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Baby steps to mortgage freedom for beanielou.
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Just not getting out of the bit. Still feel grotty but better than I was.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]5 -
Hi Beanie, I hope you feel much better much sooner. HotdogXbeanielou said:Just not getting out of the bit. Still feel grotty but better than I was.3 -
Oh Beanie sorry to hear you're feeling rough - hope you're on the mend soon! x🎉 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 at 31/12/23 = £112,000.00
Balance as at 31/08/24 = £105,400.00 at 31/12/24 = £102,500.00
£100k barrier broken 1/4/25
Balance as at 31/08/25 = £ 95,450.00 at 31/12/25 = £ 91,100.00
Balance as at 31/08/26 = £ 84,500.00
SOA CALCULATOR (for DFW newbies): SOA Calculatorshe/her3 -
Hope it passes soon Beanie xMortgage OP 2026 £1920/2000Mortgage balance: £29,386
Make £50 a month Jan £20, Feb £0, March £31, Apr £20, May £30, Jun £120, Jul £0, Aug £45, Sept £0, Oct £53 -
Sending hugs Beanie x
KKAs 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.3 -
Hoping things improve dramatically very soon.... you really are going through the mill. (((hugs))) XXX
I Believe.....
That it isn't always enough, to be forgiven by others.
Sometimes, you have to learn to forgive yourself.
Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery
Today is a gift. That's why it is called the present.
happiness isn't achieved by getting extra things,
but by getting rid of the things that make you unhappy3 -
Sorry to hear that you've been unwell Beanielou, and I hope you're feeling better really soon. Getting ill when you're already having to be gentle with yourself, can really take it out of you. So hoping you're starting to feel a little less grotty in the coming days. xxDebt Free Diary:- The Mental Debt Struggle
(Original Debt on 15/07/2016 was £33,056.76) 🙈 and, I was Debt Free on 09/02/2025 🎉 but life 🫣, so now I have a Debt Reset 🥴
DEBT DEBT = £6,646.22 😬
Bank of Mum:- Moped Insurance = £300/£1,800 (16.67% repaid) || Bookkeeping Course £750/£3,000 (25% repaid)
The Tax Man:- Council Tax = £221.72/£221.72 (100% repaid 🎉) || Self Assessment = £1,624.50/£1,624.50 (100% repaid 🎉)
Debt Debt Tracker = £2,896.22/£6,646.22 (43.57% repaid)3 -
Hugs from me too Beanie, hope you're up and about and feeling chipper soon xxx3
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Hoping you are now on the mend and feeling brighter?
Made it to mortgage free but what a muddle that became
In the event the proverbial hits the fan then co-habitees are better stashing their cash than being mortgage free !!3 -
Hope you are starting to feel better."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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