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  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 29,087 Forumite
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    Enjoy your time away.
    Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
    1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £171.8K Equity 36.37%
    2) £2.6K Net savings after CCs 10/10/25
    3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £27.9K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.25K) = 34/£127.5K target 26.6% 10/10/25
    (If took bigger lump sum = 60.35K or 47.6%)
    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 £5K updated 10/10/25
  • Glad you got there safely. Sounds a challenging drive! Have a great time.
    paydbx2025 #26 £890/£5000 . Mortgage start £148k June 23 - now £138k.
    2025 savings challenge £0/£2000
    EF £140. Savings 2 £30.00. 17
  • Blackcats
    Blackcats Posts: 4,022 Forumite
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    The drive sounds a bit hair raising but the destination is worth it.
    enjoy your time away 
  • Hope you have a lovely break and Happy New Year xx
  • lucielle
    lucielle Posts: 11,599 Forumite
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    Todays walk, it was quite icy this morning but seems to have disappeared. We aren’t normally a family that does New Year preferring to be in bed by 10. As we’re up here thought we’d go to the local town and experience Hogmanay. Hopefully I’ll stay awake!  
    L
    Total Debt Dec 07 £59875.83 Overdrafts £2900,New Debt Figure ZERO !!!!!!:j 08/06/2013
    Lucielle's Daring Debt Free Journey
    DFD Before we Die!!!! Long Haul Supporter #124
  • lucielle
    lucielle Posts: 11,599 Forumite
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    Todays walk to Lorgill. 
    L
    Total Debt Dec 07 £59875.83 Overdrafts £2900,New Debt Figure ZERO !!!!!!:j 08/06/2013
    Lucielle's Daring Debt Free Journey
    DFD Before we Die!!!! Long Haul Supporter #124
  • Stunning photos and by the looks of things you have good weather and the sun is shining.
  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 29,087 Forumite
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    Happy New Year. 

    Beautiful photos.
    Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
    1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £171.8K Equity 36.37%
    2) £2.6K Net savings after CCs 10/10/25
    3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £27.9K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.25K) = 34/£127.5K target 26.6% 10/10/25
    (If took bigger lump sum = 60.35K or 47.6%)
    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 £5K updated 10/10/25
  • lucielle
    lucielle Posts: 11,599 Forumite
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    Hoping to go to our favour beach today, need to check the tide is out before we go.  There are reports of lots of black ice so need to factor that in. 
    L
    Total Debt Dec 07 £59875.83 Overdrafts £2900,New Debt Figure ZERO !!!!!!:j 08/06/2013
    Lucielle's Daring Debt Free Journey
    DFD Before we Die!!!! Long Haul Supporter #124
  • Drawingaline
    Drawingaline Posts: 2,988 Forumite
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    What wonderful photos. I must embrace the beauty of where we live more. We are only half hour from the edge of the new forest and I love it, but never carve out enough time there.
    Debt free Feb 2021 🎉
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