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Baby steps to mortgage freedom for beanielou.

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  • KajiKita
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    beanielou said:
    Watching the inauguration & feeling sick. Is all.  
    I am refusing to watch it. At all. Ever. Fingers in my ears, eyes closed, singing La La La …

    Doesn’t change anything of course but thinking about it is making me feel sick too …

    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

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    Watch your words, they become your actions. 
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  • Bubblesmum
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    beanielou said:
    Watching the inauguration & feeling sick. Is all.  
    So was I - I kept thinking this too will pass …….
    As a dear MSE friend says “keep plodding” or
    What does the saying say.... When life hands you lemons, make lemonade
    Or as my Mum would say, brush yourself down, tomorrow is another day or
    Fake it, to you Make It

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  • badmemory
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    I am a refusnik.  What were they thinking.  He is a criminal.  There are a lot of Americans I am feeling quite sorry for at the moment & some I think well you got what you asked for.  Expect a boom in the price of high end property in London.
  • milann
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    I also refused to watch it too. It’s very scary.
    Hoping you don’t get snow and gale force wind towards weekend. I always think of you when they forecast bad weather In Scotland.
    January spends - £587.58
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 101,551
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    My hair is driving me nuts. It’s so dull & lifeless. 
    Bah. 
    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]
  • lucielle
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    I’m with you beanie, plan on battening down the hatches. 
    I treated myself to some hair mask as mine was feeling like straw. It seemed to help when I remember to use it. 
    L
    Total Debt Dec 07 £59875.83 Overdrafts £2900,New Debt Figure ZERO !!!!!!:j 08/06/2013
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  • beanielou
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    lucielle said:
    I’m with you beanie, plan on battening down the hatches. 
    I treated myself to some hair mask as mine was feeling like straw. It seemed to help when I remember to use it. 
    L
    Hadent thought about a mask. Thanks. 
    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]
  • milann
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    I think our hair needs a bit of sunshine. I know I’m sick of ‘hat hair’ I’m having mine chopped on Monday and it can’t come soon enough.
    January spends - £587.58
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