Getting FIREd up 😀

killerpeaty

Happy belated birthday Doris from Newport! (Would have been super freaky if I'd be right!)

Seems like your investments are doing really well. But yeah, the curse of the sale, you find the money and then two days later you're like "oh I shouldn't have used that money".

South_coast

Yep, I know that feeling 🤣! "Doris from Newport" sounds like something in readers' wives 😳!

greent

Belated birthday greetings Doris! 😆🎂🥳 I hope that cake was consumed x

South_coast

Thank you 😀 No cake, I'm afraid, but I did have curry 😀😀😀

debtfreeoneday

Birthday curry sounds a good tradition. 

South_coast

I definitely prefer it to cake!

greent

I'd've gone for curry followed by cake 🎂 😄

South_coast

I've just re-run my figures for the EF in view of my increased bills and the fact that I'd like to maintain a couple of monthly savings pots if I did find myself out of work again for a bit. The numbers looked pretty alarming to start with, but then when I deducted the c£300/month I'd receive in Jobseeker's Allowance and the c£100/month I could bring in from surveys if I applied myself, it seemed about right, so I'm sticking with £4800. Probably a worthwhile exercise in the end, as at least I can stop thinking about it now! 

killerpeaty

I doubt you would find yourself out of work if the employers are anything like here. However I do find £300 of job seekers alarmingly low. How do people survive on that?

South_coast

Quite! I've just gone back and checked my bank and it was £148.70 a fortnight 😮 It's definitely set at a rate to incentivise you to get back into work - they only pay it for 6 months too. I was "saved" last time by the fact my contract terms were for 3 months' notice, so I got a good chunk as pay in lieu, but now only on one month (plus not been there long enough to be entitled to any redundancy yet!) Certainly food for thought when planning....