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Baby steps to mortgage freedom for beanielou.

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  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 97,040 Ambassador
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    KajiKita said:
    And there’s me preferring Android phones! 😂😂

    I goggled the felix stomach tumour thing last night as La Belle will only eat that. Looks like it might have been debunked?

    KK
    It looks like the story is: Felix changed the recipe a few years ago. Inevitably, some cats with more sensitive stomachs didn't get along with the change, and started vomiting/being ill. They got better when their diet was changed to something that suited them a bit better.

    And then there was a facebook group so the rumours escalated.
    Ah ok. Thanks. 
    I got the story from someone who took their cat to the vet recently. 
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    Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
    "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.

    ***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb.
    ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 97,040 Ambassador
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    I get so annoyed by these people that start rumours and scare people 🤬 I’ve heard about the FB group that seem to have started a witch-hunt against Purina. Seriously would they be allowed to sell it if it was true, people would be suing them left, right and centre! 

    It’s the same with another FB group I follow Extreme Couponing and Bargains (or something like that). Some innocent person posts about a bargain they’ve found and they’re ripped to shreds by the snowflakes 😡
    That bargain group is scary. 
    Though I do wonder what some people do with the sheer amount of things they buy! 
    I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.

    Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
    "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.

    ***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb.
    ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.
  • Sun_Addict
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    beanielou said:
    So when the storm is over I can go forth & buy Felix. Only another 10 days til the end of the month. 
    Having said all that my cats prefer Lid! own make 😆
    I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)
  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 29,109 Forumite
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    Glad the cat food thing is resolved. It was a worrying rumour. 
    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 14/11/25
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 97,040 Ambassador
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    Glad the cat food thing is resolved. It was a worrying rumour. 
    It was indeed. 
    I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.

    Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
    "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.

    ***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb.
    ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 97,040 Ambassador
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    beanielou said:
    So when the storm is over I can go forth & buy Felix. Only another 10 days til the end of the month. 
    Having said all that my cats prefer Lid! own make 😆
    Mine are fussy. 
    Blooming rescues 😹😻
    I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.

    Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
    "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.

    ***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb.
    ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.
  • We buy whiskas as know cat will eat it so just shop around when it's needed. 
    Didn't matter so much when had multiple cats as one would eat it out of them 😅


    I loved that book when I got it from the library as love all his books and the TV shows too
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