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Future Proofing my life: Deposit saving then MFW journey in under 13 years

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  • DrCarrie
    DrCarrie Posts: 928 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 500 Posts Debt-free and Proud! Photogenic
    A date ? Tell us more …… hope it goes well 
    Indeed...snuck that one in!
    Signiture dated 23/09/2025
    3-month emergency fund (Cash ISA and PBonds): £5,382/ + £1,500 = £6,882 /£7,500 (Target 1)
    Stocks and shares ISA: £2,232.94
    Additional pension contributions £0 (target £450pcm)
    Overpayment on mortgage: 1% at a time (£1,518)
    Big Renno...and appliances. Front of the house, fridge freezer, dishwasher and washing machine)
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,417 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    Happy Monday indeed. 
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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.

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