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  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 28,971 Forumite
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    Glad things are looking up. Hope you renew your energy over the weekend
    Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
    1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £174.8K Equity 32.77%
    2) £2.6K Net savings after CCs 6/7/25
    3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £24.3K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.2K) = 30.1/£127.5K target 23.6% 29/7/25
    4) FI Age 60 income target £16.5/30K 55.1%
    5) SIPP £4.8K updated 29/7/25
  • girlatplay
    girlatplay Posts: 3,884 Forumite
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    Payday today.  I've been trying to enjoy the month and not wish it away.  I manage that well at the weekends but not so much when I'm working.

    I've topped up the various accounts.

    £600 to the EF so that's now standing at £1,200 and I'm happy with that progress.  Only thing that is going to cause problems with it is that it is LMG's 21st birthday later this year and we are planning a surprise couple of days away for her.  I need to save for them.  My financial plan is to save as much as I can in the EF and then just take what I need for that weekend.  Once the EF is at the £2,500 goal I am going to move it to an account that is harder to get hold of (but not too hard, it's supposed to be liquid).

    My energy supplier switch is half complete so I am going to have two dd's leaving the account this month.  A bit annoying but I'll get the money back.

    Everything else just ticking along.
    Mortgage at 12/07/2022 = £175,000
    Mortgage today = £161,690.76
    300 271 payments to go.
    House buyout fund £21,000/£40,000
  • girlatplay
    girlatplay Posts: 3,884 Forumite
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    Mortgage payment updated in my account this morning so new balance is £87,180.

    I have £99 in a little side account which I can use for spends so I've moved today's £40 allowance into the emergency fund. That's now standing at £1,240.
    Mortgage at 12/07/2022 = £175,000
    Mortgage today = £161,690.76
    300 271 payments to go.
    House buyout fund £21,000/£40,000
  • girlatplay
    girlatplay Posts: 3,884 Forumite
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    beanielou said:
    Enjoy your weekend  :)
    Thank you 😊  you too.

    Stay safe x
    Mortgage at 12/07/2022 = £175,000
    Mortgage today = £161,690.76
    300 271 payments to go.
    House buyout fund £21,000/£40,000
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