing dead with a very proud puss overseeing it. I had my thorn-proof gloves on. I scooped it up as it moved, and it squealed like a piglet then sank its teeth into the glove (moderately terrifying). I managed to get it out. It was about 30cm (a foot) long.
I have felt capable of almost anything, ever since!
Well done you though!Mortgage at 12/07/2022 = £175,000
Mortgage today = £161,690.76
300 271 payments to go.House buyout fund £21,000/£40,000
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I rescued a mouse from my cat, with bare hands unfortunately, it squealed and sunk its teeth into my hand. I couldn’t get it off, it was really painful.Suffolk_lass said:Another late entry. A rat here. We were working outside and DH disturbed a nest and our girl swiped one and brought it home. Sadly DH had left the back door open or it would not have got through the cat flap (as it was enormous) I chased back and it was on the floor, playing dead with a very proud puss overseeing it. I had my thorn-proof gloves on. I scooped it up as it moved, and it squealed like a piglet then sank its teeth into the glove (moderately terrifying). I managed to get it out. It was about 30cm (a foot) long.
I have felt capable of almost anything, ever since!I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)4 -
One of my cats years ago tried to bring a blooming rabbit in the cat flap
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.4
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