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Journal: Thought for the day
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Sorry not posting a question (brain asleep today), just wanted to say loving this thread, full of things to make you really think :-):wave: If you want the rainbow, you've got to put up with the rain :wave:0
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Here's mine for today (sorry if someone already mentioned it)
What makes you really angry and how do you deal with it ?
What sort of things do others do that irritate you - and do you think you've got any irritating habits ?Mary
I'm creative -you can't expect me to be neat too !
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I have started writing all of them down. I plan to buy myself a nice pad (maybe a pukka pad or similar and then start to answer them. When I was on my own with Thomas (my son) I never had any adult conversation, I rarely used to leave the house and I used to sit and write how I felt in a notebook and sometimes I would just use a whole page to SCCCCRRREEEAAAMMMM lol and I still have it. Amazing how many silly things used to bug me
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Snap !! Great minds and all that.............I'm doing just the same...............lol
I used to keep a diary -not just to make note of what happened that day/week but how I felt about it................wouldn't want anyone to read it though.................lolMary
I'm creative -you can't expect me to be neat too !
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I've shredded a few of them!:rotfl:Snap !! Great minds and all that.............I'm doing just the same...............lol
I used to keep a diary -not just to make note of what happened that day/week but how I felt about it................wouldn't want anyone to read it though.................lolAchieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £171.3K Equity 36.55%
2) £2.6K Net savings after CCs 10/10/25
3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £30.9K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.25K) = 35.5/£127.5K target 27.8% 14/11/25
(If took bigger lump sum = 62K or 48.6%)
4) FI Age 60 income target £17.1/30K 57% (if mortgage and debts repaid - need more otherwise) (If bigger lump sum £15.8/30K 52.67%)
5) SIPP £5.1K updated 14/11/250 -
Not quite sure how to turn this into a question but it makes a good errm IYKWIM...
My FIL used to say that he would stand on MIL's shoulders to get the children out of danger...I think at the particular time we were talking a sinking ship, so the kids would need to be as high up as possible. At the time, I thought that was an awful thing to say about your beloved husband/wife--so very obviously it was before I became a parent myself
It wouldn't bother me AT ALL now, cuz the offspring's dad walked several many years ago 
There was also a time when I sharpened the carving knife every day, so if the bomb were to drop, I would see to the children & then myself...
Cheerful little soul aint I
but I guess my question is; to what lengths are you prepared to go, in order to prevent your loved ones from harm/ pain/ suffering? Do you have a cast iron resolve to carry out whatever is necessary? What are your criteria for deciding that time has come? Full time Carer for Mum; harassed mother of three;loving & loved by two 4-legged babies.
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BigMumma - you're scaring me now!
My thought for the day/tomorrow
If you had to write your own epitaph and sum yourself up in one line - how would you want to be remembered?Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £171.3K Equity 36.55%
2) £2.6K Net savings after CCs 10/10/25
3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £30.9K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.25K) = 35.5/£127.5K target 27.8% 14/11/25
(If took bigger lump sum = 62K or 48.6%)
4) FI Age 60 income target £17.1/30K 57% (if mortgage and debts repaid - need more otherwise) (If bigger lump sum £15.8/30K 52.67%)
5) SIPP £5.1K updated 14/11/250 -
Here's mine for today:
Can you keep a secret ?Mary
I'm creative -you can't expect me to be neat too !
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What's the most exciting thing you've done today?
Really? How can you make tomorrow more exciting?Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £171.3K Equity 36.55%
2) £2.6K Net savings after CCs 10/10/25
3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £30.9K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.25K) = 35.5/£127.5K target 27.8% 14/11/25
(If took bigger lump sum = 62K or 48.6%)
4) FI Age 60 income target £17.1/30K 57% (if mortgage and debts repaid - need more otherwise) (If bigger lump sum £15.8/30K 52.67%)
5) SIPP £5.1K updated 14/11/250 -
Do your nearest and dearest know of your wishes when you die? Write them here and then tell someone.:wave: If you want the rainbow, you've got to put up with the rain :wave:0
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