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Baby steps to mortgage freedom for beanielou.

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  • skint_spice
    skint_spice Posts: 13,465 Forumite
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    My darling cat was sitting in my neighbour’s garden on her garden bench this afternoon quite content, she hissed at her dog for entering her own garden 🙄 honestly she’s so rude! I apologised and fussed over the dog 
    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)
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,053 Ambassador
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    My darling cat was sitting in my neighbour’s garden on her garden bench this afternoon quite content, she hissed at her dog for entering her own garden 🙄 honestly she’s so rude! I apologised and fussed over the dog 
    😹😹😹. So embarrassing 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.
  • skint_spice
    skint_spice Posts: 13,465 Forumite
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    So cute 😻😻😻
    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)
  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 29,034 Forumite
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    My cat is certainly demanding. Belly rub here please. Fresher food. Different food. Nuzzle. Stroke. Let me out. Let me in .... 
    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
  • Lovely photo. 😻
    Finally Debt Free! - July 2016 🌟
    Finished Emergency Fund- £10,000 April 2017
    🌟
    RETIRED: MAY 2021!!!!😀🎆
    My diary: “Seasidegal's Scrimpy Retirement Diary!”
  • so unfair......😞
    Finally Debt Free! - July 2016 🌟
    Finished Emergency Fund- £10,000 April 2017
    🌟
    RETIRED: MAY 2021!!!!😀🎆
    My diary: “Seasidegal's Scrimpy Retirement Diary!”
  • jwil
    jwil Posts: 22,210 Forumite
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    beanielou said:
    Watching a programme which has a child it it who has CP. Said child has regular botex injections to help his quality of life & pain levels.  Not 'catagorised' as urgent so child falls down the list............
    I have no words.
    It's so wrong.
    "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
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,053 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    jwil said:
    beanielou said:
    Watching a programme which has a child it it who has CP. Said child has regular botex injections to help his quality of life & pain levels.  Not 'catagorised' as urgent so child falls down the list............
    I have no words.
    It's so wrong.
    It really really is. 
    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.
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