Baby steps to mortgage freedom for beanielou.

doingitanyway

beanielou wrote: »

The mortgage has dropped into the last 1K.
The CC has also dropped into another milestone

Amazing. Well done

WannabeFree

Buffythedebtslayer wrote: »

Honestly Beanie, I don't think you know how many just on here you have helped - I wouldn't be here and posting if it wasn't for your friendship. and in real life you must be such a force for good XX

You are wonderful XX

Totally agree with this x

beanielou wrote: »

The mortgage has dropped into the last 1K.
The CC has also dropped into another milestone

Amazing news
x

RosaBernicia

beanielou wrote: »

The mortgage has dropped into the last 1K.
The CC has also dropped into another milestone

:T:T:j:beer: woop woop there's a fabulous acheivement!

Buffythedebtslayer

beanielou wrote: »

The mortgage has dropped into the last 1K.
The CC has also dropped into another milestone

OH GET IN!

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Brilliant news. XXX

RosaBernicia

Karmacat wrote: »

You know it's about being bullied as a child - and I'm guessing it was really, really bad to have such a huge effect on you. Have you ever worked on it in counselling? Because it sounds like an open wound still, honey, it really does. Affording counselling is probably out of the question, but a self help group, even one like CODA if you can still find it, or a self help website or book to work through - they can help too. My lifesaver, introduced to me a couple of years ago by an mse forum member, is Captain Awkward. I lived in the archive there for about 6 months, and it made me feel a *lot* better about being who I am, and that's been permanent.

Thinking of you xxx

There are some places that offer low cost counselling - I am paying for mine but chose somewhere that has a sliding scale so my payments help make it available for someone else too. I was not at all convinced it would help and horrified at the spend, but almost a year later it's coming to a close and I think it's possibly the best value I've ever had. Treating open wounds is a very good description - it hasn't changed what I do, so much as my feelings about myself and my decisions.

teafor2

Hi Beanie, how are you feeling today? Some good food for thought there regarding counselling from people who've had it.

Fantastic news that you're in the last £1k of your mortgage.:j Your first post on here in November 14 said you had 6 1/2 years to go so you've knocked quite a bit of time off over the years :T Absolutely Brilliant. xx

jwil

Congratulations on the mortgage :T :T

Sun_Addict

You'll soon be mortgage free :j

please-let-me-be-lucky

beanielou wrote: »

The mortgage has dropped into the last 1K.
The CC has also dropped into another milestone

Whoop whoop!!
Amazing news, such an achievement Xx

taka

RosaBernicia wrote: »

There are some places that offer low cost counselling - I am paying for mine but chose somewhere that has a sliding scale so my payments help make it available for someone else too. I was not at all convinced it would help and horrified at the spend, but almost a year later it's coming to a close and I think it's possibly the best value I've ever had. Treating open wounds is a very good description - it hasn't changed what I do, so much as my feelings about myself and my decisions.

There definitely are places that do low cost counselling. I went to a charity run service (with volunteer professional counsellors) over a decade ago. They do expect you to pay something towards the cost if you can but it is done according to affordability. Their website states the cost would be around £45 to 50 for private counselling elsewhere but that their client donations range from less than £5 up to the full amount (plus gift aid if you are a taxpayer since they are a charity). How much is decided (by you!) during the initial assessment and can be adjusted again if need be. I am waiting for a slot again after my initial assessment.