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Getting FIREd up 😀

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  • South_coast
    South_coast Posts: 5,892 Forumite
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    Ooh, just remembered I do have another option (which we'll call 3.5, as that's where I'd slot it into the above list of ideas). I've got £5-worth of Nectar points that I could use if required. They were largely earned on petrol, so would be appropriate to use them buying more!
    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!!!
  • edinburgher
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    @South_coast - either the Guardian or the Beeb did a story today about increased forecourt and domestic fuel thefts  :'(
  • South_coast
    South_coast Posts: 5,892 Forumite
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    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!!!
  • killerpeaty
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    The guardian did an opinion piece about supermarket staff turning a blind eye to desperate shoppers not putting through every piece of shopping. It's so sad.
  • South_coast
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    I see One Poll are just as random as ever. I've just had dogs in workplaces, bees, and UFOs as survey topics 🛸 
    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!!!
  • ruby_eskimo
    ruby_eskimo Posts: 4,795 Forumite
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    I just had a Prolific study where I had to listen to some rather calming music and rate how positive I felt about pictures of dogs and trees 😆
    Emergency Fund - £8572.39 / £10,000 :: Mortgage OP 2025 - £
    LISA 24/25 - £3200 / £4000 :: NSD 2025 - 2 / 150 :: Books Read: 1 / 52 :: Decluttering - 4 / 1000
    Engaged 9th December 2010 :: Married 29th October 2015 :: Bought a House 13th January 2017
  • ruby_eskimo
    ruby_eskimo Posts: 4,795 Forumite
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    Everyone has a home library don't they? 🤣  I follow this IG account called Cheap Old Houses that's all about saving old houses in the US and they had a listing for an old library in North Carolina that is like my dream house - it still had all the old built in teak wood bookshelves all over the place 😍
    Emergency Fund - £8572.39 / £10,000 :: Mortgage OP 2025 - £
    LISA 24/25 - £3200 / £4000 :: NSD 2025 - 2 / 150 :: Books Read: 1 / 52 :: Decluttering - 4 / 1000
    Engaged 9th December 2010 :: Married 29th October 2015 :: Bought a House 13th January 2017
  • South_coast
    South_coast Posts: 5,892 Forumite
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    You'd spend your life buying knick-knacks to go on them! (Or books 🤣)
    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
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    edited 17 June 2022 at 1:13PM
    I'm not sure this petrol-topping-up-little-and-often plan is really working for me. I've topped up twice this week - once for 20.34 litres at 181.9p, once for 12.03 litres at 182.9p - it's still cost me £59.00 🤦‍♀️!
    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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