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Mortgage free by 2023 (!)
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Whoop. Two wins of £25 this month. Very happy with that. Also snaffled over £10 worth of surveys on prolific last night that suddenly all popped up. £6.75 cashed in and over £20 still waiting to credit.Happy bank holiday all. Sun is due to shine!DFW (08/08) £64,346.53 Gone (02/19)
MFW (08/08) £118k Gone (09/23)7 -
debtfreeoneday said:Whoop. Two wins of £25 this month. Very happy with that. Also snaffled over £10 worth of surveys on prolific last night that suddenly all popped up. £6.75 cashed in and over £20 still waiting to credit.Happy bank holiday all. Sun is due to shine!4
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Good stuff, thats a *lot* in one go2023: the year I get to buy a car3
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Congratulations debtfree. I didn't realise the results already out, nothing for me, but good to hear you've been lucky - twice!!
I've been using Checkoutsmrt and Shoppmium a bit this month. Had some good bargains, with £10 cashback - I need to start keeping an eye on those again."Think of many things, do one"
Mortgage 30 Sep'25 est. £208,500 £309,749 2020 (current ends 2038)
Seven Goals; 12.5lbs lost in 4 months (5.5lbs to go); walk/run/exercising/weights/yoga3 -
£5 in from ipsos and we’ll on the way to another £5 payout. All others super quiet due to bank holidays.We were so lucky with the weather for the bank holidays. Two lovely days spent out with friends. Too much money spent but hey, life goes on.Decidedly wetter today so probably a quieter day around the house.DFW (08/08) £64,346.53 Gone (02/19)
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Great PB wins, you're so consistent with your other income streams so it's nice to have a boost isn't it.June 2025 - part 1 - £19,145 part 2 - £21,973 Total - £41,118 29 months to go!4
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Income streams is the thing, isn't it - you *are* good at going that extra mile.
I completely forgot about checking my own bonds - I won £25 too2023: the year I get to buy a car4 -
£9.10 in from prolific and a few other amounts so close to being payable.Currently blowing my brain up trying to decide whether to move energy suppliers and fix for 12 mths. Seems crazy to voluntarily increase our Costs now. Though I get it’s too guard against future rises in October. I also hate our current supplier with a passion, long time readers will know of the pain they caused last year and this. Our DD would increase £40 a month. I’m so undecided!!!DFW (08/08) £64,346.53 Gone (02/19)
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debtfreeoneday said:£9.10 in from prolific and a few other amounts so close to being payable.Currently blowing my brain up trying to decide whether to move energy suppliers and fix for 12 mths. Seems crazy to voluntarily increase our Costs now. Though I get it’s too guard against future rises in October. I also hate our current supplier with a passion, long time readers will know of the pain they caused last year and this. Our DD would increase £40 a month. I’m so undecided!!!Start mortgage date: August 2022; Start mortgage amount: £240,999; Original mortgage free date: August 2056
Current mortgage amount: £226,957.97
Start student loan 2012: £29,750; current student loan: CLEARED July 20254 -
I would fix if I were not already on a fix until next July - the price is not going to suddenly lower and £40 a month for 4 months ahead of the next price cap, is a lot better than £100-£200 a month in OctoberSave £12k in 2025 #2 I am at £9586.01 out of £6000 after August (158.45%)
OS Grocery Challenge in 2025 I am at £2135.07/£3000 or 71.17% of my annual spend so far
I also Reverse Meal Plan on that thread and grow much of our own premium price fruit and veg, joining in on the Grow your own thread
My new diary is here3
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