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Getting FIREd up 😀

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  • South_coast
    South_coast Posts: 6,015 Forumite
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    Now 165. Tough going. The author is strangely obsessed with dentists 🤷‍♀️

    Oh, and "the other thing" might be happening 😬
    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!!!
  • Jessy103
    Jessy103 Posts: 2,402 Forumite
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    Will we ever get to know what the other thing is?! Whatever it is, I hope it all goes well! x
    Mortgage Balance as of September 2025 £11,700
    Starting Mortgage Balance (June 2019) £72,000.
    Aiming to be mortgage free by my 40th birthday, June 2026!
  • South_coast
    South_coast Posts: 6,015 Forumite
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    Whoops, sorry! I did allude to it a while back, if you're bored enough to scroll back 🤣
    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!!!
  • South_coast
    South_coast Posts: 6,015 Forumite
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    P.S. Thanks for the good wishes 🩷
    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!!!
  • South_coast
    South_coast Posts: 6,015 Forumite
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    The book is done, and ready to send off tomorrow after work 👍 Did I learn anything from it? Probably not!
    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!!!
  • South_coast
    South_coast Posts: 6,015 Forumite
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    £1.65 for 4 pints of milk 😱!
    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!!!
  • ladysummerisle
    ladysummerisle Posts: 168 Forumite
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    Just checked. Apparently £1.55 for skimmed in Asda. I tend to think of the price in litres as I’ve always stocked up on UHT skimmed. It’s now 69p but went up to 89p recently, more than fresh. I remember those heady 49p days..

    MFW diary: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6254913/never-a-good-time-but-here-goes#latest

    Original MF date: October 2036 (£81,500)

    Outstanding Jan 2021: £55070

    Outstanding Sept 2025: £15686

    EF 10000 / Savings toward neutral: £2800


  • edinburgher
    edinburgher Posts: 14,085 Forumite
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    The fancy gold one is £1.80/l :D Man, I love coffee
  • South_coast
    South_coast Posts: 6,015 Forumite
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    Just checked. Apparently £1.55 for skimmed in Asda.
    Ooh, you're right! This was in Sainsbury's, as I had an offer in the app for 90 bonus Nectar points. That still makes it cheaper overall, but hardly the point! I will do a recce in Lidl at the weekend....

    Ed, I despair....🤣
    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!!!
  • South_coast
    South_coast Posts: 6,015 Forumite
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    Still £1.55 in Lidl 😀

    (Can't believe I'm celebrating that 4 pints of milk is only £1.55....🤦‍♀️)
    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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