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Baby steps to mortgage freedom for beanielou.

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  • teapot2
    teapot2 Posts: 3,595 Forumite
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    beanielou wrote: »
    Have finally caught up on some overdue charity paperwork.
    Not nearly as bad as I thought!
    90% of the way there now.

    Well done, that must be a relief :cool:
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,789 Ambassador
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    teapot2 wrote: »
    Well done, that must be a relief :cool:

    It is indeed :)
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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****
    "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
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    milann wrote: »
    Sounds like you’ve had a productive weekend Beanie. Good that you’ve given thought to a scooter again. Just a thought - do you have any National Trust places nearby (or Scottish equivalent) I know hey hire scooters to get around the grounds...you could try it for a while.

    I have tried scooters before.
    It is just a tad daunting buying one!
    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.
  • girlatplay
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    My Aunt has a scooter. She's had it about a year but is still a bit unsure about it. My cousin and her husband are trying to encourage her to use it more. My Uncle says he likes it so much he's going to get one but he wants a higher spec one so that it goes faster :rotfl:
    Mortgage at 12/07/2022 = £175,000
    Mortgage today = £161,690.76
    300 271 payments to go.
    House buyout fund £21,000/£40,000
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,789 Ambassador
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    girlatplay wrote: »
    My Aunt has a scooter. She's had it about a year but is still a bit unsure about it. My cousin and her husband are trying to encourage her to use it more. My Uncle says he likes it so much he's going to get one but he wants a higher spec one so that it goes faster :rotfl:

    :rotfl::rotfl:
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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****
    "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.
  • Suffolk_lass
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    Apparently scooters usually have a limiter fitted to them (who knew?) - well the friends we were with yesterday knew about this as the father of one of them had the local car repair shop remove the one from his scooter so that it was effectively turbo-charged :rotfl::eek: - last seen overtaking his son at 20mph on a footpath...
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  • beanielou
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    Suffolk_lass wrote: »
    Apparently scooters usually have a limiter fitted to them (who knew?) - well the friends we were with yesterday knew about this as the father of one of them had the local car repair shop remove the one from his scooter so that it was effectively turbo-charged :rotfl::eek: - last seen overtaking his son at 20mph on a footpath...

    :eek: Who knew.
    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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    Afternoon Beanie :) Sounds like you had a lovely weekend. Hope your finger is well on the way to getting better. Great to read you talking about the scooter again, you'd gone a bit quiet on that front so it's good to know you're still planning to get one. xx
  • milann
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    Hope your finger is doing ok and the antibiotics have done their job.
    Enjoy the sunshine when it arrives - it’s still really cloudy here....
    January spends - £587.58
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,789 Ambassador
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    milann wrote: »
    Hope your finger is doing ok and the antibiotics have done their job.
    Enjoy the sunshine when it arrives - it’s still really cloudy here....
    Finger is much better.
    It has clearerd up nicely here today & has been sunny this PM.

    So so tired.
    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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