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Baby steps to mortgage freedom for beanielou.

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  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 99,566 Ambassador
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    HairyHandofDartmoor wrote: »
    What a stressful day for you Beanie :eek:. I'm very glad it wasn't your car!

    I know you must be feeling very sad about the charity but as others have said, focus on all the good that has been done over the years. Also concentrate upon all the good that you still do at the food bank.

    Thanks HHD :)
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    Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
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    ***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** in ~~Japanese proverb.     ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger.
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  • doingitanyway
    doingitanyway Posts: 10,925 Forumite
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    Hope you are having a good day today after the car incident yesterday
    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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  • teafor2
    teafor2 Posts: 3,322 Forumite
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    edited 17 January 2019 at 10:35PM
    Hi Beanie, I found you. :) Sorry to hear about your friend's car but glad it wasn't yours and glad nobody was injured.

    Such a shame about the charity. When you've dedicated the best part of 2 decades to it you're bound to feel sad about it closing. I hope the employees find jobs and that the people who used it have somewhere else to go for help.

    Hope today has been a good one for you. x
  • WannabeFree
    WannabeFree Posts: 4,438 Forumite
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    Hope you're okay Beanie

    x
    “Once you hit rock bottom, that's where you perfectly stand; That's your chance of restarting, but restarting the way.”
  • System
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    Beanie so sorry to hear you are having such a stressful week. I am sure the charity have been very grateful for all the years you have put into it and for that you should be proud. I hope the lady is ok with her car now and that today has been a better one.

    It's fairly cold here , I imagine you will be colder up in Scotland, so stay warm and safe if it snows x
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  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 99,566 Ambassador
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    doingitanyway wrote: »
    Hope you are having a good day today after the car incident yesterday
    WannabeFree wrote: »
    Hope you're okay Beanie

    x

    I am plodding on slowly today.
    Not at my best it has to be said.
    AFAIK tomorrow is a quiet day~~phew.
    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. 19months left.
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 99,566 Ambassador
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    teafor2 wrote: »
    Hi Beanie, I found you. :) Sorry to hear about your friend's car but glad it wasn't yours and glad nobody was injured.

    Such a shame about the charity. When you've dedicated the best part of 2 decades to it you're bound to feel sad about it closing. I hope the employees find jobs and that the people who used it have somewhere else to go for help.

    Hope today has been a good one for you. x

    Thank you :)
    Lovely to see to here :) 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*** in ~~Japanese proverb.     ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger.
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan. 19months left.
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 99,566 Ambassador
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    Cumbria_lass wrote: »
    Beanie so sorry to hear you are having such a stressful week. I am sure the charity have been very grateful for all the years you have put into it and for that you should be proud. I hope the lady is ok with her car now and that today has been a better one.

    It's fairly cold here , I imagine you will be colder up in Scotland, so stay warm and safe if it snows x

    It is very very cold here but no snow as yet.

    Thanks for your kind wishes :) x
    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. 19months left.
  • in_need_of_direction
    in_need_of_direction Posts: 8,205 Forumite
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    i had to drive a snowy road today. i don't like it. glad to see you are hanging in there. when i rule the world, we will all just hibernate
    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 1lb 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.
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 99,566 Ambassador
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    in_need_of_direction wrote: »
    i had to drive a snowy road today. i don't like it. glad to see you are hanging in there. when i rule the world, we will all just hibernate

    Cant wait :)
    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. 19months left.
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