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Baby steps to mortgage freedom for beanielou.

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  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,083 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    It is a lovely sunny day today & I am going chanting :grin:
    Hope you all have a fab day :grin:

    I was just thinking about my chanting journey.
    On paper I should not be able to stay in my house far less pay down the debts I had & have.
    What an amazing gift.
    15 years ago I never thought I would be in the position that I am now.
    Keep plodding all & as I have said before thanks to each & every one of you who have supported me on my MSE journey.
    You are all stars :grin: xxx
    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.
  • You are doing amazing well Beanie, you are a great plodder :D.
    Finally Debt Free After 34 Years, But Still Need to Live Frugally
    Debt in July 2017 = £58,766 😱 DEBT FREE 31 OCTOBER 2017 :T 🎉
    EMERGENCY FUND 1 = £50/£5,000. EMERGENCY FUND 2 = £10/£5,000.
    CHRISTMAS SAVINGS = £0/£500. SEF = £1,400/£12,000 PREMIUM BONDS ME = £350. PREMIUM BONDS DH = £300.
    HOLIDAY MONEY = £0 TIME LEFT TO PAY OFF MORTGAGE = 5 YEARS 1 MONTHS
  • milann
    milann Posts: 11,444 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Hooray for sunshine and realising how far you have come on your journey :j:beer::money::T:beer:
    January spends - £587.58
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,083 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    Have had a lovely day.
    Was able to lead the chanting for 1/2 a hour & it was fantastic.
    Very powerful to hear 70 people all chanting in unison :grin:
    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.
  • Karmacat
    Karmacat Posts: 39,460 Forumite
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    Oh my word! Yes it is, that's wonderful.
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,083 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    Karmacat wrote: »
    Oh my word! Yes it is, that's wonderful.

    It was :D
    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.
  • doingitanyway
    doingitanyway Posts: 10,163 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Mortgage-free Glee!
    Glad you are in a good place :)
    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

    Emergency fund 800/1000
    Buffer fund 0/100
    Debt Free (again) 25/072025
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,083 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    Glad you are in a good place :)

    So am I :)
    Amazing what the sun does & some chanting does.
    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.
  • System
    System Posts: 178,363 Community Admin
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    What a great thing to do chanting Beanie , it's new to me but obviously not to you and 70 other people. I am glad you find it helps .

    You have done amazingly well so far . I hope You Gov pays out soon. Mine in feb bought my suitcase for my Australia holiday.

    I have my hair done at home by my niece , couldn't afford salon prices.

    Have a lovely day , the sun is out here .
    This is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,083 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    What a great thing to do chanting Beanie , it's new to me but obviously not to you and 70 other people. I am glad you find it helps .

    You have done amazingly well so far . I hope You Gov pays out soon. Mine in feb bought my suitcase for my Australia holiday.

    I have my hair done at home by my niece , couldn't afford salon prices.

    Have a lovely day , the sun is out here .

    Thank you Cumbria Lass :)
    Sun out here too :j :j

    I am lucky hair wise.I use John fredia colour foam which I get on offer for a fiver & wet cut every couple of months & thats me.
    I am super lucky in that I wash my hair comb it & leave it & thats me:T:T:T
    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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