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Ninety months to pay off mortgage - or as near as dammit!
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It was partly necessary Savings but not entirely ☺️Mortgage OP 2025 £6750/7000Mortgage 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)1 -
elantan said:
£50 sounds doable and realistic, so what you gonna do to afford it ?
I will be rejigging, I have no idea what my actual basic pay is but have been working quite a bit of overtime so hopefully all good.
I am definitely up for a mate date, just let me know when you are free.Mortgage OP 2025 £6750/7000Mortgage OP 2024 £7700/7000
Mortgage balance: £35,463
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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)1 -
Payslip arrived - minus most of the overtime but I suppose it will be in November’s pay… anyhow budget has been rejigged to include more for groceries and a new clothing budget which means it will take longer to pay off car and mortgage but it is probably more realistic.
Went for a run earlier and the wind was wild! I will put a photo up. Apart from running and rejigging budgets I have spent much of the day on the sofa with the cat watching a new scandì noir😎Mortgage OP 2025 £6750/7000Mortgage 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)2 -
Oops - photos!
Mortgage OP 2025 £6750/7000Mortgage 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)2 -
Blimey.'Twas not that windy here.
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One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.3 -
It was Beanie! Fair took the breath awayMortgage OP 2025 £6750/7000Mortgage 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)2 -
I think I swam to work today the rain was that bad, glad you have a new budget have got a whole other week of rota will contact u soon, u maybe up for a dip on saturday ?2
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Pay day and £200 to car loan before pausing for breath!Mortgage OP 2025 £6750/7000Mortgage 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)2 -
Thanks for photos. Love the waves.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 13/9/251 -
skint_spice said:Pay day and £200 to car loan before pausing for breath!2
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