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Getting FIREd up 😀

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  • edinburgher
    edinburgher Posts: 14,432 Forumite
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    On the plus side, rates down for those of us who still have a mortgage 😉
  • Pah, who cares!
    I'm with you on this. 
    Mortgage Free November 2018
    Early Retired June 2020
  • Awesome job! 🥳
  • AMAZING job!!! Well done!
    Start mortgage date: August 2022; Start mortgage amount: £240,999; Original mortgage free date: August 2056
    Current mortgage amount: £224,460.73
    Start student loan 2012: £29,750; current student loan: CLEARED July 2025
    Unread owned books Jan 2026: 256
    Undone crafts 2026: +1
  • So I know I should wait for my usual monthly review - but it's my diary and I'll post if I want to 🤣

    I AM NOW DEBT NEUTRAL 😀😀😀!!!
    Congratulations, and thanks for the reference  😀
    Fashion on a ration 2025 0/66 coupons spent
    79.5 coupons rolled over 4/75.5 coupons spent - using for secondhand purchases

    One
     income, home educating family 
  • Thanks both 😀 It's another of those "I knew I was going to do it, and I've done it" milestones, but still trying to pause and recognise it as an achievement
    It's an inevitable milestone but it's only inevitable because of all your planning, hard work, and commitment, and that persistence is the bit worth celebrating!
    Start mortgage date: August 2022; Start mortgage amount: £240,999; Original mortgage free date: August 2056
    Current mortgage amount: £224,460.73
    Start student loan 2012: £29,750; current student loan: CLEARED July 2025
    Unread owned books Jan 2026: 256
    Undone crafts 2026: +1
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