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Hope is not an Effective Financial Strategy

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  • Suffolk_lass
    Suffolk_lass Posts: 10,389 Forumite
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    I have not come across any PB wins this month among the diaries I read on here - and neither of us. I won four £25 prizes last calendar year, and two the year before, but all on the £10k bond.
    Save £12k in 2025 #2 I am at £9586.01 out of £6000 after August (158.45%)
    OS Grocery Challenge in 2025 I am at £2226.88/£3000 or 74.23% 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 here
  • I was disappointed with my £25 win this month. It seems I should be grateful for it! 😬
  • Suffolk_lass
    Suffolk_lass Posts: 10,389 Forumite
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    I was disappointed with my £25 win this month. It seems I should be grateful for it! 😬
    You are the only person I have "seen" has won this month (so far)
    Save £12k in 2025 #2 I am at £9586.01 out of £6000 after August (158.45%)
    OS Grocery Challenge in 2025 I am at £2226.88/£3000 or 74.23% 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 here
  • No PB wins for me either. It’s been a ages since we won!  I’m half convinced it’s loaded do you win loads at the beginning!
    DFW (08/08) £64,346.53 Gone (02/19)
    MFW (08/08) £118k Gone (09/23)
  • edinburgher
    edinburgher Posts: 13,983 Forumite
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    No wins for us despite £60k temporarily in the accounts 
  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 29,047 Forumite
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    Well done to PB winners.SJ hope procedure goes well for pooch
    Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
    1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £172.5K Equity 36.11%
    2) £1.8K Net savings after CCs 13/9/25
    3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £26.8K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.2K) = 32.6/£127.5K target 25.6% 13/9/25
    (If took bigger lump sum = 54.5K or 42.7%)
    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 13/9/25
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