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Baby steps to mortgage freedom for beanielou.

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  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 99,556 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    Thank you ☺️ I’m so chuffed he’s coming 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*** in ~~Japanese proverb.
    ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger.
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan. 19months left.
  • Humdinger1
    Humdinger1 Posts: 2,901 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Wonderful news re DS! You deserve a thoroughly splendid Christmas (and in fact every day) @beanielou love Humdinger xx 
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 99,556 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    Wonderful news re DS! You deserve a thoroughly splendid Christmas (and in fact every day) @beanielou love Humdinger xx 
    Thank you xx
    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. 19months left.
  • maggiem
    maggiem Posts: 2,059 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Such a pretty dress @beanielou. Great news about your son too.it will be lovely to see him at Christmas. 
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 99,556 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    maggiem said:
    Such a pretty dress @beanielou. Great news about your son too.it will be lovely to see him at Christmas. 
    It really will 🤗
    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. 19months left.
  • I love the dress material @beanielou 🎄
    And yay to DS coming to see you!! Having the right people there just makes Christmas in my opinion 🥰.
    Emergency Fund goal - £1000/2000
    Mortgage OP goal 2026 - £1200/£4500 
    Read 24 books this year 14/24

  • KajiKita
    KajiKita Posts: 10,077 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Fifth Anniversary Name Dropper Photogenic
    Every milestone is a celebration 👏😊🎊🎉

    KK
    As at 17.04.26:
    - When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £216,847
    - OPs to mortgage = £18,925 Estd. interest saved = £9,670 to date
    c. 16 months reduction in term
    Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030

    Read 31 books of target 52 in 2026 as @ 7th May. 
    Produce tracker: £108 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. 
  • Watty1
    Watty1 Posts: 8,231 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Each milestone is a big deal - even if only a £1 it is a milestone you do not have to pass again :)
    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 !!
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