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Earthgirl's Final Battle

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  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 95,697 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    I don’t think anyone is saying that you need to change.
    More just reflect on how many wonderful things you have in your life & not stress too much about a hopefully temporary loss of income :).
    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.
  • Brodiebobs
    Brodiebobs Posts: 1,032 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts
    beanielou wrote: »
    I don’t think anyone is saying that you need to change.
    More just reflect on how many wonderful things you have in your life & not stress too much about a hopefully temporary loss of income :).


    This :money:

    I wish i had a tenth of your motivation and energy, and obviously its that which has resulted in the MF life you have, but its ok sometimes to say no.
  • earthgirl
    earthgirl Posts: 3,762 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    edited 26 July 2019 at 5:33PM
    Keep writing posts and deleting them! Thanks Brodie Apple karma and beanie, and thanks for always posting even if it was uncomfortable.

    You were never just a random stranger!

    Must say thank you so much to Apple who is just a total inspiration and I'll be cheering you and dd on next year! Thank you xxxxx

    What a journey this one has been! After some reflection I think I need more reflection as I'm not really a mfw! I need to be able to write about my feelings but just maybe not here at the moment!

    Thanks to everyone you are all amazing and so inspiring.

    Best wishes x
    15/5/12 Paid off Mortgage 1 (£220k) Bought Dream House:www: Dec 13 - Mortage 2 -£116,508. 15/7/18 Mortgage Free Again :j

    Progress not Perfection
  • Karmacat
    Karmacat Posts: 39,460 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Writing about feelings is a tricky one ... you're not quite as "unknown" as the rest of us, because you have a youtube channel, so your privacy might be in question. Haven't you already had experience of nasty comments on your youtube feed?

    But if you're talking about what I wrote :o:o:o I'd say your diary is the absolutely perfect place to write about your feelings. I worry for you/ get uncomfortable when you immediately bounce to "so I must work lots harder" and variations of that :o possibly because I came such a cropper in doing that myself. Nothing to do with the feelings themselves. And thats something to remember, that other people have got stuff going on too, and you have every right to say, thanks but no thanks. If we're talking about feelings around money and goals and whatnot, again, this diary is the perfect place! Reflection rules, exactly right :cool:

    As for not really being mfw - you've kept everything in an offset, haven't you, so you're mfw equivalent? That counts, to my mind :T
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 95,697 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    I certainly hoping that you continue to post.
    Maybe as I am older than you I maybe see things in a slightly different way. Money is important of course but my family is food for my soul.
    I only have two family members in Scotland & can count my whole family on both hands.
    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.
  • earthgirl
    earthgirl Posts: 3,762 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    Haha OH is stricken that I said I was giving up posting! He knows how good it is for me to just get everything out! He said well, err just have a break...

    Anyway it's a forum for a reason in that everybody has the right to their opinion, which is why it works. I like hearing other people's opinions and learning from them, and I do value your opinions and time spent replying.

    It just doesn't feel right at the moment but a break will do me good.

    Thanks again x
    15/5/12 Paid off Mortgage 1 (£220k) Bought Dream House:www: Dec 13 - Mortage 2 -£116,508. 15/7/18 Mortgage Free Again :j

    Progress not Perfection
  • Courgette
    Courgette Posts: 3,242 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    I’ve just popped in to see what was happening. I’ll reply to your text ASAP but just getting ready to go camping. Lots of love coming your way ����
    Updating soon...
  • apple_muncher
    apple_muncher Posts: 15,242 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Mortgage-free Glee! Name Dropper
    But you have to let us know when the truculent teenager finally goes home... and we'll breathe a sigh of relief for you!
    NST March lion #8; NSD ; MFW9/3/23 Whoop Whoop!!!
  • earthgirl
    earthgirl Posts: 3,762 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    Courgette has been tasked with suggesting new ways of journaling to me, as she is the most amazing English teacher ever!

    Apple, 5 hours and 45 mins till he goes. You should have seen his report on me! I was so shocked!
    15/5/12 Paid off Mortgage 1 (£220k) Bought Dream House:www: Dec 13 - Mortage 2 -£116,508. 15/7/18 Mortgage Free Again :j

    Progress not Perfection
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 95,697 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    I hope his report on you was glowing.
    It should be.
    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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