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First one to clear 15k gets a paper hat

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  • ShelleyC_2
    ShelleyC_2 Posts: 1,500 Forumite
    Do want to stop being a "MS Stalwart" always makes me feel like I have a contagious warty disease. Not sure what my next level is or when.

    Maybe a weekend of inane postings? (not sure anyone would notice the difference :rotfl:)
    Looking for the perfect home and saving to make becoming a MFW easier
    MFiT3 48103/50000 Saved So Far :j
  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 29,087 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    HI shelley you only need another 201! to get to your next star lol!
    Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
    1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £171.8K Equity 36.37%
    2) £2.6K Net savings after CCs 10/10/25
    3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £27.9K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.25K) = 34/£127.5K target 26.6% 10/10/25
    (If took bigger lump sum = 60.35K or 47.6%)
    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 £5K updated 10/10/25
  • ShelleyC_2
    ShelleyC_2 Posts: 1,500 Forumite
    Thats good I'd thought it would be at 1000 posts but happy to get there sooner.

    Don't think its going to happened over the weekend though. Even though I witter on not sure I can do 100 posts a day with out RSI :eek:
    Looking for the perfect home and saving to make becoming a MFW easier
    MFiT3 48103/50000 Saved So Far :j
  • CAFCGirl
    CAFCGirl Posts: 9,123 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    woohoo.... mini challenge, 100 posts by the end of the weekend LOL
    Wealth is not measured by currency
  • ShelleyC_2
    ShelleyC_2 Posts: 1,500 Forumite
    I'd better get started! Maybe I could tell my entire life story with a sentence per post. That'll probably clear the MSE forum like nothing ever before has :p
    Looking for the perfect home and saving to make becoming a MFW easier
    MFiT3 48103/50000 Saved So Far :j
  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 29,087 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    well you are 3 posts closer now...LOL
    Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
    1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £171.8K Equity 36.37%
    2) £2.6K Net savings after CCs 10/10/25
    3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £27.9K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.25K) = 34/£127.5K target 26.6% 10/10/25
    (If took bigger lump sum = 60.35K or 47.6%)
    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 £5K updated 10/10/25
  • CAFCGirl
    CAFCGirl Posts: 9,123 Forumite
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    no posts yet shelley... am disappointed LOL

    Ive been out for a 50 minute walk with the work group, and then went out for another walk with a work colleague, had a really good chat so feeling pretty good....

    been out in the garden and my seeds that I planted are doing well....
    Wealth is not measured by currency
  • clearmydebts
    clearmydebts Posts: 6,485 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    CAFCGirl wrote: »
    no posts yet shelley... am disappointed LOL

    Ive been out for a 50 minute walk with the work group, and then went out for another walk with a work colleague, had a really good chat so feeling pretty good....

    been out in the garden and my seeds that I planted are doing well....

    Well done you! I feel guilty cos I have a whacking hangover and have sent OH for some pepsi. So bad!
    Total (Aug 19):€58,567 Now:€26,947
    DFD:Nov 22/June 22
    Mortgage: €199,712
    MFD: March 2042/July 2034
  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 29,087 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Hi CAFCGirl you sound very energetic - I on the other hand have only just got up!!! I drank a litre of OH's coke yesterday so was up until about 2am whereas all week I've been trying to go to bed about 10pm... Need to get my body clock back right again before work Monday LOL!
    Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
    1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £171.8K Equity 36.37%
    2) £2.6K Net savings after CCs 10/10/25
    3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £27.9K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.25K) = 34/£127.5K target 26.6% 10/10/25
    (If took bigger lump sum = 60.35K or 47.6%)
    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 £5K updated 10/10/25
  • poorandindenial
    poorandindenial Posts: 4,097 Forumite
    Hi CAFCGirl you sound very energetic - I on the other hand have only just got up!!! I drank a litre of OH's coke yesterday so was up until about 2am whereas all week I've been trying to go to bed about 10pm... Need to get my body clock back right again before work Monday LOL!

    Oooh, you just sorted out your typo, I was going to ask you if you were a vampire - lol

    :wave: hello all

    I am mourning my one blooming flower on my pepper plant which fell of at the base of its stalk this morning - won't be getting a pepper from that one :rolleyes: not sure why the plant hates me so :(

    Am lounging in my PJs watching Kojak - lazy day...
    £34,547 (Dec 07); Current debt: £zilch (Debt free December 2010)
    Sealed Pot #389 (2010=£133)
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