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Morning @mark55man Sunshine and beer, coffee and ice cream, walks and fish and chips - Perfect! Pleased that you enjoyed your time away.mark55man said:Lovely few days away. Sunshine and beer, coffee and ice cream, walks and fish and chips plus met up with some friends from Northern climes which was lovely. Not too extravagant either - a bit rowdy in the evenings compared to local to me.3 -
Glad you had a good time. They are all the good things in life in a list...well, if I swap beer for wine...If you have built castles in the air, your work should not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them
Emergency fund 100/1000
Buffer fund 0/100
Debt Free (again) 25/0720253 -
Glad you are doing okay. A trip to the seaside sounds refreshing.Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £174.8K Equity 32.77%
2) £3K Net savings after CCs 6/7/25
3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £22.5K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.1K) = 28.2/£127.5K target 22;12% updated 6/7
4) FI Age 60 income target £16.5/30K 55.1%
5) SIPP £4.6K updated 6/7/252 -
Thank you all - it was a nice break. My next one will be in September when I start part time, basically taking a long weekend, but not taking any holiday allowance. who knew!!
Weight wise I am still drifting down but very slowly - nearly at 100kg now which will be a stone and a half since January. Not feeling thin but its better off than on
Just finished watching the Tour De France (on telly) as they climb the Col Du Tourmalet - now heading out for a cheeky cake and coffeeI think I saw you in an ice cream parlour
Drinking milk shakes, cold and long
Smiling and waving and looking so fine3 -
Well done on the sustained weightloss.Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £174.8K Equity 32.77%
2) £3K Net savings after CCs 6/7/25
3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £22.5K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.1K) = 28.2/£127.5K target 22;12% updated 6/7
4) FI Age 60 income target £16.5/30K 55.1%
5) SIPP £4.6K updated 6/7/251 -
Sounds like a perfect beach get awaymark55man said:Lovely few days away. Sunshine and beer, coffee and ice cream, walks and fish and chips plus met up with some friends from Northern climes which was lovely. Not too extravagant either - a bit rowdy in the evenings compared to local to me.Days to Orlando: 462- ☀️🎢2 -
Hi @mark55man, time away without using holiday allowance is such a revelation. Don't forget to seek out those Sunday night deals. Weight loss is weight loss, regardless of the amount. Well done you.mark55man said:Thank you all - it was a nice break. My next one will be in September when I start part time, basically taking a long weekend, but not taking any holiday allowance. who knew!!
Weight wise I am still drifting down but very slowly - nearly at 100kg now which will be a stone and a half since January. Not feeling thin but its better off than on
Just finished watching the Tour De France (on telly) as they climb the Col Du Tourmalet - now heading out for a cheeky cake and coffee1
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