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Baby steps to mortgage freedom for beanielou.

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  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 29,034 Forumite
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    Sorry that you have limited energy. Well done on the decluttering. It can be really satisfying can't it.
    Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
    1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £172.5K Equity 36.11%
    2) £1.6K Net savings after CCs 14/8/25
    3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £25.6K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.2K) = 31.4/£127.5K target 24.6% 1/9/25
    (If took bigger lump sum = 53.3K or 41.8%)
    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 £4.8K updated 29/7/25
  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 29,034 Forumite
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    Way way better is fabulous.

    I am just trying to improve or maintain things a little each day. Today was more gardening and trying to clean the oven door. 
    Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
    1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £172.5K Equity 36.11%
    2) £1.6K Net savings after CCs 14/8/25
    3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £25.6K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.2K) = 31.4/£127.5K target 24.6% 1/9/25
    (If took bigger lump sum = 53.3K or 41.8%)
    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 £4.8K updated 29/7/25
  • skint_spice
    skint_spice Posts: 13,465 Forumite
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    I need to get onboard with the decluttering too!
    Mortgage OP 2025 £6750/7000
    Mortgage OP 2024 £7700/7000

    Mortgage balance: £35,463

    Declutter 12/244

    Money making challenge £58/400

    ”Do what others won’t early in life so you can do what others can’t later in life” (stolen from Gally Girl)
  • Sun_Addict
    Sun_Addict Posts: 24,218 Forumite
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    Me too with the decluttering. One small step at a time.
    I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)
  • jwil
    jwil Posts: 22,210 Forumite
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    Well done on the decluttering!
    "Good financial planning is about not spending money on things that add no value to your life in order to have more money for the things that do". Eoin McGee
  • Karmacat
    Karmacat Posts: 39,460 Forumite
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    I've done a little bit of decluttering myself - textiles for rags, and a bag of clothes and bits - very satisfying :) 

    Hope you're doing well today, beanie.
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
  • Seasidegal58
    Seasidegal58 Posts: 6,081 Forumite
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    Well done with your decluttering!  It always makes me feel very satisfied when I've done some!😀👍
    Finally Debt Free! - July 2016 🌟
    Finished Emergency Fund- £10,000 April 2017
    🌟
    RETIRED: MAY 2021!!!!😀🎆
    My diary: “Seasidegal's Scrimpy Retirement Diary!”
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