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New forum for 'Financial Independence'?

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  • egoode
    egoode Posts: 605 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    I'd really like a board like this I've just gotten a mortgage a couple of months ago and have also just started paying into a pension I'm really struggling where best to put my money either in the offset account for work I eventually want to do on my place, a pension or an ISA stocks and shares account for investments and there's probably more things I've forgotten but would be useful to have it all in one place!

    I'm mainly hanging out on the MFW board at the moment as it's a really friendly board.
    Starting Mortgage Balance: £264,800 (8th Aug 2014)
    Current Mortgage Balance: £269,750 (18th April 2016)
  • JHH1982
    JHH1982 Posts: 58 Forumite
    I think's it's a Fab idea :T

    I for one, will aspire to join one day....Hopefully after our MF journey comes to an end :j and we can then look to plot and plan our 'financial freedom/independence' for the future :D
    2014 - £264k - 25 Years - MF March 2039 :eek:
    MF Goal: Dec 2021 :A

    Remember: "Live a good life. In the end it's not the years in the life, it's life in the years" - Abe Lincoln
  • edinburgher
    edinburgher Posts: 13,884 Forumite
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    I love this idea (we've discussed it on MFW loads of times) and am happy to offer my Excel knowledge (as it is) ;)
  • Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS
    Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS Posts: 7,854 Forumite
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    Excellent idea and many of us are taking a more holistic approach to our finances thanks to :money:.

    Tilly
    2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
    2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
    Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j
  • Goldiegirl
    Goldiegirl Posts: 8,806 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Rampant Recycler Hung up my suit!
    I think it sounds like a good idea:)
    Early retired - 18th December 2014
    If your dreams don't scare you, they're not big enough
  • amycool
    amycool Posts: 866 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    I'd like to add my support to this new board. My focus is currently on paying off the mortgage, but I always have our long-term financial freedom in the back of my mind. Ever since I was about 6 actually. :D
    Mortgage (Start Sep 2014)- £70,295/£0 - 100%
    Overpayments - £48829.37 :j:j:j
    Mortgage paid off Jan 2020
  • CathT
    CathT Posts: 7,133 Forumite
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    Fantastic idea. I would definitely read with interest.
    June 2025 - part 1 - £19,145 part 2 - £21,973 Total - £41,118 29 months to go!
  • tootallulah
    tootallulah Posts: 2,197 Forumite
    This is a really good idea, I would love a board that looks at the whole picture too.
  • Former_MSE_Andrea
    Former_MSE_Andrea Posts: 9,611 Forumite
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    Hi all

    This is a yes :)

    We can't set it up right now but when we do it'll probably be an "Early Retirement" sub-board of the Pensions board.

    Meanwhile if one of you would like to set up a thread on the Pensions board titled "threads we think could be moved to the Early retirement board" then post links in the thread so we can look at them and decide when we set it up that would be a huge help :)
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  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    MSE_Andrea wrote: »
    Hi all

    This is a yes :)

    We can't set it up right now but when we do it'll probably be an "Early Retirement" sub-board of the Pensions board.

    Meanwhile if one of you would like to set up a thread on the Pensions board titled "threads we think could be moved to the Early retirement board" then post links in the thread so we can look at them and decide when we set it up that would be a huge help :)

    Fantastic Andrea, thanks a lot :j. Will do :)
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
    :) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
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