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FIRE Through The Mortgage - MF by 55 - LATEST
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So redundancies announced and we know the end state now. I'm not sure if I'll keep my job or even whether I want to! I'll get the official word tomorrow......eeeeekkkkkk........ But at least it's the beginning of the end of over a year of wondering.Mortgage balance Feb 2015 start of MFW Journey-£245316.06/Aim to be mortgage neutral 2022 — Target for May 2024 14 Year Target Balance MF50 = £89,535 — Mortgage Balance £106, 000—Target for May 2024! £89,535
Retirement Planning
Starting Position (Jan 2024) : Pension 1-£165,000/Pension 2-£50,000/Pension 3-£9,500/ISA-£87,000/Total-£311,5000 -
AT least the wondering is over. Hope you got the news you wanted xI am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soulRepaid mtge early (orig 11/25) 01/09 £124616 01/11 £89873 01/13 £52546 01/15 £12133 07/15 £NILNet sales 2024: £20
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Let us know! I'm with greent, hope you got the result you wanted.2023: the year I get to buy a car0
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:)Thanks KC and GT.
Still waiting to see whether I'll be made redundant. This may go on a while! So this month is the first month that I'm saving in my mortgage offset rather than phoning up and overpaying. It's so painful not to knock the mortgage down even though I know it's the same thing!!!
I've updated my sig!:beer:Mortgage balance Feb 2015 start of MFW Journey-£245316.06/Aim to be mortgage neutral 2022 — Target for May 2024 14 Year Target Balance MF50 = £89,535 — Mortgage Balance £106, 000—Target for May 2024! £89,535
Retirement Planning
Starting Position (Jan 2024) : Pension 1-£165,000/Pension 2-£50,000/Pension 3-£9,500/ISA-£87,000/Total-£311,5000 -
Approx £4k between now and May payment to reach target!Mortgage balance Feb 2015 start of MFW Journey-£245316.06/Aim to be mortgage neutral 2022 — Target for May 2024 14 Year Target Balance MF50 = £89,535 — Mortgage Balance £106, 000—Target for May 2024! £89,535
Retirement Planning
Starting Position (Jan 2024) : Pension 1-£165,000/Pension 2-£50,000/Pension 3-£9,500/ISA-£87,000/Total-£311,5000 -
Non MFW- I'm doing a 10K walk for charity and training up for it is killing me!!!!! I just had to complain somewhere that I could get away with it!!! I organised it and have roped some friends to come with me!!!! So I can't exactly complain to them!!!!Mortgage balance Feb 2015 start of MFW Journey-£245316.06/Aim to be mortgage neutral 2022 — Target for May 2024 14 Year Target Balance MF50 = £89,535 — Mortgage Balance £106, 000—Target for May 2024! £89,535
Retirement Planning
Starting Position (Jan 2024) : Pension 1-£165,000/Pension 2-£50,000/Pension 3-£9,500/ISA-£87,000/Total-£311,5000 -
OMG, no wonder its killing you when you're up at that time of night :eek::eek::eek: training is bad enough anyway :eek:
And of course you can complain to your friends
they'll be glad to know that you're cursing it too
Good luck!2023: the year I get to buy a car0 -
I know KC!!!! Insomnia gets me when work is spinning in my head. However now I'm very drunk so that acceptable lol!!!Mortgage balance Feb 2015 start of MFW Journey-£245316.06/Aim to be mortgage neutral 2022 — Target for May 2024 14 Year Target Balance MF50 = £89,535 — Mortgage Balance £106, 000—Target for May 2024! £89,535
Retirement Planning
Starting Position (Jan 2024) : Pension 1-£165,000/Pension 2-£50,000/Pension 3-£9,500/ISA-£87,000/Total-£311,5000 -
Will know about redundancy early May. So at least I know the waiting will be over by then!!!!Mortgage balance Feb 2015 start of MFW Journey-£245316.06/Aim to be mortgage neutral 2022 — Target for May 2024 14 Year Target Balance MF50 = £89,535 — Mortgage Balance £106, 000—Target for May 2024! £89,535
Retirement Planning
Starting Position (Jan 2024) : Pension 1-£165,000/Pension 2-£50,000/Pension 3-£9,500/ISA-£87,000/Total-£311,5000 -
I'm def being made redundant so just need to find out when! EeeeekkkkkMortgage balance Feb 2015 start of MFW Journey-£245316.06/Aim to be mortgage neutral 2022 — Target for May 2024 14 Year Target Balance MF50 = £89,535 — Mortgage Balance £106, 000—Target for May 2024! £89,535
Retirement Planning
Starting Position (Jan 2024) : Pension 1-£165,000/Pension 2-£50,000/Pension 3-£9,500/ISA-£87,000/Total-£311,5000
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