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Baby steps to mortgage freedom for beanielou.

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  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,726 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    A day in sounds just the ticket, It's treacherous underfoot today x
    I can imagine x
    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.
  • skint_spice
    skint_spice Posts: 13,556 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Glad you don’t need to go out today!
    Mortgage OP 2025 £7050/7000
    Mortgage OP 2024 £7700/7000

    Mortgage balance: £34,965

    Money making challenge £78/400

    ”Do what others won’t early in life so you can do what others can’t later in life” (stolen from Gally Girl)
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,726 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    Glad you don’t need to go out today!
    So am I! 
    How did you get on?
    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.
  • skint_spice
    skint_spice Posts: 13,556 Forumite
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    beanielou said:
    Glad you don’t need to go out today!
    So am I! 
    How did you get on?
    The roads were ok once you got out of the back streets but it was raining on my way home so that will probably freeze tonight😱
    Mortgage OP 2025 £7050/7000
    Mortgage OP 2024 £7700/7000

    Mortgage balance: £34,965

    Money making challenge £78/400

    ”Do what others won’t early in life so you can do what others can’t later in life” (stolen from Gally Girl)
  • jwil
    jwil Posts: 22,481 Forumite
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    Eek to the snow.  Hope you had a chilled out day
    "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
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,726 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    jwil said:
    Eek to the snow.  Hope you had a chilled out day
    I have thanks. 

    Spoke to family member who was rushed to hospital. 
    Have cleaned out bottom of the spare room wardrobe as there was a big bag of dry cat 🐱 food in there & one of the cats had managed to bite their way into it. 
    Moved dehumidifier & have washed spare room bedding & have even managed to hang it up!! 
    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.
  • Sun_Addict
    Sun_Addict Posts: 24,428 Forumite
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    It’s very cold and foggy here but no snow so far. Meant to tell you a member of the Scottish part of my work team played for Scotland in the over 50s World Cup and they came second. So proud of him but what a shame this wasn’t publicised. 
    I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,726 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    It’s very cold and foggy here but no snow so far. Meant to tell you a member of the Scottish part of my work team played for Scotland in the over 50s World Cup and they came second. So proud of him but what a shame this wasn’t publicised. 
    That’s great. 
    As you say such a shame that it was not publicised. 
    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.
  • girlatplay
    girlatplay Posts: 3,884 Forumite
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    I'm here. I've read back a little.
    Sending hugs for all the things xx
    Mortgage at 12/07/2022 = £175,000
    Mortgage today = £161,690.76
    300 271 payments to go.
    House buyout fund £21,000/£40,000
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,726 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    I'm here. I've read back a little.
    Sending hugs for all the things xx
    Thanks 🤩 
    Hope you were not too bored. 😴 xx
    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.
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