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Baby steps to mortgage freedom for beanielou.
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Ok. What are champagne saucers? Are they for cats? XX
I may googleNevertheless she persisted.4 -
Buffythedebtslayer said:Ok. What are champagne saucers? Are they for cats? XX
I may google
Beanie, you could use the saucers for Champagne cocktails (sugar lump, 2 drops of bitters, enough brandy to almost cover the sugar, topped up with fizz) - then your Mum won't mind (she may of course be too sozzled to notice)Save £12k in 2025 #2 I am at £4863.32 out of £6000 after May (81.05%)
OS Grocery Challenge in 2025 I am at £1286.68/£3000 or 42.89% 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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Have a lovely few days with your Mum, enjoy the champagne whatever you drink it from, and have a lovely Christmas!"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 McGee2
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Have a lovely Christmas Beanie and mum xLife is an adventure, never stop exploring.3
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Gosh, I've never heard of so many different types of glasses! Hope you have a lovely Christmas though,whether you find them or not 😊😊3
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I hope you and your mum have a wonderful Christmas beanie!☃️🎅🎄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!”3 -
Merry Christmas- and I bet the gin tasted delicious regardless of the glass!
Could I pick your brains when you get the chance please and ask which model of scooter you have that fits in your car? My Dad is looking for one but they’re both elderly and need something easy to manage! Thank you lovely! xx🎉 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/her3 -
I hope you and your mum have had a lovely Christmas.Life is an adventure, never stop exploring.3
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Thanks everyone.
It was quite quiet & felt strange not to see DS.
Truth to tell I am feeling a tad gloomy.
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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 -
I got a voucher from DS & have now ordered two champange saucers from DEnby to match my other DEnby bits & bobs.
https://www.denbypottery.com/celebration-glasses/glass/400013512?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI1sCVs_KE9QIVibLVCh2utAmhEAQYASABEgJcDfD_BwE#fo_c=2183&fo_k=afb6addc04af9137f797eaf4ebe17273&fo_s=gplauk
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.5
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