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I wonder where that £100 saving will be going 🤔....?Mortgage start: £65,495 (March 2016)
Cleared 🧚♀️🧚♀️🧚♀️!!! In 5 years, 1 month and 29 days
Total amount repaid: £72,307.03. £1.10 repaid for every £1.00 borrowed
Finally earning interest instead of paying it!!!3 -
Hope you cat turns up soon.I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.
Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
"A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb. ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.3 -
Sorry to hear about the cat. Hopefully it will turn back up. Enjoy your holiday when it comes.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 10/10/252 -
Hi Hetty, sorry to hear your cat is missing. Enjoy your holiday next week. Hope you manage to get a bit of time to yourself too!Mortgage-free wannabe 2025 £571/30002
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Hi people, just a quick note as I’ve not updated my mortgage op this month. Cat still missing ☹️ However I haven’t given up hope that she’ll just jump over the garden fence and act like nothing has happened. Holiday was a bit wet and the bats and pizza event we had actually gone for was cancelled due to weather! Ah the beautiful English summers.....still we had a change of scenery and the observatory was good fun. My son is back at school and his behaviour is better; he is already seeing the ELSA lady at school whom he adores. I’ve remortgaged which will kick in on 1st November and save me £90 a month without doing a thing. I need to re evaluate my bills account as some “pots” are overflowing, such as days out, so I may not need as much going in as usual for a little while. Roof still not done. I spoke to him a couple of weeks ago and he is doing a school roof but hasn’t forgotten about me (apparently). Looks like I’ll be wfh until after Christmas and possibly beyond depending on second waves. As I didn’t get full childcare being at home is helping with that side of things. Talking of which nearly time to go and pick him up 😉SPC #023 SPC 12: £125.86[/COLOUR]:SPC 13: £214.98: SPC 14: £297.41 SPC 15: £237.27 SPC 16 £335.39; SPC 17 £662.09 SPC 18 £660.03[ SPC 19 ?COLOR="DeepSkyBlue"]MFW #21 Mortgage start Dec 2015 £79,950; Nov 2025 £17,241[/COLOR] 2025 OP £2426.36/COLOR]/£2,000 MFiT T6 #3 £19070/£25,500 (72.82%%) MFiT T7 #3 £4689/£21,930 (21.38%)6
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Glad things are improving for you. Hope you get a date for your roof soon.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 10/10/252 -
Today I have overpaid my mortgage by £400 and bought a £150 premium bond. My mortgage is now £51,402 and I might be able to pay a bit more towards the end of the month. My remortgage payment amount will be calculated on 31st October so my overpayments are the priority at the moment. I would love to be at £50,500 at this point and I could borrow some of the extra from my pots; my emergency fund is allocated to the roof but there is some extra in there too. Think I have got a second hand bike for my son for Christmas. A friend is selling one of his kids bikes and another friend says I can store it in their garage. The bike looks in really good condition and they only want £55. It may be a little big but I can guarantee my child will grow 🤣SPC #023 SPC 12: £125.86[/COLOUR]:SPC 13: £214.98: SPC 14: £297.41 SPC 15: £237.27 SPC 16 £335.39; SPC 17 £662.09 SPC 18 £660.03[ SPC 19 ?COLOR="DeepSkyBlue"]MFW #21 Mortgage start Dec 2015 £79,950; Nov 2025 £17,241[/COLOR] 2025 OP £2426.36/COLOR]/£2,000 MFiT T6 #3 £19070/£25,500 (72.82%%) MFiT T7 #3 £4689/£21,930 (21.38%)4
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Great news on the mortgage payments & the bike.I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.
Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
"A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb. ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.3 -
Doing really wellAchieve 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 10/10/252 -
Today has been a good day 🥳. Look who turned up! Wet and mucky and very very thin but otherwise unhurt. Has eaten a full tin of sardines and is now asleep in her basket. She is due a few days of pampering which I’m more than happy to provide.
SPC #023 SPC 12: £125.86[/COLOUR]:SPC 13: £214.98: SPC 14: £297.41 SPC 15: £237.27 SPC 16 £335.39; SPC 17 £662.09 SPC 18 £660.03[ SPC 19 ?COLOR="DeepSkyBlue"]MFW #21 Mortgage start Dec 2015 £79,950; Nov 2025 £17,241[/COLOR] 2025 OP £2426.36/COLOR]/£2,000 MFiT T6 #3 £19070/£25,500 (72.82%%) MFiT T7 #3 £4689/£21,930 (21.38%)10
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