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Baby steps to mortgage freedom for beanielou.

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  • badmemory
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    Marvellous to read such good news, must be a weight off your mind.
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 101,545
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    badmemory said:
    Marvellous to read such good news, must be a weight off your mind.
    Thank you. ☺️ 
    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]
  • Seasidegal58
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    So pleased to hear the great news about your lodger beanie!  😀👍x
    Finally Debt Free! - July 2016 🌟
    Finished Emergency Fund- £10,000 April 2017
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    RETIRED: MAY 2021!!!!😀🎆
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  • KajiKita
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    beanielou said:
    It just goes to show. Someone puts a looking for a room advert up on our local Facebook page & I responded privately. I wasn’t even actively looking. 
    Methinks the Universe was looking out for you … 😉😊

    So very, very pleased for you. Much be such a relief! 

    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. 
  • savingholmes
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    I really hope it works out positively for you. Could be an answer to both your prayers / chants.

    Good if it means you don't have to reduce your support hours and still have some money for the mini things that brighten your day.

    With the frequency of your falls - could definitely be a win in other ways too.
    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
  • beanielou
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    KajiKita said:
    beanielou said:
    It just goes to show. Someone puts a looking for a room advert up on our local Facebook page & I responded privately. I wasn’t even actively looking. 
    Methinks the Universe was looking out for you … 😉😊

    So very, very pleased for you. Much be such a relief! 

    KK
    Thank you. 🤩 
    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]
  • That’s really great news. Pleased for you. 
    DFW (08/08) £64,346.53 Gone (02/19)
    MFW (08/08) £118k Gone (09/23)
  • skint_spice
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    So nice to see you have some good news, does this mean you don’t need to cut your support?
    Mortgage OP 2026 £1920/2000
    Mortgage 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 £5



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