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Baby steps to mortgage freedom for beanielou.

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  • Karmacat
    Karmacat Posts: 39,460 Forumite
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    He's a lovely looking cat, beanie!  Congratulations, they're going to look very beautiful together.
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
  • milann
    milann Posts: 11,426 Forumite
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    Oooohhhhh exciting- congratulations 🥂
    January spends - £587.58
  • sashybo
    sashybo Posts: 4,595 Forumite
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    Aww what a lovely boy, hope it all goes well and Miss S isn't too put out by the new arrival.
    Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. Car loan 1 £11,174, Car loan 2 £5,532, CC 0% BT £780. Debt Free Diary to try & keep spending in check.
  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 29,001 Forumite
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    Mustard looks cute.

    Well done on the weightloss. I haven't dare weigh myself for a little while now... 
    Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
    1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £174.8K Equity 32.77%
    2) £1.6K Net savings after CCs 14/8/25
    3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £25.3K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.2K) = 31.1/£127.5K target 24.4% 15/8/25
    4) FI Age 60 income target £16.5/30K 55.1%
    5) SIPP £4.8K updated 29/7/25
  • EssexHebridean
    EssexHebridean Posts: 24,466 Forumite
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    edited 8 March 2023 at 1:42PM
    Probably depends how old he is and whether as far as you know he's always had the same name Beanie? 

    Glad your hand appears to be on the mend, and that they are seeing you again next week. 
    🎉 MORTGAGE FREE (First time!) 30/09/2016 🎉 And now we go again…New mortgage taken 01/09/23 🏡
    Balance as at 01/09/23 = £115,000.00 Balance as at 31/12/23 = £112,000.00
    Balance as at 31/08/24 = £105,400.00 Balance as at 31/12/24 = £102,500.00
    Balance as at 31/08/25 = £ 95,450.00
    £100k barrier broken 1/4/25
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