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Baby steps to mortgage freedom for beanielou.

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  • KajiKita
    KajiKita Posts: 8,628 Forumite
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    beanielou said:
    Meant to say that I managed to make a wee OP on the loan yesterday. Into the next thousand so am pleased with that. 
    Oh well done 😊👏🤩

    I frequently threaten Chloe with rehoming and especially when she brings birds in!! 🙄😡😂😂😉

    KK
    As at 15.10.25:
    - When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £229,702
    - OPs to mortgage = £12,345 Estd. interest saved = £5,863 to date
    Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030

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  • dawnybabes
    dawnybabes Posts: 3,543 Forumite
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    I’ve put collars with bells on to try and stop that once the kittens can go out.  My last cat brought a live mouse in one Saturday night and dropped it at our feet in the living room ! It managed to run under a unit we couldn’t move - we came down In the morning to a half a dead mouse and cat looking smug ….
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  • jwil
    jwil Posts: 22,599 Forumite
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    Eek to the bird, but well done on the OP and great to be in the next thousand!
    "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
  • Jessy103
    Jessy103 Posts: 2,440 Forumite
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    Well done on the op! 
    I regularly threaten our dogs with the pound 🤣
    Starting Mortgage Balance (June 2019) £72,000. Mortgage Free November 2025!
  • Watty1
    Watty1 Posts: 7,397 Forumite
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    Congratulations on getting into the next thousand 
    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 !!
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,918 Ambassador
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    I’ve put collars with bells on to try and stop that once the kittens can go out.  My last cat brought a live mouse in one Saturday night and dropped it at our feet in the living room ! It managed to run under a unit we couldn’t move - we came down In the morning to a half a dead mouse and cat looking smug ….
    Eek.  Sadly the bell collars don't seem to help. 
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  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,918 Ambassador
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    Jessy103 said:
    Well done on the op! 
    I regularly threaten our dogs with the pound 🤣

    jwil said:
    Eek to the bird, but well done on the OP and great to be in the next thousand!
    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*** ~~Japanese proverb.
    ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,918 Ambassador
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    Thanks watty  :)

    I havent done too much today, just been pottering, reading & dealing with the never ending recycling.  I have no idea where it all comes from.

    I will do my tablets for next week shortly as i can do it sitting down.
    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.
  • I’m with you on the recycling but feel too guilty to not do it.  I am annoyed that my council doesn’t do soft plastics.
    Mortgage at 01.01.14 £119,481.83:eek: today £0 Emergency fund £5.5/5.5k & £200/200 cash.:jWeight 24/02/19 14st 7lb now 11st 12lb determined to stop defining myself by my mistakes. Progress not perfection.:T100%through my 1% mortgage challenge. 100% through my pb challenge. I’m not perfect but I’m good enough for now.
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