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  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 28,973 Forumite
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    How annoying. Kids can be so inconsiderate and egg each other on. Hope that she's suitably contrite today.
    Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
    1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £174.8K Equity 32.77%
    2) £2.6K Net savings after CCs 6/7/25
    3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £24.3K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.2K) = 30.1/£127.5K target 23.6% 29/7/25
    4) FI Age 60 income target £16.5/30K 55.1%
    5) SIPP £4.8K updated 29/7/25
  • WelshKitty85
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    I think DD has realised the error of her ways, although she still has some making up to do!

    Grocery shop this morning. It came to £60, which is better than is has been lately, but I was hoping for less since we're trying to run down the freezer.

    We've done some pumpkin carving since getting home. I've made some spiced pumpkin soup as well as a leek and potato soup for tonight. Leftovers will be lunch in the week.

    Also spent some time with DC3 making a cake.

    I'm now going to spend an hour on the sofa with a coffee whilst watching rubbish TV.
  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 28,973 Forumite
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    Is there a piece for me? Not made mine yet
    Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
    1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £174.8K Equity 32.77%
    2) £2.6K Net savings after CCs 6/7/25
    3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £24.3K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.2K) = 30.1/£127.5K target 23.6% 29/7/25
    4) FI Age 60 income target £16.5/30K 55.1%
    5) SIPP £4.8K updated 29/7/25
  • WelshKitty85
    WelshKitty85 Posts: 1,439 Forumite
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    savingholmes said:
    Is there a piece for me? Not made mine yet
    Absolutely! I'm supposed to be dieting so you'd be doing me a favour!
  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 28,973 Forumite
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    Sorted. It looks lovely. I definitely want to have made my orange loaf cake again - and it was super easy as I have a food processor but still not quite done yet. Perhaps it's because the orange bits are fiddly. Perhaps I should go with a vanilla sponge instead.
    Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
    1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £174.8K Equity 32.77%
    2) £2.6K Net savings after CCs 6/7/25
    3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £24.3K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.2K) = 30.1/£127.5K target 23.6% 29/7/25
    4) FI Age 60 income target £16.5/30K 55.1%
    5) SIPP £4.8K updated 29/7/25
  • WelshKitty85
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    Orange loaf cake sounds delicious. I'll have to give it a go.

    Pumpkin soup was really good and bonus that there's plenty left for lunches in the week.

    Took the dog out this evening so hopefully that's walked off some of the cake calories.
  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 28,973 Forumite
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    Well done on the walk. I made 2 orange loaves today.... Slightly over-cooked them this time but they are still tasty.
    Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
    1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £174.8K Equity 32.77%
    2) £2.6K Net savings after CCs 6/7/25
    3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £24.3K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.2K) = 30.1/£127.5K target 23.6% 29/7/25
    4) FI Age 60 income target £16.5/30K 55.1%
    5) SIPP £4.8K updated 29/7/25
  • mark55man
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    Better overdone than a soggy bottom SH - is a good rule in life
    I think I saw you in an ice cream parlour
    Drinking milk shakes, cold and long
    Smiling and waving and looking so fine
  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 28,973 Forumite
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    mark55man said:
    Better overdone than a soggy bottom SH - is a good rule in life
    That could be taken so many ways :D
    Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
    1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £174.8K Equity 32.77%
    2) £2.6K Net savings after CCs 6/7/25
    3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £24.3K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.2K) = 30.1/£127.5K target 23.6% 29/7/25
    4) FI Age 60 income target £16.5/30K 55.1%
    5) SIPP £4.8K updated 29/7/25
  • WelshKitty85
    WelshKitty85 Posts: 1,439 Forumite
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    So, our solicitor is back in work...sellers solicitor is on leave! You couldn't make it up! However, when I pressed the issue, our solicitor agreed to contact someone else in the same practice. Completion is unlikely to be next, week but we're on track for the week after. Hoping for another update tomorrow.

    Business has picked up a little and we've had about £100 worth of orders this week.

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