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Getting FIREd up 😀
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I literally just started tracking my "free" money this year as apparently I earnt over £400 from Prolific last year and not quite sure where it went (I'm assuming into the emergency fund).Emergency Fund - £8572.39 / £10,000 :: Mortgage OP 2025 - £LISA 24/25 - £3200 / £4000 :: NSD 2025 - 2 / 150 :: Books Read: 1 / 52 :: Decluttering - 4 / 1000Engaged 9th December 2010 :: Married 29th October 2015 :: Bought a House 13th January 20176
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Ooh, that's an excellent result on Prolific 😀!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 -
ISA now +5.45%. I am baffled but pleased!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!!!4 -
I am also ending the month with more free money - 4x referrals for various things and a current account switch
Unfortunately the latter are now off the table for 5 years or so as I've completed a circuit of all major financial institutions 4 -
I keep thinking I might dabble in a bit of account switching again, as I'm quite a few years on from the last round. Not sure I've got the mental capacity for the admin at the moment 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!!!7 -
BIG NEWS!!! I have uninstalled the i-Say app and unsubscribed from their emails (I haven't deleted my profile though, never say never 🤣). Hats off to DFOD, who does brilliantly on there, but literally every time I attempt one of their surveys it sends me into a murderous rage and I can't even think about trying again for several days. I am counting this towards my goal of being more upbeat and positive 👍!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 -
You should, within reason, spend your spare time how it makes you happiest. Life is short.5
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Very true, KP xMortgage 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 -
Absolutely you do you. Some sites people do well on and they drive me crazy!DFW (08/08) £64,346.53 Gone (02/19)
MFW (08/08) £118k Gone (09/23)2 -
What the others have said - I’m going to extract my money (a whole £1.06) from Qmee and delete the app. I’m with you on not deleting the account though - you never know!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 Hemingway4
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