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Lots of decluttering done today. New bathroom storage bought and filled up . Two tip trips and more to do. Feeling very happy with things.Logged on to work , ready for tomorrow we are always super busy after Christmas.
I am hoping this is going to be a good year , as is everyone else.Finances sorted more or less . First new year being debt free .Early night , ready for getting back into routine.Life is an adventure, never stop exploring.5 -
You sound super organised. Good luck for tomorrow.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 6/7/253 -
Must be a great feeling to be starting the New Year debt free 👍👍
You sound very organised and ready for work…..hope it’s not too manic for you 🤞January spends - £587.584 -
I’m also back at work tomorrow and optimistic for a good year. Surely it can’t get any worse 🙏I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)3
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Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
"A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb. ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.3 -
Enjoy your new bathroom storage! And enjoy the debt-free feeling start to 2022!👍Finally Debt Free! - July 2016 🌟
Finished Emergency Fund- £10,000 April 2017
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RETIRED: MAY 2021!!!!😀🎆
My diary: “Seasidegal's Scrimpy Retirement Diary!”3 -
Work week is over , it's been fine there was hardly anyone in yesterday on my weekly visit to work building.My X-ray came back ok , but I am coughing more and still have a cold . It's 7 weeks now getting a bit fed up of it. Lateral flows and PCR all say negative.More decluttering gone on in small spurts this week , another tip trip at lunchtime . Hoping to do more over the weekend .Had 3NSD since Monday but today was a spend , I bought some baskets to put in a drawer to tidy it up.I need to do a new budget for the 18th to represent my cancelled subscriptions and need to allocate more to certain budgets .Think that's it for now.Life is an adventure, never stop exploring.4
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sorry you still feel poorly. 3 nsds since Monday is excellentIf you have built castles in the air, your work should not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them
Emergency fund 100/1000
Buffer fund 0/100
Debt Free (again) 25/0720253 -
A nice short working week for you then. It’s came around to Thursday very quickly this week, dh only worked 2 days 👍January spends - £587.583
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Can I have a rant on here . Phoned parents at lunchtime to say coming with DD and grandkids to see them, ok they said see you soon. Come home to a message from my niece who does my hair saying she has tested positive for Covid this morning on a LF and spent the afternoon yesterday with my parents and phoned them at 9.00am to tell them but never told any of us . We wouldn't have gone if we had known , my dad thinks it's ok and can't understand why I am bothered . Fingers crossed my GKs don't get it again. I have started with a headache probably from the stress 🙇🏻♀️.Took GKs bouncing again and then to McDs so a good trip out. Grandma is £28 lighter but has come from their spends account.Plus Shell Energy wanted to put down my DD to them from £50 to £33 from this month. I am £144.54 in credit , but instead I have asked for the credit back and asked for a forecast of what my bill will be after Feb when my fixed rate ends which was £60 per month so that is what I have changed it to now . £110 coming back to me so will just keep that to one side for extra in case it's more than £60 a month.Hoping I don't test positive, but not optimistic.Life is an adventure, never stop exploring.4
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