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Baby steps to mortgage freedom for beanielou.

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  • milann
    milann Posts: 11,463 Forumite
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    Oh no not again. Hope you're not too sore.

    Yes definitely colder - last I heard they said the nice weather was going to last a lot longer - they were fibbing :o
    January spends - £587.58
  • Karmacat
    Karmacat Posts: 39,460 Forumite
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    Oh beanie :( sorry to hear that.
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
  • mummytogirls
    mummytogirls Posts: 6,578 Forumite
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    Oh no to the fall Beanie, I hope you're ok xx
    Mummytogirls x

  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,147 Ambassador
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    Karmacat wrote: »
    Oh beanie :( sorry to hear that.
    mummytogirls wrote: »
    Oh no to the fall Beanie, I hope you're ok xx

    Thanks to you both 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*** ~~Japanese proverb.     ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.
  • HairyHandofDartmoor
    HairyHandofDartmoor Posts: 13,960 Forumite
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    I hope you're okay after your fall Beanie.
    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
  • in_need_of_direction
    in_need_of_direction Posts: 7,784 Forumite
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    Hope you're ok. Also, if you thinking of using boiling water on weeds, please make sure someone else carries and pours. Take care
    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 12st determined to stop defining myself by my mistakes. Progress not perfection.:T100%through my 1% mortgage challenge. 100% through my pb challenge.
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,147 Ambassador
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    in_need_of_direction wrote: »
    Hope you're ok. Also, if you thinking of using boiling water on weeds, please make sure someone else carries and pours. Take care

    Thanks.
    Yes, I did think of that which is a pain :(
    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: 96,147 Ambassador
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    HairyHandofDartmoor wrote: »
    I hope you're okay after your fall Beanie.

    I am not too bad thanks :)
    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.
  • pretty_butterfly
    pretty_butterfly Posts: 26 Forumite
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    Sorry about your fall, I hope you're not too sore.
    MFW: Initial loan £80,000, overpayments: £13184.46, current balance -£59,564.73
  • HairyHandofDartmoor
    HairyHandofDartmoor Posts: 13,960 Forumite
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    in_need_of_direction wrote: »
    Hope you're ok. Also, if you thinking of using boiling water on weeds, please make sure someone else carries and pours. Take care

    Yes very good advice, we don't want you falling and scalding yourself :naughty:
    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
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