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2020 - 'Nothing in your life will change until you make the decision to change'

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  • jwil
    jwil Posts: 21,892 Forumite
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    I'm so glad it's the weekend.  Shattered.

    I did make it to aqua aerobics and pleased I did, even if I'm aching again. 

    Little jwil had parents evening this week and had a lovely report from his teacher, it makes me so proud :)

    Hopeful for a quiet weekend.  We've got to go to the library, ballet and swimming, but other than that not much planned.

    We are under orders to take laptops home every day at work so that we can work from home if necessary.  I tend to anyway in case either of the kids have the plague.  I've been caught out before and it's a pain having to take a day off when I could have worked at home instead.
    "If you can dream it, you can do it". Walt Disney
  • savingholmes
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    Taking laptops home is a win:win. Hope you have fun over the weekend - sounds busy. Well done for going to aquafit
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  • jwil
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    Taking laptops home is a win:win. Hope you have fun over the weekend - sounds busy. Well done for going to aquafit
    Thank you :)
    "If you can dream it, you can do it". Walt Disney
  • savingholmes
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    Hope little miss is okay. Well done on the ebaying and tidying. 
    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 6/7/25
  • jwil
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    Hope little miss is okay. Well done on the ebaying and tidying. 
    Hope alls good and you manage to work from home x
    Thanks guys :)
    "If you can dream it, you can do it". Walt Disney
  • jwil
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    We are all in isolation now :(  Little jwil got sent home yesterday with a cough and temperature.  I'm pretty sure it's just a normal cold, but of course we have to.  Little miss has it now too and DH and I seem to be developing cold symptoms.
    I'm still working from home but it will be increasingly difficult I'm sure as time goes on.  
    We were meant to be going to Cornwall this weekend but that's out now. :(  I haven't officially cancelled though as I'm waiting to see if the park closes.  If it does then we've got a better chance of getting a refund or new date.  The kids were so upset.
    Oh well.  DH can't work from home so he'll be able to look after the kids and hopefully do some more clearing while we are off which means I can still work.
    "If you can dream it, you can do it". Walt Disney
  • I hope you all feel better soon Jwil.
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