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  • South_coast
    South_coast Posts: 6,001 Forumite
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    Or use the overtime/survey earnings to pay for it?
    Mortgage start: £65,495 (March 2016)
    Cleared 🧚‍♀️🧚‍♀️🧚‍♀️!!! In 5 years, 1 month and 29 days
    Total amount repaid: £72,307.03. £1.10 repaid for every £1.00 borrowed

    Finally earning interest instead of paying it!!!
  • edinburgher
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    At the risk of veering into politics, part of me can't stand the idea of paying more because of the capriciousness of one elected official :# Once again, Americans are proving themselves to be unreliable trading partners. There's also my Scottish nature, which resents being squeezed for something that hasn't changed in quantity or quality 🤷🏻‍♂️

    If a settlement can't be reached that offers less than £££ monthly increase I won't give up entirely, Wegovy would be the likely alternative. It's about 2/3 as effective. It's a wrench, however, as I'd need to come off all medicine for at least 4 weeks before changing.

    In financial news, a few pence OPed, £2.52 sin tax paid into my SIPP and £7 from personal spends into my S&S dividend pie. Changes coming to the world of SIPPs etc. Hopefully in about 5 week's time.
  • edinburgher
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    edited 16 August at 9:30AM
    Thanks @AgathaSquirrel - I currently have another 4 weeks of Mounjaro - hopefully enough time to see what happens when the dust settles. My existing chemist is only filling orders for existing customers, so that's something 🤞🏻
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