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  • Total needed to reach this year's goal -
    £26, 270.12
  • Prompted by my mum asking me to check for sim only deals, I realised that my sim only deal had ended last year!! Swapped this morning from £10.14 a month for 9gb data and unlimited everything else, to £8 per month for 15gb and unlimited. Plus 3 months of free Disney plus! 
  • savingholmes
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    Great news on SIM. These savings add up
    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
  • Spent a fortune tonight but not unplanned. Bed for the spare room and mattress ordered from IKEA and some new sports leggings. Not cheap but I've been exercising at least 3 x per week as per my goal, so decided to treat myself to keep the motivation going! 
    Hope storm wasn't too damaging for people. We just lost phone signal and internet. 
  • savingholmes
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    Sounds l like the leggings are a great reward. I don't know about you - but I find I can justify a meal out more easily than clothes or art supplies and yet the latter two have far greater lasting value!
    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
  • So true!! Wore them this morning to my spin class. Definitely worth it! 
  • savingholmes
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    Getting high waisted leggings for yoga is definitely a win in my case too... the other kind weren't reliable shall we say at staying in the right place!! :D
    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
  • Orangetoes
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    Long time no post! 
    Work as crazy as ever. One more week until half term and miraculously still no covid here.
    Mortgage update- 
    Mortgage at start of year - £289,999
    Current total - £282, 857.39
    Total reduction - £7,141.61
  • Orangetoes
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    So ticking over nicely, with an overpayment each month of £500. So not too shabby. 
    Looking forward to breaking into the 270s!
  • Orangetoes
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    Council tax bill is in. Almost £380 a month eek!
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