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£29,303...Enough is enough!

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  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 29,137 Forumite
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    Great news. Whoop whoop. When is moving day?

    Hope DC birthday goes well
    Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
    1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £169.8K Equity 37.1%
    2) £1.5K Net savings after CCs 11/2/26 (but owed £1.4K) so £2.9K
    3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £34.8K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.3K) = 40.6/£127.5K target 31.8% 16/11/25
    (If took bigger lump sum = 62.7K or 49.2%)
    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 £5.2K updated 16/1/26
  • We move on Friday. There’s still so much to pack! DC3 is made up with his presents so is happily playing whilst I carry on boxing things up. I still need to finish his cake though and we have visitors coming to see him later. It’s definitely going to be a manic few days.
  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 29,137 Forumite
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    That does sound manic but sounds like he's having fun regardless
    Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
    1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £169.8K Equity 37.1%
    2) £1.5K Net savings after CCs 11/2/26 (but owed £1.4K) so £2.9K
    3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £34.8K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.3K) = 40.6/£127.5K target 31.8% 16/11/25
    (If took bigger lump sum = 62.7K or 49.2%)
    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 £5.2K updated 16/1/26
  • mark55man
    mark55man Posts: 8,221 Forumite
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    yay and fingers crossed for you
    I think I saw you in an ice cream parlour
    Drinking milk shakes, cold and long
    Smiling and waving and looking so fine
  • So glad that you have had exchange of contracts happen and hope that you are now happily unpacking boxes in your new abode.
    paydbx2026 #19 £422/£6000 . Mortgage start £148k June 23 - now £135k.
    2026 savings challenge £0/£2000
    EF £140. Savings 2 £2.17
  • Humdinger1
    Humdinger1 Posts: 2,781 Forumite
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    @WelshKitty85 hurray! Looking forward to following your adventure.  Good luck with the move, unpacking and everything else.   Love Humdinger x 
  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 29,137 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Hope you are all settled in now
    Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
    1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £169.8K Equity 37.1%
    2) £1.5K Net savings after CCs 11/2/26 (but owed £1.4K) so £2.9K
    3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £34.8K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.3K) = 40.6/£127.5K target 31.8% 16/11/25
    (If took bigger lump sum = 62.7K or 49.2%)
    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 £5.2K updated 16/1/26
  • Congratulations!!!
    Debt free Feb 2021 🎉
  • Legs21
    Legs21 Posts: 251 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Happy new home 🙂
    MFW 2022 #71  £4400/£4400
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