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Getting FIREd up 😀

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  • South_coast
    South_coast Posts: 5,868 Forumite
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    Ah, no - it was Pinecone! It turned out (much later) to be about fabric softener!
    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!!!
  • debtfreeoneday
    debtfreeoneday Posts: 5,013 Forumite
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    I was just about to say actually that looks like a pinecone question! 
    DFW (08/08) £64,346.53 Gone (02/19)
    MFW (08/08) £118k Gone (09/23)
  • South_coast
    South_coast Posts: 5,868 Forumite
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    Hmmm, if I can continue averaging c£80/month in interest on the cash ISA (very BoE-dependent 😬) and average c£17/week in "extras" (surveys, underspends etc) then I might just be debt-neutral on November payday rather than December 🤔

    No idea how feasible that is (the former feels strangely more likely than the latter), but it's a tantalising prospect which will no doubt now keep me awake when I am wanting to sleep!
    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!!!
  • BookWorm
    BookWorm Posts: 2,504 Forumite
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    SC - can you log into and/or use 1p ok?
    I got booted out mid survey last night and now seem to get an odd message when try to log back in.
  • themadvix
    themadvix Posts: 8,748 Forumite
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    It’s working for me Bookworm. You haven’t used it on a vpn or abroad have you? They get really funny about that and remove you from the panel without warning - I had to fight to say I’d  not realised that was an issue - they reinstated me but I missed a payment in the end 😔
    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 Hemingway


  • South_coast
    South_coast Posts: 5,868 Forumite
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    No issues here either, sorry! 

    Disappointingly, I have realised that last night's over-excited plan is probably not achievable 🙁 I'd not realised that the car insurance hadn't shown up on the credit card balance yet (it has now, and it's knocked my figures back quite a bit). There's also about £1k of refurb spending still to do, which I keep forgetting (mostly because I don't want to see the credit card balance go up!) Without that extra spending, I'm currently at 9.64 paydays remaining, so with that added on it's looking like more than I can overturn. Doesn't mean I won't give it a damn good try, 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!!!
  • BookWorm
    BookWorm Posts: 2,504 Forumite
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    Thanks both.
    Not abroad or using a VPN. No attention checks either so don't believe I've failed one of those,
    Have sent them an email
    Fingers crossed not been booted. Been a long time participant so hope not
  • BookWorm
    BookWorm Posts: 2,504 Forumite
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    Just popping back in to say my 1p account is ok - phew.  Seems to be a browser issue.  No idea why it's stopped working (tells me credentials not valid) but can log in alright with another browser.
  • South_coast
    South_coast Posts: 5,868 Forumite
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    Ooh, that's good news 👍 They're actually my most reliable at the moment (albeit still completely bonkers 🤣)
    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!!!
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