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  • You deserve some time off. Bet you won’t be relaxing for long! 
    Retired at 55 & now living off the equity £10k a year

    ❤️Mum 2018 ❤️Dad 2025
    0% credit card £1360 & 0% Car Loan £7500 ~ paid in full JAN 2020 = NOW DEBT FREE 🤗
    House sale OCT 2022 = NOW MORTGAGE FREE 🤗
    House cash purchase completed FEB 2023 🥳🍾 & left work. 🤗

    Previous Savings diary https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5597938/get-a-grip/p1

    Living off savings diary
    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6429003/escape-to-the-country-living-off-savings/p1
  • Irenadler
    Irenadler Posts: 884
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    Glad to read you are stepping back and listening to your body, hope you get your time off soon.  :)
    "...when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains however improbable, must be the truth..."
    "Mastering a low budget lifestyle now, means you are set for life" quote by 'Miss Babs'

    Dog's 'Pot o' Gold' = £23.85
    Household maintenance = 0
    Prolific Academic = £41.64
  • MovingForwards
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    Thanks Skinty and Ren.
    I'm going to try and slip a few more days off, it's trying to time it with my workload, but I will be taking most of my remaining holiday into next year ☹️ still, gets my own back for it being done to me this year by someone else 😂

    We are going up north for the day, check on MIL and collect some local food. TomBo is planning a stop on the way back and some photo opportunities on the way up. It won't be a day of rest when it comes round, but it's not me sat at a PC 😁

    We've had sn1ck3rs ice cream for pudding 🤗 
    Mortgage started 2020, aiming to clear 31/12/2029.
  • Irenadler
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    Hope you get the time off you need.... 
    Ooh, naughty but nice treat....
    "...when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains however improbable, must be the truth..."
    "Mastering a low budget lifestyle now, means you are set for life" quote by 'Miss Babs'

    Dog's 'Pot o' Gold' = £23.85
    Household maintenance = 0
    Prolific Academic = £41.64
  • Won on the PBs 🤗

    Oddly enough I was thinking about increasing them again each month, as it all helps towards the future.
    Mortgage started 2020, aiming to clear 31/12/2029.
  • savingholmes
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    What was your win?
    Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality
    1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £165K Equity 38.88% 6/9/26
    2) £1.5K Net savings after CCs 29/8/26 (but owed £130) so £1.6K
    3) 47/82K @29/8/26 = 57.31% AVC Goal by mid 2028
  • MovingForwards
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    Only the little one, but it's bumped my PBs up 10% to £275 now 🤗 SH
    Mortgage started 2020, aiming to clear 31/12/2029.
  • Irenadler
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    That's great news!  :)
    "...when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains however improbable, must be the truth..."
    "Mastering a low budget lifestyle now, means you are set for life" quote by 'Miss Babs'

    Dog's 'Pot o' Gold' = £23.85
    Household maintenance = 0
    Prolific Academic = £41.64
  • MovingForwards
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    Ren, it's going to sound daft, but I've been so happy to have won a little prize 🤗
    Mortgage started 2020, aiming to clear 31/12/2029.
  • Well done on your win 😁 I have a £1 premium bond 😆bought for me when I was a baby. I checked the number but it has never been a winner. I think I need to get DF to sign it and send it off to get it into my married name. 
    Retired at 55 & now living off the equity £10k a year

    ❤️Mum 2018 ❤️Dad 2025
    0% credit card £1360 & 0% Car Loan £7500 ~ paid in full JAN 2020 = NOW DEBT FREE 🤗
    House sale OCT 2022 = NOW MORTGAGE FREE 🤗
    House cash purchase completed FEB 2023 🥳🍾 & left work. 🤗

    Previous Savings diary https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5597938/get-a-grip/p1

    Living off savings diary
    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6429003/escape-to-the-country-living-off-savings/p1
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