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Baby steps to mortgage freedom for beanielou.

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  • Eager_Elephant
    Eager_Elephant Posts: 4,714 Forumite
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    gallygirl wrote: »
    I hope you've all 'samosa folded' your carrier bags:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k1mJhaFoSQ

    Incredibly satisfying to do and they take up virtually no room :D.

    PS am still slightly embarrassed at how much pleasure it gives me :o.

    A few months ago I decided to samosa all my carrier bags, its brilliant and definitely takes up less room but..................

    how do you all get on when you get to the till and want to start packing??

    I undo the handles from the samosa and then shake the bag furiously to open it but everyone just looks at me like I am mad - are there any instructions on how to do this correctly?
    Maybe I should open them at home ready for the shop??
  • Butti
    Butti Posts: 5,014 Forumite
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    This is amazing
    Debt LBM (08/09) £11,641. DEBT FREE APRIL 2021.
    Diary 'Butti's journey : A matter of loaf or death'.
    Diary 2 'The whimsical tale of the Waterbed of Debt'         48% off mortgage
    'one day I will be rich and famous…for now I'll just have to settle for being poor and incredibly sexy'. Vimrod Member of MIKE'S :cool: MOB
  • Butti
    Butti Posts: 5,014 Forumite
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    Sun_Addict wrote: »
    I was going to suggest if you have a printer typing up the labels yourself. I do this for address labels. Sadly my Christmas card list gets shorter every year and there's not a lot of writing to do these days. I remember I used to make a big thing of writing them out with a gold pen - had to have a glass of Baileys and Christmas music in the background.

    My grandma used to get me to write her cards because my handwriting was so beautiful. I look at it now and its barely legible (even to me!)
    Debt LBM (08/09) £11,641. DEBT FREE APRIL 2021.
    Diary 'Butti's journey : A matter of loaf or death'.
    Diary 2 'The whimsical tale of the Waterbed of Debt'         48% off mortgage
    'one day I will be rich and famous…for now I'll just have to settle for being poor and incredibly sexy'. Vimrod Member of MIKE'S :cool: MOB
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    Butti wrote: »
    My grandma used to get me to write her cards because my handwriting was so beautiful. I look at it now and its barely legible (even to me!)
    Barely legible? I'd be ecstatic if mine was barely legible :o.
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
    :) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
    "Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"
  • ZTD
    ZTD Posts: 24,327 Forumite
    Butti wrote: »
    My grandma used to get me to write her cards because my handwriting was so beautiful. I look at it now and its barely legible (even to me!)

    Clarity and beauty are often not the same thing.

    Think about makeup for example.
    "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'
  • ZTD
    ZTD Posts: 24,327 Forumite
    gallygirl wrote: »
    Barely legible? I'd be ecstatic if mine was barely legible :o.

    Just like my face, my handwriting is best on radio...
    "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'
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,777 Ambassador
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    My handwriting is ok even if I say it myself but my hand gets so tired.
    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.
  • in_need_of_direction
    in_need_of_direction Posts: 7,869 Forumite
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    I hate writing Christmas cards. I do however samosa my bags and ranger roll my towels and tea towels. We've had to pay for bags for quite a while so charity shops are always happy to take excess off my hands.
    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.
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,777 Ambassador
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    ZTD wrote: »
    Just like my face, my handwriting is best on radio...

    Z~~that is not true:eek:
    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: 96,777 Ambassador
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    Butti wrote: »
    My grandma used to get me to write her cards because my handwriting was so beautiful. I look at it now and its barely legible (even to me!)

    I am the other way round.
    When I was at primary school my handwriting was just truely dire.
    I had a horrid big pencil & this wifie from the !!!!!!!s Society used to come into school. What a flipping plather:o:o:o
    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.
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