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CrazyBee wants to be Mortgage Free!

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  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,586 Ambassador
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    Sounding positive  :)
    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.
  • RedLipstick
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    Hey Crazy! Good to read you're doing well, I'm glad! Fingers crossed your pause on mortgage payments won't go for too long, it's quite a drastic move. Looks like new job could be in the cards soon though so looking forward to celebrating! Keep applying until something lands. All the best xx

    Mortgage: £173,700 Sep 22  £159,300 Sep 25

    MF Date: Sep 52 Mar 52


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  • Newstartforme
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    So pleased for you , you really must have made a very good impression , wishing you good luck for the next stage xx
  • CrazyBee787
    CrazyBee787 Posts: 1,194 Forumite
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    beanielou said:
    Sounding positive  :)
    Thank you Beanie, something good must be in the air, because I do feel fantastically positive, Thank you.

    Hey Crazy! Good to read you're doing well, I'm glad! Fingers crossed your pause on mortgage payments won't go for too long, it's quite a drastic move. Looks like new job could be in the cards soon though so looking forward to celebrating! Keep applying until something lands. All the best xx
    Thanks RedLipstick I know about the mortgage payment is a worry, I am sure this will change and I'll be OP'ing again, but lets not get ahead of ourselves! I will keep applying, which I will do later as I have a very good day all day and have not been attentive to the job search so far today. Something has to give and soon, I can't keep getting interviews to not get a job!

    So pleased for you , you really must have made a very good impression , wishing you good luck for the next stage xx
    Thank you Newstart, I really appreciate the comment I have been in my head blowing my own trumpet a bit, but it is too soon to get too egotistical! Not that, that is a wanted trait ever! The next stage I will meet the collegues I will be working with, or at least my potentially new line manager, I am a little worried that we won't get on, but lets see I am trying to remain open minded they could be anyone at the end of the day, I just haven't had much luck with women in the work place if I am honest, not always men either, maybe it is me, I personally like down to earth people who have true intentions, but they are not always easy to spot and a lot of the time people can be judgemental especially looking at someone who has been out of work for several months and is FAT!

    Feeling positive 😊🍀😊
    Missions for the rest of the year:-

    1) Build up an emergency fund (EF) 
    2) Improve spending habits.
    3) Create a budget that is compatible to me.
    4) Buy healthier snacks to avoid junk food splurges.
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,586 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    You may think you are fat.  I walk with a limp, fall a lot. It doesent however make us lesser people.
    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.
  • CrazyBee787
    CrazyBee787 Posts: 1,194 Forumite
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    beanielou said:
    You may think you are fat.  I walk with a limp, fall a lot. It doesent however make us lesser people.
    I couldn't agree more Beanie, sorry if I sound harsh, it is just the nature of humans,I am sure I am not right in most cases anyhow. Enjoy your dayXX
    Missions for the rest of the year:-

    1) Build up an emergency fund (EF) 
    2) Improve spending habits.
    3) Create a budget that is compatible to me.
    4) Buy healthier snacks to avoid junk food splurges.
  • Newstartforme
    Newstartforme Posts: 232 Forumite
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    Go in to the next stage with a positive attitude, keep calm and when you get the job you will be able to suss people out more , the genuine folk may become friends and the others just colleagues.  Let us all know how you get on CB xx
  • CrazyBee787
    CrazyBee787 Posts: 1,194 Forumite
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    edited 3 July at 5:13PM
    Go in to the next stage with a positive attitude, keep calm and when you get the job you will be able to suss people out more , the genuine folk may become friends and the others just colleagues.  Let us all know how you get on CB xx
    I'll try to do that newstart, I am feeling a bit hopeless today though as I thought of breakfast for the lodger as it is his day off he appreciated it but really I should not have done this, I did enjoy it myself but there you go. I am a fool with my ideas in the wrong place. He said he is unlikely to come back and he has a gf, getting a breakfast for the lodger when you 1) owe mum £300, 2) Live on benefits, 3) don't have a job seems a bit fool hardy. I just have a soft spot for him and it came to my mind to get it, I enjoyed brekkie with him, but I could have done without the expense really. I have also bought camera batteries and I am going to get some ingredients to make treacle tart the way my Grandma use to make it, gosh I bet it won't turn out the same, hers was brilliant!

    I have prepped for tomorrows interview, I need to review CV and skills to get my juices flowing for tomorrow as well. otherwise I am ready to go. I am going to tackle the list I had planned to do the other day today instead:-

    1) clean kitchen cupboard fronts

    2) sort toilet seat

    3) make treacle tart!

    4) More interview prep!
    Missions for the rest of the year:-

    1) Build up an emergency fund (EF) 
    2) Improve spending habits.
    3) Create a budget that is compatible to me.
    4) Buy healthier snacks to avoid junk food splurges.
  • Newstartforme
    Newstartforme Posts: 232 Forumite
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    Does lodger think you have feelings for him because you treated him to breakfast ? Love treacle tart , hope it works out well xx
  • dawnybabes
    dawnybabes Posts: 3,505 Forumite
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    Ooh with crumbs or coconut ? I’ve not made that for years, might have to make one.  If you make it could you slice it and freeze it - I’d eat it all in a couple of days unless I’d done that.

    good luck tomorrow 
    Sealed pot challenge 822

    Jan - £176.66 :j
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