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Getting FIREd up 😀
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OK, so why all of a sudden does it put the next word on a new line whenever I put something in bold or italics 🤷♀️?
I noticed the other day that the forum has gone back and changed old posts I've made to do the same thing with them - I want to be able to emphasise my points 🙄!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!!!3 -
And now it's not done it the time I've complained about 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!!!5 -
I got invited to that same focus group - but deleted the email when it mentioned that website as I’ve never been there either!Mortgage free 16/06/2023! £132,500 cleared in 11 years, 3 months and 7 days
'Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is.' Ernest Hemingway4 -
I’ve a focus group this week. Cant decide whether to actually do it.DFW (08/08) £64,346.53 Gone (02/19)
MFW (08/08) £118k Gone (09/23)4 -
Hi sc finally caught your with your diary again, it moves so fast 😆MFW 67 - Finally mortgage free! 💙😁4
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£60 is definitely not to be sniffed at! I just hate focus groups because I used to work in research so just can't be bothered with doing it in my spare time anymore 🤣Emergency Fund - £8572.39 / £10,000 :: Mortgage OP 2026 -£35,000 £LISA 26/27 - £1767 / £4000 :: NSD 2026 - 3 / 150 :: Books Read: 48 / 52 :: Decluttering - 1 / 365Engaged 9th December 2010 :: Married 29th October 2015 :: Bought a House 13th January 20175
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Ah, but none of it is any use though, NG, so hopefully you can whip through it fairly quickly 🤣!newgirly said:Hi sc finally caught your with your diary again, it moves so fast 😆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!!!3 -
My wage slip has arrived, so have been doing a lot of hard maths 😓 Upshot is that I'll be pumping money into the ISA this month instead of cash savings so I can take advantage of the dip. I currently have money spread across 3 funds, so my initial plan was to divide it between the three - except one of them is still up, so doesn't get the benefit of buying in a dip 🤦♀️! I still have a lot to learn!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 -
Good luck with the investments. My sipp dipped slightly but not huge.Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality
1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £165K Equity 38.88% 6/9/26
2) £1.5K Net savings after CCs 29/8/26 (but owed £130) so £1.6K
3) 47/82K @29/8/26 = 57.31% AVC Goal by mid 20282 -
I'm NOT LOOKING.4
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