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Baby steps to mortgage freedom for beanielou.

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  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,147 Ambassador
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    Currently feeling sick.
    Need to get moving pronto
    Can’t find any black tights and I think my dress will be too tight.
    Fingers crossed that I don’t fall & can get parked nearby.

    Not that any of this actually matters.
    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.***
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  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,147 Ambassador
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    Thanks tea. 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.
  • teafor2
    teafor2 Posts: 3,322 Forumite
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    beanielou wrote: »
    Currently feeling sick.
    Need to get moving pronto
    Can’t find any black tights and I think my dress will be too tight.
    Fingers crossed that I don’t fall & can get parked nearby.

    Not that any of this actually matters.

    But if it matters to you Beanie, then it does matter. :o Just because other people are in a worse place, doesn't mean we should put our own feelings further down the scale. There will always be people in a worse situation and always people in much better situations. xx
  • Suffolk_lass
    Suffolk_lass Posts: 10,397 Forumite
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    I hope today goes as well as it can for you beanie - take care
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  • jwil
    jwil Posts: 22,255 Forumite
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    I hope it goes ok today x
    "Good financial planning is about not spending money on things that add no value to your life in order to have more money for the things that do". Eoin McGee
  • Karmacat
    Karmacat Posts: 39,460 Forumite
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    teafor2 wrote: »
    But if it matters to you Beanie, then it does matter. :o Just because other people are in a worse place, doesn't mean we should put our own feelings further down the scale. There will always be people in a worse situation and always people in much better situations. xx
    Absolutely. And I understand having your own dress code to go to a funeral, no matter what the custom is. Please take care of yourself, you do matter, a great deal.
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  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,147 Ambassador
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    Thanks everyone :)

    It went about as well as expected.
    It was very emotional.
    I cried during Abide with me & then during the eulogy (delivered by her son)
    My DS's friend certainly did his lovely mum proud.
    So very proud of the lovely young men they have become.
    Another star shines brightly in the sky. RIP T. xxx
    After the ups & downs of their teenage years it is so very lovely to see.
    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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    Karmacat wrote: »
    Absolutely. And I understand having your own dress code to go to a funeral, no matter what the custom is. Please take care of yourself, you do matter, a great deal.

    So, this is it.
    I dont think I do matter.
    Just a burden to everyone.
    DS disagrees but that's how I feel.
    Poor DS:o:(
    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
    teafor2 Posts: 3,322 Forumite
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    Oh Beanie :( One of the most important, if not the most important person in your life is telling you that you do matter and you're not a burden. Perhaps you should start listening to him :)

    I'm glad the funeral went well and your friend's son was a credit to her. xx
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,147 Ambassador
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    teafor2 wrote: »
    Oh Beanie :( One of the most important, if not the most important person in your life is telling you that you do matter and you're not a burden. Perhaps you should start listening to him :)

    I'm glad the funeral went well and your friend's son was a credit to her. xx

    I know tea.
    But I just more than anything I dont want to be a burden & sometimes I just feel I am.
    It is my biggest struggle along with the pain.
    Though I know that E would love to have him mum for just one more day.
    Beanie @ confused.com 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.
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