Keep calm and carry on....

South_coast

Now you lot are making me feel like I should have more of a plan....all I have is a number 😯! Will think about a plan....😂

Thick_n_Thin

It’s all very daunting isn’t it, I haven’t got the foggiest tbh, I just know I want to retire at 55🤦🏻‍♀️ I’ve started learning what all the abbreviations mean as a starting point because to be honest they might as well be written in a foreign language. I wonder if there is such a thing a pension guide for dummies? I would definitely sign up😆

South_coast

Maybe we could write one - that could be Passive Income Source #1 😂

Peaches113

Haha I actually googled ‘idiots guide to pensions’ the other day! 

South_coast

We definitely need one! 

£6.22 in from Prolific 😀

kaycastle

Oh my gosh your diary is busy @South_coast , just had a quick read through the last few pages. Love the new plan! Thats a nice healthy total.
And thank you for the freezer update I think I get the same things of you apart from meat/fish. I had no idea you could freeze cheese!! I do pretty much have a whole draw full of garden peas as they are my favourite....I don't have to worry too much about ice cream room and things as I'm trying to be healthy. I find frozen berries really handy as well, taste better and don't have to worry about waste. I'm definitely more of a store cupboard packed fanatic- I haven't counted them but I will go do that today now but I must have about 40 different spices/herbs and many different sorts of grains,pulses, seeds, nuts (this is from before lockdown, I didn't do any stockpiling or anything and had a very desperate 48 hour search for toilet roll at one point...) 

South_coast

I think we can all relate to a desperate loo roll search 😯😮! It's on my list at the moment actually for the next time I go shopping - let's hope they have some as I will be just about to run out at that point 😮😮😮! 

I didn't realise you could freeze all the different types of cheeses that coldcazzie mentioned (I've only got cheddar - all other cheeses don't tend to last very long once they're in my line of vision, so I only buy very occasionally!) - and I had no idea you could freeze flour! Bleurgh to the peas though, I can't stand them 😱

sofarbehind

Love that you have targeted an overall savings figure for renovations / gap until pension etc  - I daren't do mine because it would depress the life out of me in addition to the mortgage   

I am definitely learning something about what can be frozen...

South_coast

But think how much it would have been before you started overpaying the mortgage - you're already £30k closer after a couple of years 😀 And everything you do to reduce interest/increase income brings it closer 😀 

Checked my ISA earlier,  it's up £63 since the weekend 😂 Must. Not. Allow. This. To. Become. My. Latest. Obsession

Mortgagefreegonnabe

It's not an obsession, it's a very active interest 😉