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beanielou said:Happy new hair. Hope the pillowcases help.Mortgage Balance as of September 2025 £11,700
Starting Mortgage Balance (June 2019) £72,000.
Aiming to be mortgage free by my 40th birthday, June 2026!3 -
South_coast said:Jessy103 said:I'm just so eager to get this blooming thing paid off!Mortgage Balance as of September 2025 £11,700
Starting Mortgage Balance (June 2019) £72,000.
Aiming to be mortgage free by my 40th birthday, June 2026!4 -
themadvix said:Glad you're feeling better Jessy. Don't be downhearted about not OPing this week - you do so well and work really hard and you did the right thing by not risking the health of your clients - definitely more important than money! (And you don't want to go killing them off - not good financially in the long term! 😉)Mortgage Balance as of September 2025 £11,700
Starting Mortgage Balance (June 2019) £72,000.
Aiming to be mortgage free by my 40th birthday, June 2026!4 -
I have the same dilema with a dear friend of mine who is quite poorly. It's a difficult one.
Liking your new signatureI 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.4 -
Congrats on the anniversary and sending you get well soon wishes. It’s that time of year unfortunately with lots of viruses floating about.2025 decluttering: 5,229 🌟🥉🌟💐🏅🏅🌟🥈🏅🌟🏅💐💎🌟🏅🏆🌟🏅🌟🌟2025 use up challenge: 395🥉🥈🥇💎🏆Big kitchen declutter challenge 132/1502025 decluttering goals I Use up Challenge: 🥉365 🥈750 🥇1,000 💎2,000 🏆 3,000 👑 8,000 I 🥉12 🥈26 🥇52 💎 100 🏆 250 👑 5003
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Thanks Beanie and jess x
Boyo left yesterday afternoon to go home and onto uni tomorrow, then shortly followed by DH off to his Karate training and grading weekend. It is just me and the dogs.
I've done three lots of washing so far, our bedding, the bedding boyo used and then some dog bedding. The house has been polished, hoovered and mopped and everything is nice and tidy. DH isn't a messy person, it's just a lot easier to clean up after yourself as you go along.
The cleaning did wear me out a little so after my mozzarella, cherry tomato and pesto toastie (thank you for that one QueenJess!) I had a little lay down joined by the dogs and now we're just chilling out before our afternoon walk. I had half a frozen pizza last night with a few breaded mushrooms (DH isnt keen on breaded mushrooms so they're my treat while he's not here) and so I'll have the other half and the rest of the mushrooms tonight. I'm not fussed about having the same meal two nights in a row especially when it's my favourite foods 🤣
I'm starting to get a little anxious about going back to work on Monday. The Friday before I left, myself, my lovely boss, the factory team leaders and big boss man had had a meeting about some changes happening and unfortunately, my name was put against quite a few additional duties. I have an individual meeting with big boss man when I'm back at work to talk through these, so we will see. I'm hoping it's going to be positive and maybe even a payrise, but past experience has proven more responsibilities and stress for being a hard worker does not always have the pay to go with it. The difference is, this is with big boss man and not any middle management, so it'll be interesting to see what he has to say and if what I have to say will go anywhere. I am finding as I get older, I'm quite willing to say what I think! 😅
Anyway, on a funny note, here's the mouth breather I woke up to after my nap 🤣Mortgage Balance as of September 2025 £11,700
Starting Mortgage Balance (June 2019) £72,000.
Aiming to be mortgage free by my 40th birthday, June 2026!10 -
I so wish you lived nearer to me so you could keep me in order.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.4 -
beanielou said:I so wish you lived nearer to me so you could keep me in order.
Mortgage Balance as of September 2025 £11,700
Starting Mortgage Balance (June 2019) £72,000.
Aiming to be mortgage free by my 40th birthday, June 2026!6 -
Just what Beanie said, I thought of you when having coffee at the garden centre in Boston today x5
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Love the new signature 😁 not long to go x
MFW
Opening Mortgage Balance 16/06/2024 - £99569.04 term remaining 80 months (Feb 2031)
Current Balance £32,000
MFW 2025 #31 £31,000 / £28,000 OP
MFIT - T7 £31,000 OP
0%CC May 2027- £2,600
0% Loan £694.68
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