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Baby steps to mortgage freedom for beanielou.
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Oh Beanie, I'm so sorry 😕 hopefully the DVLA have enough sense to see through a malicious complaint 😡 so sorry you're having to deal with this on top of everything else xx3
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What a mean thing for someone to do. Keep plodding.If you have built castles in the air, your work should not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them
Emergency fund 350/1000
Buffer fund 100/100
Debt Free (again) 25/07/20253 -
Thanks. ☺️badmemory said:And the nomination for a***ole of the year is-----. Always remember though that revenge is a dish best served cold. Was that Klingon?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.3 -
Thank you. XxCheery_Daff said:Oh Beanie, I'm so sorry 😕 hopefully the DVLA have enough sense to see through a malicious complaint 😡 so sorry you're having to deal with this on top of everything else xxI 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.3 -
Thank you ☺️doingitanyway said:What a mean thing for someone to do. Keep plodding.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.3 -
Yes, I mean tea.beanielou said:
Thanks. No I haven’t tried camomile. Do you mean tea? 🤔CrazyBee787 said:Sorry to hear of the rough patch you are going through. Have you tried camomile to help with sleep (although not recommended for people with a dicky heart!).
Take careXXMissions: -
1) Build up an emergency fund (EF) £3100/£3500 By end of 2025!
2) Pay off Mortgage Starting £58738 (11/04/2017) - Current balance £46985.67 (21/10/2025) Unknown time frame? Start coming soon. ( another 5 years?)
3) Improve the number of no spend days.2 -
Sorry to hear this, I know who my money is on. Now having to fill in , diabolical.Life is an adventure, never stop exploring.3
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Yes. ‘Tis grim.Sunshine_girl2 said:Sorry to hear this, I know who my money is on. Now having to fill in , diabolical.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.2 -
What a ******* (fill in rude word of choice!) some people re really horrible and yes hope karma returns the compliment with bells on. Sorry to read this beanielou, awful for you.3
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That is really shocking 😡"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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