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Baby steps to mortgage freedom for beanielou.

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  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 99,528 Ambassador
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    in_need_of_direction said:
    again, not a techie but for me the essential was having a built in number pad.  have a think about what you want from it then smart people will work out what matches that.
    Thats the plan!
    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. 19months left.
  • Sun_Addict
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    Curry’s have some good Black Friday deals on laptops at the moment, all price ranges. 
    I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)
  • jwil
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    Do you like the one you currently have?  I think this one is similar: https://www.argos.co.uk/product/3068269?clickPR=plp:9:42
    "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 McGee
  • KajiKita
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    beanielou said:
    Thanks jwil. 

    I have just ordered a new laptop from JL. 
    £80 quid cheaper than yesterday but says I am saving £200!! 
    2 years guaranteed.  
    Put it on my credit card & will pay off next month when my saver account matures. 
    Go me!! 
    I suspect that this will have a huge benefit to your quality of life 😊

    KK
    As at 17.04.26:
    - When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £216,847
    - OPs to mortgage = £18,925 Estd. interest saved = £9,670 to date
    c. 16 months reduction in term
    Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030

    Read 30 books of target 52 in 2026 as @ 4th May. 
    Produce tracker: £108 of £400 in 2026

    Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
    Watch your words, they become your actions. 
    Watch your actions, they become your reality. 
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 99,528 Ambassador
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    KajiKita said:
    beanielou said:
    Thanks jwil. 

    I have just ordered a new laptop from JL. 
    £80 quid cheaper than yesterday but says I am saving £200!! 
    2 years guaranteed.  
    Put it on my credit card & will pay off next month when my saver account matures. 
    Go me!! 
    I suspect that this will have a huge benefit to your quality of life 😊

    KK
    Yes, I hope so  :)
    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. 19months left.
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