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Getting FIREd up 😀
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I'm down 10% from peak SIPP value, it's sobering but it's not as if there's anything significant I can do about it 🤷🏻♂️7
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Agreed - I don't have money to buy, I don't intend to sell, and I'm not days from retirement, so at the moment I see myself in the role of "curious observer". Though I can't deny that the turbulence does make one rather more "curious" than normal 🤣!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 -
Ooh, just received my first payment from Mingle! Thanks for the recommendation, Jessy 😘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 -
South_coast said:Ooh, just received my first payment from Mingle! Thanks for the recommendation, Jessy 😘Mortgage Balance as of Jan 25 £23,500
Starting Mortgage Balance (June 2019) £72,000.
Aiming to be mortgage free by my 40th birthday, June 2026!4 -
Loads on Vypr at the moment, cashed out yesterday evening and already back over 1000 points. Not entirely sure I want to be thinking about fleas and ticks while having my breakfast 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!!!3 -
Now up to 2100!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 -
Great timing for a statement to be generated 🤦♀️!
I am at least back over £12k, however I think achieving the £90k balance in 3 years' time that I set out on page 1 may be a little out of reach 😅!
(Actually paying some money in may help 🤔🤣)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 am trying to not look at the values of my S&S ISA or my pensions right now, but difficult to ignore when I need to log in to transfer money in!2025 decluttering: 2,449🌟🥉🌟💐🏅🏅🌟🥈🏅🌟🏅💐💎🌟🏅
2025 use up challenge: 226🥉🥈🥇💎
Mini kitchen challenge 44/50
2025 decluttering goals I Use up Challenge: 🥉365 🥈750 🥇1,000 💎2,000 🏆 3,000 I 🥉12 🥈26 🥇52 💎100 🏆2503 -
Agreed, I'm trying not to look except for my regular 1st of the month, but they emailed me to say I had the statement and I had to log in to access 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!!!3 -
South_coast said:Agreed, I'm trying not to look except for my regular 1st of the month, but they emailed me to say I had the statement and I had to log in to access it 🤦♀️!2025 decluttering: 2,449🌟🥉🌟💐🏅🏅🌟🥈🏅🌟🏅💐💎🌟🏅
2025 use up challenge: 226🥉🥈🥇💎
Mini kitchen challenge 44/50
2025 decluttering goals I Use up Challenge: 🥉365 🥈750 🥇1,000 💎2,000 🏆 3,000 I 🥉12 🥈26 🥇52 💎100 🏆2503
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