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Baby steps to mortgage freedom for beanielou.
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Sun_Addict wrote: »Glad you're pleased with the car and the new crossing
Ooh - you can drive your new car over it
Yes I will at some point 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.0 -
Which car did you go for? We're just about to start looking for a new one....I hate car shopping with a passion, so limited on what we can have that will fit the hoist and all the garages are so far apart here.
As for scooters...yay! Look on local FB groups or the bay of E for second hand ones, you can often find a bargain. My Mum had a go on DH's the other day whilst we were out as her mobility has really gone down since her brain haemorrhage - she really liked it once we'd persuaded her onto it and let Dad buy her one the next day....she's now whizzing around all over the place!"Start every day off with a smile and get it over with" - W. C. Field.0 -
When the 2nd Mersey Tunnel opened, everyone who wanted to could walk through that day - me, my brother and sister all walked through together (not parents ). What a shame that couldn't happen for your bridge.
And good luck on the mobility scooter.2023: the year I get to buy a car0 -
Sorry it's so very late
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Bear~~thank you.
So lovely to see you.
Hope all well in your world.
Have missed 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.0 -
Which car did you go for? We're just about to start looking for a new one....I hate car shopping with a passion, so limited on what we can have that will fit the hoist and all the garages are so far apart here.
As for scooters...yay! Look on local FB groups or the bay of E for second hand ones, you can often find a bargain. My Mum had a go on DH's the other day whilst we were out as her mobility has really gone down since her brain haemorrhage - she really liked it once we'd persuaded her onto it and let Dad buy her one the next day....she's now whizzing around all over the place!
Great news on your ma & the scooter
Will PM you
I have had to say that I am not giving in , that I am helping myself not giving in.
Feel free friends to tell me that is the case.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.0 -
So today is happy new car day.
:TI like it so far.
Have to get used to it slowly I think.
Only down side as yet it that boot lid is very heavy.
I find with mine, the things that irritate are:- The brake being on the "wrong" side
- The glove box does not lock
I didn't notice the lid being heavy, though I would prefer a "real" grab handle on the inside to pull it shut. A plastic trough doesn't do it for me...LOving the car
:T
I still only find mine OK - I probably should have bought the Evo X that I was looking at... :rotfl:
In 10 years time I may just be able to afford a Giulia Quadrifoglio that's looking appealing right now... :rotfl:Am currently pricing mobility scooters :eek: :rotfl:I have had to say that I am not giving in , that I am helping myself not giving in.
Feel free friends to tell me that is the case.
It's not what you do, it's the way that you do it...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zy5rkw4SeP4"Follow the money!" - Deepthroat (AKA William Mark Felt Sr - Associate Director of the FBI)
"We were born and raised in a summer haze." Adele 'Someone like you.'
"Blowing your mind, 'cause you know what you'll find, when you're looking for things in the sky." OMD 'Julia's Song'0 -
Happy new Bridge Beanie - pleased that those little Red dudes of mine gave you a wee flypast to celebrate too!
New car sounds ace too - bet you've already stopped noticing that it's so much bigger, haven't you!🎉 MORTGAGE FREE (First time!) 30/09/2016 🎉 And now we go again…New mortgage taken 01/09/23 🏡
Balance as at 01/09/23 = £115,000.00 Balance as at 31/12/23 = £112,000.00
Balance as at 31/08/24 = £105,400.00 Balance as at 31/12/24 = £102,500.00
Balance as at 31/08/25 = £ 95,450.00
£100k barrier broken 1/4/25SOA CALCULATOR (for DFW newbies): SOA Calculatorshe/her0 -
The red dudes were truely awesome EH
Z~~the mind boggles :rotfl:
Hope all well in your world
The boot prob does not seem heavy to you.
My upper body strength is not as good as yours:pI 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.0 -
EH~~Tis funny as car does not seem big to drive yet must be just about double the length of my old one :eek: :rotfl:
Have not attempted as yet to do on street parking :eek: :rotfl: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.0
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