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Baby steps to mortgage freedom for beanielou.

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  • Karmacat
    Karmacat Posts: 39,460 Forumite
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    earthgirl wrote: »
    Sorry to hear about your plumbing (sounds rude sorry).
    :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
    teapot2 wrote: »
    Hope they can get it sorted this time when they come out
    beanielou wrote: »
    Yes, I hope so.
    I will be positive!!
    Definitely!
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,895 Ambassador
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    Happy Friday everyone :)
    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.
  • teafor2
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    Hi Beanie. Another one who's got their fingers crossed that your boiler gets sorted out. I don't know why things are never simple these days. :o Have a nice day. xx
  • beingjamie
    beingjamie Posts: 18 Forumite
    Karmacat wrote: »
    I'm looking at m.b.ing to help me :)

    Subscribing.

    Sorry - what's MBing? I'm new
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,895 Ambassador
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    beingjamie wrote: »
    Sorry - what's MBing? I'm new

    Matched betting I think?
    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: 96,895 Ambassador
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    Just been out for a cheeky wee lunch with my mum :)
    Thanks Mum.
    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
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    beingjamie wrote: »
    Sorry - what's MBing? I'm new
    beanielou wrote: »
    Matched betting I think?
    It is matched betting, yes. Beingjamie, go here: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/forumdisplay.php?f=41
    BUT I really want to advise against it, since you're a newcomer. It's not risk free, and if you rush, or do it wrong without using the spreadsheets and equations, you can definitely lose money. Quite a bit of money.


    But there's hope! There's an awful lot of ways to save money on your utilities and other expenses, and an awful lot of other ways to make money. For the latter, look at this: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/forumdisplay.php?f=145

    beanielou wrote: »
    Just been out for a cheeky wee lunch with my mum :)
    Thanks Mum.
    That's nice, beanie!
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
  • teafor2
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    Ooh that's nice Beanie. Nothing beats a catch up with Mums and if coffee or lunch is thrown in then that's even better. :)

    I'm in total awe of the matched betting people. Haven't a clue how it works myself and don't think I'd ever crack it so probably best for me to stick with surveys I think :cool: xx
  • beingjamie
    beingjamie Posts: 18 Forumite
    edited 22 March 2019 at 4:29PM
    Karmacat wrote: »
    It is matched betting, yes. Beingjamie, go here: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/forumdisplay.php?f=41
    BUT I really want to advise against it, since you're a newcomer. It's not risk free, and if you rush, or do it wrong without using the spreadsheets and equations, you can definitely lose money. Quite a bit of money.

    Thanks so much for this - for explaining and for your concern.

    I'm (realtively) new to the forums, in that I've only recently started logging in.

    I have my own MFW thread (HERE).

    I've been following MSE for years and have successfully remortgaged, stoozed, jemmied my regular savers, etc. So I'm not completely new, but I absolutely get the sense of danger.

    I'll read this carefully and won't rush into everything.

    Thanks so much for taking the time to set this all out so nicely - I really appreciate that, and I'm sure it'll come in really handy.

    Thank youuuuuu :T :T :T
  • Sun_Addict
    Sun_Addict Posts: 24,509 Forumite
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    Just catching up Beanie. Would you be better off on a British Gas contract for the boiler, we really got our money's worth out of ours when we had the old boiler. Thinking about resurrecting it when the guarantee for the new one runs out.

    My old phone was doing the same as yours, glad you've got a new one sorted.

    Good news on DS and GF being nearer and in a nice new place.

    Glad you enjoyed lunch with your mum :)
    I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)
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