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Baby steps to mortgage freedom for beanielou.

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  • Sun_Addict
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    Glad you had a lovely evening, hope the after effects have lessened over the course of the day :)
    I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,112 Ambassador
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    Sun_Addict wrote: »
    Glad you had a lovely evening, hope the after effects have lessened over the course of the day :)

    They have :)
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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.
  • Sun_Addict
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    Unfortunately one of the side effects of getting older is being unable to drink as much as you used to. I find it hard to stay awake after the first glass of wine nowadays - obviously this doesn't happen when I'm out though :rotfl:
    I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)
  • Sunshine_girl2
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    What a lovely friend Beanie, I am glad to hear you had a lovely time. Completely agree about drink and getting older.
    Life is an adventure, never stop exploring.

  • girlatplay
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    beanielou wrote: »
    So yesterday was an interesting day.
    Lightening was well , awesome if scary.
    Torrential rain.

    I was going to a friends for dinner.
    So I picked up another friend & off we went.
    Got there & friends whose house we were at insisted on me taking my car home & she followed me down & brought me back to her house.
    She had got some lovely gin for me & wanted me to be to be able to have it.
    We had a lovely meal & a lovely night.
    A tad fragile this morning!

    That sounds lovely. I hear you on the fragile front. Felt the same way this morning. I was home by 10.30pm so thought I would be fine. No :(
    Mortgage at 12/07/2022 = £175,000
    Mortgage today = £161,690.76
    300 271 payments to go.
    House buyout fund £21,000/£40,000
  • Ooh gin, a good evening was had then :D. I agree about alcohol and getting older!
    Finally Debt Free After 34 Years, But Still Need to Live Frugally
    Debt in July 2017 = £58,766 😱 DEBT FREE 31 OCTOBER 2017 :T 🎉
    EMERGENCY FUND 1 = £50/£5,000. EMERGENCY FUND 2 = £10/£5,000.
    CHRISTMAS SAVINGS = £0/£500. SEF = £1,400/£12,000 PREMIUM BONDS ME = £350. PREMIUM BONDS DH = £300.
    HOLIDAY MONEY = £0 TIME LEFT TO PAY OFF MORTGAGE = 5 YEARS 1 MONTHS
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,112 Ambassador
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    Yes, it was a lovely evening.

    One of the group is one of my oldest friends & the others are very new friends to me.

    I dident sleep well last night as it was so hot despite the thunderstorms & I dident take my usual meds as I had been drinking.
    So an ealy night tonight 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.
  • WannabeFree
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    Sounds like a lovely friend beanie and glad you had a good night.

    Hope you get a better sleep tonight

    x
    “Once you hit rock bottom, that's where you perfectly stand; That's your chance of restarting, but restarting the way.”
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,112 Ambassador
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    Sounds like a lovely friend beanie and glad you had a good night.

    Hope you get a better sleep tonight

    x
    Thanks WB. 😊. 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*** ~~Japanese proverb.
    ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.
  • teapot2
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    Glad you had a good weekend x
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