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Getting FIREd up 😀
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All good then.
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Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
"A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb. ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger.
One debt remaining. Home improvement loan. 20 months left.1 -
When I find myself dwelling on work when trying to sleep - as soon as I realise that is what I'm doing, I mentally slap myself and immediately force myself to think about something else. Can be anything random. I also try to control my breathing. Amd rinse and repeat til it works
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If you get an answer to this and it works, I will pay you for it! 🤣
Starting Mortgage Balance (June 2019) £72,000. Mortgage Free November 2025!1 -
I do have a little mantra that I normally repeat to myself over and over ("Do NOT think about work. Do NOT think about work"), but for some reason it didn't occur to me last night/this morning. It works about 60% of the time, the rest of the time I curse myself because the thoughts that pop into my head can actually be quite useful, and I have to get up and write them down to stop myself repeating them ad infinitum to try and ensue I remember them in the morning. I can frequently be seen carrying scraps of paper into the office when I arrive! I deliberately use a pen and paper instead of my phone, so that I don't see the time/that I've got an email etc, but I'm not sure turning the light on so that I can see what I'm writing is much better 🤦♀️
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 -
So the balance transfers have gone through! £0.00 now owing on one card, £0.70 on the other 👍 Looks like I'd better update the spreadsheet again 😅!
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 -
Good news.
I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.
Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
"A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb. ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger.
One debt remaining. Home improvement loan. 20 months left.1 -
Hmmm, I suddenly can't log in to One Poll 🤷♀️? It looks like they've updated their website. I've tried requesting a password reset, but nothing coming through. Anyone else having issues?
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!!!1 -
That happened to me a few months ago. I now cant log in at all with my usual browser. Have to use a different one just for OP
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I've managed to get in now via the app, but I don't like it 🙁 I'm no good with change!
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!!!1 -
I sometimes think all "FIRE" folk are like that - we seek to exit the workforce in part because we CBA dealing with change unless it's on our own terms 😉
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