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Getting FIREd up 😀
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Phew, now I'm relieved that our Asda is only a tiddler and doesn't have a petrol station 😅! I don't need that stress in my life 🤣!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!!!1 -
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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!!!2 -
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Where do they get this stuff from?!2026 decluttering: 8,290 🤑🥉 ⭐️🥈🥇 ⭐️ ⭐️💎 ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️🏆⭐️👑⭐️🏅⭐️🏅
2026 use up challenge: 787🥉 ⭐️🥈🥇 ⭐️ ⭐️💎 ⭐️🏆⭐️ 🏅👑 ⭐️
2026 decluttering goals I Use up Challenge: 🥉52 🥈100 🥇250 💎365 🏆1,000 👑3,000I 🥉25 🥈50 🥇100 💎150 🏆300 👑5002 -
Yep I had that one tonight.DFW (08/08) £64,346.53 Gone (02/19)
MFW (08/08) £118k Gone (09/23)2 -
I used to work with a chap who always left the room if the person next to him ate crisps. He said he couldn't stand the crunching.Mortgage Free November 2018
Early Retired June 20203 -
Perfect conditions this morning - pushed on and added about 1/4 of a mile extra to my distance 😀Fear I may be welded to the sofa for the rest of the day now though 😅!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!!!6 -
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I was glad to get screened out of the next two surveys after that, these are twistin' my melon (man)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!!!6 -
First of the month round-up....(Last month's percentages in brackets)Pensions: 79.0% (75.1%)ISA: 3.9% (3.5%)LISA: 23.2% (23.2%)Cash for retirement: 4.1% (0%)Cash for refurb: 13.3% (13.1%)So after making £4,863.62 in progress throughout 2022, during the course of January I have got £4,845.07 further forward 🤷♀️ How am I supposed to plan for this 🤔🤣???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!!!4 -
Hey any progress is great (especially around the retirement planning!)Emergency Fund - £8572.39 / £10,000 :: Mortgage OP 2026 - £LISA 26/27 - £1767 / £4000 :: NSD 2026 - 1 / 150 :: Books Read: 48 / 52 :: Decluttering - 0 / 365Engaged 9th December 2010 :: Married 29th October 2015 :: Bought a House 13th January 20172
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