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Ninety months to pay off mortgage - or as near as dammit!

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  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 29,049 Forumite
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    Nice to meet up with friends. 

    Good luck with the tip and your decluttering.
    Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
    1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £172.5K Equity 36.11%
    2) £1.8K Net savings after CCs 13/9/25
    3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £26.8K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.2K) = 32.6/£127.5K target 25.6% 13/9/25
    (If took bigger lump sum = 54.5K or 42.7%)
    4) FI Age 60 income target £17.1/30K 57% (if mortgage and debts repaid - need more otherwise)
    (If bigger lump sum £15.8/30K 52.67%)
    5) SIPP £4.8K updated 13/9/25
  • skint_spice
    skint_spice Posts: 13,468 Forumite
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    I must really get to the decluttering...
    Mortgage OP 2025 £6750/7000
    Mortgage OP 2024 £7700/7000

    Mortgage balance: £35,463

    Declutter 13/244

    Money making challenge £58/400

    ”Do what others won’t early in life so you can do what others can’t later in life” (stolen from Gally Girl)
  • skint_spice
    skint_spice Posts: 13,468 Forumite
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    Bless me MSE for I have spent... way too much this month! This is what happens when you go way too frugal then dip your toe into spending.  I think going forward I should probably allow a regular clothing budget in my savings but there's just too many expenses right now.

    Must stop moaning as life is really quite good, I have been doing a fair bit of overtime though but think I will cut down on this in december as it is tiring me out and work requires a lively, cheery persona not a tired old grump. Money isn't everything...

    Energy company have just cut my DD despite not having taken a payment since they put it up...

    Off today so and it's dry so the bedding is getting done, it's been pouring almost non stop lately and it's so hard trying to dry things.

    Waiting on payslip coming through so I can make a proper budget for november and the onslaught of the pressie buying.
    Mortgage OP 2025 £6750/7000
    Mortgage OP 2024 £7700/7000

    Mortgage balance: £35,463

    Declutter 13/244

    Money making challenge £58/400

    ”Do what others won’t early in life so you can do what others can’t later in life” (stolen from Gally Girl)
  • elantan
    elantan Posts: 21,022 Forumite
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    Ok, let's hear all the confessions, let's wipe the slate clean and start a wee clothes budget 
  • skint_spice
    skint_spice Posts: 13,468 Forumite
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    elantan said:
    Ok, let's hear all the confessions, let's wipe the slate clean and start a wee clothes budget 
    Oh let’s see… two coats, two pairs of boots and two dresses… a shirt and a cardi. Think that’s me😂

    £50 a month from here on in?


    Mortgage OP 2025 £6750/7000
    Mortgage OP 2024 £7700/7000

    Mortgage balance: £35,463

    Declutter 13/244

    Money making challenge £58/400

    ”Do what others won’t early in life so you can do what others can’t later in life” (stolen from Gally Girl)
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,073 Ambassador
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    Not much then  :lol:
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  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 29,049 Forumite
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    Oh bless me father for I have sinned... 

    It sounds like it was well overdue Skinty.
    Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
    1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £172.5K Equity 36.11%
    2) £1.8K Net savings after CCs 13/9/25
    3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £26.8K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.2K) = 32.6/£127.5K target 25.6% 13/9/25
    (If took bigger lump sum = 54.5K or 42.7%)
    4) FI Age 60 income target £17.1/30K 57% (if mortgage and debts repaid - need more otherwise)
    (If bigger lump sum £15.8/30K 52.67%)
    5) SIPP £4.8K updated 13/9/25
  • elantan
    elantan Posts: 21,022 Forumite
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    edited 25 October 2022 at 10:16PM

    oooft you kept that quiet 🤣🤣🤣

    £50 sounds doable and realistic, so what you gonna do to afford it ? 
  • elantan
    elantan Posts: 21,022 Forumite
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    edited 25 October 2022 at 10:17PM
    P.s 

    I'm needing a mate date .   I'm awfy needy just now 🤣🤣
  • skint_spice
    skint_spice Posts: 13,468 Forumite
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    beanielou said:
    Not much then  :lol:
    Could have been worse I suppose 😂 and I used my discount card for most of it.
    Mortgage OP 2025 £6750/7000
    Mortgage OP 2024 £7700/7000

    Mortgage balance: £35,463

    Declutter 13/244

    Money making challenge £58/400

    ”Do what others won’t early in life so you can do what others can’t later in life” (stolen from Gally Girl)
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