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Diary of a Poor Person aged 46 1/2
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ooo i like shopping..... opps correction... i liked [past tense] shopping!Highest Debt £581,000 Nov 08 and now owe nothing! yes really! I have learnt my lesson the hard way!
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Hi mrsc - with you lot all talking about diets I joined an online diet thing this weekend - wish me luck!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 -
omgosh SH - best of luck with diet... i keep falling off the wagon... yikes! must try harder.... xxHighest Debt £581,000 Nov 08 and now owe nothing! yes really! I have learnt my lesson the hard way!
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well done sh on joining online diet x mrs cmr try atkins it might suit your needs more and still loose x good night for now xI AM A MONEY MAGNET, THEY ARE MAKING MORE MONEY FOR ME AS WE SPEAK:pMIKES MOB, DFW NERD 1071, DFW LHS 132!MIRACLES HAPPEN I'VE SEEN IT WITH MY OWN EYES. LBM 08£77240.69 Current outstanding total £36083.01 Paid so far = £41157.680
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Changed my totals a tiny bit... but OH tells me he is closing company in August and will have no income... um explain how that works? will i be camping in my own garden as have no where to live? no food? yikes - hope we can sort this out :-(Highest Debt £581,000 Nov 08 and now owe nothing! yes really! I have learnt my lesson the hard way!
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Changed my totals a tiny bit... but OH tells me he is closing company in August and will have no income... um explain how that works? will i be camping in my own garden as have no where to live? no food? yikes - hope we can sort this out :-(
I love your ticker!
Sorry to hear about your OH and his company closing - does he have something else lined up? I'm sure you'll be able to sort it. Chin up xxx0 -
Sorry to hear about OH. Does he have something else in the pipeline?
And I think I just clicked you onto :T10,000 views:T - that's an amazing following. Well done!:A Let us be grateful to people who make us happy: they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. Marcel Proust :A0 -
10,000 views oh my word... who are all these people who read about my grim life???? Thanks Jen!
OH has no back up plan...seems i might have to take to the streets again...[only joking] !!
xxHighest Debt £581,000 Nov 08 and now owe nothing! yes really! I have learnt my lesson the hard way!
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Always have a basque and sussies on standby...much more reliable than OHs and their incomes! :rotfl::A Let us be grateful to people who make us happy: they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. Marcel Proust :A0
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oh kissjen ... u r so BAD!!!!!! xxHighest Debt £581,000 Nov 08 and now owe nothing! yes really! I have learnt my lesson the hard way!
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