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Baby steps to mortgage freedom for beanielou.

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  • Sending some gentle hugs and healing Beanie xx

    Emergency Fund - £1000  
    Groceries October £ 407.02/500

    Debts- 
    CC 316
    CC 3058.17
    Kitchen loan 3857  

  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 101,573
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    I'm an Andy fan too
    Have a lovely day
    Thank you.
    You too. 
    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]
  • KajiKita
    KajiKita Posts: 10,927
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    There are worse things in life than being loved enough by your mum that she sends you vitamins 😉 I take it that her love-language is gift giving? 😊

    KK
    As at 16.10.26:
    - When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £209,304
    - OPs to mortgage = £20,180 Estd. interest saved = £10,393 to date
    c. 17 months reduction in term
    Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030

    Read 76 books of target 52 in 2026 as @ 23rd October. 
    Produce tracker: £348 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: 101,573
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    KajiKita said:
    There are worse things in life than being loved enough by your mum that she sends you vitamins 😉 I take it that her love-language is gift giving? 😊

    KK
    Absolutely. She does this when I fall or whatever. 
    Have UTI’s. 

    Much much cooler here tonight. Have had to close the windows. 
    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]
  • Sun_Addict
    Sun_Addict Posts: 26,355
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    What a fabulous cake! You’re so lucky to still have your maw looking out for you 🙂
    I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping) -.literally have been run over by a bike, mobility scooter and a car - still here 💪
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 101,573
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    What a fabulous cake! You’re so lucky to still have your maw looking out for you 🙂
    Yes. I am. Very blessed. 
    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]
  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 29,235
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    Lovely cake. Hope you have a better day tomorrow 
    Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality
    1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £165K Equity 38.88% 6/9/26
    2) £1.5K Net savings after CCs 29/8/26 (but owed £130) so £1.6K
    3) 47/82K @29/8/26 = 57.31% AVC Goal by mid 2028
  • jwil
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    Cake looks lovely!  Nice of your Maw to be looking after you!
    "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
  • Sunshine_girl2
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    Lovely of your Maw to look after you . Have a good Saturday. Is the cake from a local place ? 
    Life is an adventure, never stop exploring.

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