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Marathons, Money and Motivation
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woohoo!
Hope your interview goes well.....
DH was made redundant today and has till next saturdayWealth is not measured by currency0 -
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aw no! sorry to hear that hun
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been rejected by the police..... he thinks it may be his old superior putting a bad word in....
nothing back from the others.....
not entirely sure what we're going to do because I cant cover it all......Wealth is not measured by currency0 -
Sorry to hear about OH. Fingers crossed one of his police / fire service applications comes through.Looking for the perfect home and saving to make becoming a MFW easier
MFiT3 48103/50000 Saved So Far :j0 -
I really am so sorry to hear of this. Will his redundancy pay cover a few months rent?
I suppose the best thing he can do is get an appointment with the job centre and see what he is entitled to.
Hugs to you
xxxTotal (Aug 19):€58,567 Now:€26,947
DFD:Nov 22/June 22
Mortgage: €199,712
MFD: March 2042/July 20340 -
he wont get any redundancy pay, he doesnt qualify....
its just all f*cked basically, i cant see what we're going to do....
on top of my wages, just to live, we need an extra 700 a month to cover all our outgoings.....
And we've got nothing... no savings, just debt.
We cant even get a consolidation loan to try and bring the monthly payments down...... we've already tried....Wealth is not measured by currency0 -
oh hun, really sorry to hear about OH dont know what else to say other than stay positive and hopefully he will get something soon xx ***** on the road to debt freedom *****
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Oh I am so sorry to hear about OH's job.... He needs to sign on for jsa Saturday - he can do it online - there are 3 waiting days and it might help clear them. Does he have any insurance?Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £169.8K Equity 37.1%
2) £2.4K Net savings after CCs March 26 (but owed £1.1K) so £3.5K
3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £36.2K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.3K) = 42.1£127.5K target 33% 27/2/26 (If took bigger lump sum = 64K or 50.1%)
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 £5.2K updated 16/1/260 -
Oh CAFC, so sorry to hear about OH's job. Shame about the police as well. Seems bit pants atm, but you'll pull through! Just keep at it. DEBT FREE OCTOBER 2012!Proud to have dealt with my debts!0
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