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Forever home... not a forever mortgage

willowparrett · 2020-02-08 09:05:42

Hello all, I’ve posted here on an old diary before, but with a completely fresh start comes a completely fresh diary! Plus I fell foul of the new forum changes having not logged in for many years ;) We’ve recently (late Jan) moved into our wonderful forever home! I love it so much already. Can’t wait for the weather to…

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LadyWithAPlan Posts: 3,774 Forumite

22 November 2023 at 1:41AM edited 22 November 2023 at 1:42AM

Glad all is well and your savings/ops are going so well

DON'T BUY STUFF (from Frugalwoods)
No seriously, just don’t buy things. 99% of our success with our savings rate is attributed to the fact that we don’t buy things... You can and should take advantage of discounts.... But at the end of the day, the only way to truly save money is to not buy stuff. Money doesn’t walk out of your wallet on its own accord.
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6289577/future-proofing-my-life-deposit-saving-then-mfw-journey-in-under-13-years#latest
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