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Baby steps to mortgage freedom for beanielou.

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  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 101,567
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    maddiemay wrote: »
    Hoping that you feel better soon, OH and I are just coming to the end of our horrid bugs, he is 75 and says it is the worst virus/cold he has ever had!
    xx
    oh dear not so good.Hope you both feel better soon.

    my mum has bben keen to visit but she is banned for now!
    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.[/b] [11 months left.[/b]
  • ZTD
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    beanielou wrote: »
    my mum has bben keen to visit but she is banned for now!

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    Just think of it as a green onesie...
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  • Have a peaceful night beanie.
    Finally Debt Free! - July 2016 🌟
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  • :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: Z what are you like!!

    Beanie sending gentle hugs and hope you're feeling better now.
    🎉 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 at 31/12/23 = £112,000.00
    Balance as at 31/08/24 = £105,400.00 at 31/12/24 = £102,500.00
    £100k barrier broken 1/4/25
    Balance as at 31/08/25 = £ 95,450.00 at 31/12/25 = £ 91,100.00
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  • milann
    milann Posts: 11,871
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    Hope you're feeling a bit better Beanie x
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  • doingitanyway
    doingitanyway Posts: 10,925
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    Get better soon.
    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

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  • Feel better soon, beanielou!
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 101,567
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    Night from hell last night.
    I have never been so cold in my whole life.
    Dire.
    Today has not been the best.
    I am taking so many paracetemel & ibprofen I now am keeping a wee chart.
    Traditional lucozazade is so sweet!!
    Please send food parcels & lip salve :rotfl:
    Not really as have no appetite.
    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.[/b] [11 months left.[/b]
  • Sun_Addict
    Sun_Addict Posts: 26,352
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    Sorry to hear you still feel rough. Apparently there's a nasty bug going round. On the plus side you're getting it over and done with before Christmas. Get well soon xx
    I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping) -.literally have been run over by a bike, mobility scooter and a car - still here 💪
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 101,567
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    Thanks SA :) xx
    Any idea how long it lasts?
    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.[/b] [11 months left.[/b]
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