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Getting out of my comfort zone

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  • Karmacat
    Karmacat Posts: 39,460 Forumite
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    elantan wrote: »
    Hey Kc I kinda guessed it wasn't u ..... Didn't think u worked in the same place as Gilligan ... Just visioned u that way lol

    Ohhh and I am writting this on the new phone .... So far so good lol
    :o:o
    El

    I can confirm that KC can be described as tall, slim and is probably brunette, so the only thing different is the '20 something'; don't know about her, but I'm not sure I'd want to be 20 again.

    Now that my hair's getting long, I can regularly see some of the brunette thats still lurking underneath the grey :rotfl: and if I could have the energy of being a 20-something without the constant trauma, then that would be great :rotfl:
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
  • gilligansyle
    gilligansyle Posts: 4,124 Forumite
    Chinese GP - well done JB!
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    "The days pass so fast, let's try to make each one better than the last"
  • gilligansyle
    gilligansyle Posts: 4,124 Forumite
    Ironing done - well the stuff that matters
    Bathroom & kitchen almost done.
    all windows open - loads of fresh air.

    No online delivery this week, DS complained that we never get anything different, so am actually going to shops. Then to Mum's - have got some dinners to take to him.

    Tomorrow is a busy telly day -
    Chinese GP at 6 am
    London Marathon
    Footie at 4
    Snooker

    Sort of shows my priorities doesn't it.
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    "The days pass so fast, let's try to make each one better than the last"
  • Karmacat
    Karmacat Posts: 39,460 Forumite
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    Thats hysterical :) keep the fresh air coming in, you'll get square eyes otherwise :rotfl::T
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
  • NorthernLas
    NorthernLas Posts: 1,271 Forumite
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    Soo, there's a gap between 12.30 and 4pm ... any tennis on???

    NL x
  • gilligansyle
    gilligansyle Posts: 4,124 Forumite
    Soo, there's a gap between 12.30 and 4pm ... any tennis on???

    NL x
    Oops, forgot the tennis :D Monte carlo it is!
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    "The days pass so fast, let's try to make each one better than the last"
  • gilligansyle
    gilligansyle Posts: 4,124 Forumite
    Stupid phone has broke again, it just won't pick up Orange, which means not only can't I make calls, no one can ring me either.

    Off to phone Orange again.
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    "The days pass so fast, let's try to make each one better than the last"
  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 29,087 Forumite
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    Hope you're having a nice day and making the most of this better weather!
    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
  • Double_Trouble
    Double_Trouble Posts: 4,375 Forumite
    Love your plan for tomorrow I will have to stay off your diary as I won't be able to watch the GP live as our church service has moved to 10am and I will miss the end of the race thankfully the rerun is 3.05 so will have time to go out for OHs birthday lunch and be back to enjoy the race :) good job he loves Formula 1 too

    DTxx
  • gilligansyle
    gilligansyle Posts: 4,124 Forumite
    DT - I won't post the results then!

    Hope DH has a good day.

    Spent most of yesterday on the phone (again) to Orange, and to be fair they really tried just about everything, but as the phone wasn't picking up a signal, they couldn't send me the SIM update they needed to. So today a new phone is arriving, and I have to set it up first with a pay as you go SIM.

    Went to Mum's yesterday afternoon as cousin was over from Australia and visiting her, so we set some chairs out in the garden, so that was nice for her.


    GP just starting so off now.

    Woah! Go JB!!!
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    "The days pass so fast, let's try to make each one better than the last"
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