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Plenty of off omellleeettttee.ย Cheexzzz. Ggreeenntt!ย Hahaha. My kkeeybooarrdd is all squiffy!!!!
NST March lion #8; NSD ; MFW9/3/23 Whoop Whoop!!!4 -
๐๐๐๐๐ I hope your keyboard has now de-squiffed itself, apple!
Nipped into town yesterday and did 2 returns of Xmas items and also retd a couple of things to Amazooon ๐ Only thing I bought was some half price Xmas cards ๐ย I also posted off the scrap jewellery - not expecting it to be worth very much, but anything is better than the broken/ odd/ unwanted bits hanging around
I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soulRepaid mtge early (orig 11/25) 01/09 ยฃ124616 01/11 ยฃ89873 01/13 ยฃ52546 01/15 ยฃ12133 07/15 ยฃNILNet sales 2024: ยฃ208 -
Best of luck with the jewellery!Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
1) MFW Nov 21 ยฃ202K now ยฃ171.3K Equity 36.55%
2) ยฃ2.6K Net savings after CCs 10/10/25
3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC ยฃ30.9K + Lump Sums DB ยฃ4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.25K) = 35.5/ยฃ127.5K target 27.8% 14/11/25
(If took bigger lump sum = 62K or 48.6%)
4) FI Age 60 income target ยฃ17.1/30K 57% (if mortgage and debts repaid - need more otherwise) (If bigger lump sum ยฃ15.8/30K 52.67%)
5) SIPP ยฃ5.1K updated 14/11/255 -
I really wasn't expecting much - I honestly wouldn't have been surprised if they offered ยฃ20 - but they offered ยฃ225!! I'll take that ๐๐๐ - money is already in my account ๐savingholmes said:Best of luck with the jewellery!
Really tired this week - not sure why - have really struggled to get up the past 2 mornings. Roll on the weekend....I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soulRepaid mtge early (orig 11/25) 01/09 ยฃ124616 01/11 ยฃ89873 01/13 ยฃ52546 01/15 ยฃ12133 07/15 ยฃNILNet sales 2024: ยฃ207 -
Hi would you mind telling me where you sent your gold?
CRxย5 -
I think it was postgoldforcash.com xI am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soulRepaid mtge early (orig 11/25) 01/09 ยฃ124616 01/11 ยฃ89873 01/13 ยฃ52546 01/15 ยฃ12133 07/15 ยฃNILNet sales 2024: ยฃ205
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That sounds fab.Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
1) MFW Nov 21 ยฃ202K now ยฃ171.3K Equity 36.55%
2) ยฃ2.6K Net savings after CCs 10/10/25
3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC ยฃ30.9K + Lump Sums DB ยฃ4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.25K) = 35.5/ยฃ127.5K target 27.8% 14/11/25
(If took bigger lump sum = 62K or 48.6%)
4) FI Age 60 income target ยฃ17.1/30K 57% (if mortgage and debts repaid - need more otherwise) (If bigger lump sum ยฃ15.8/30K 52.67%)
5) SIPP ยฃ5.1K updated 14/11/255 -
Excellent return on the jewellery.ย And excellent buy on the Christmas Cards.ย I have wrapping paper and bows ready for next year!ย Every little helps.What I do not give, you must never take by force.
Mortgage outstanding - 30/12/22 - ยฃ25,900. 31/01/23 - ยฃ22,300. 28/02/23 - ยฃ20,500. 31/03/23 - ยฃ17,500. 30/04/23 - ยฃ15,800. 30/05/23 - ยฃ13,800. 31/06/23 - ยฃ11,300. 31/07/23 - ยฃ9,800. 31/08/23 - ยฃ8,300. 30/09/23 - ยฃ6,000. 31/10/23 - ยฃ3,000. 30/11/23 - ยฃ1,200. 06/12/23 - ยฃ00.00
God save us everyone, As we burn inside the fire of a thousand suns, For the sins of our hands, The sins of our tongues, The sins of our fathers, The sins of our young. Linkin Park5 -
I shall investigate that myself, and also ask if they have a sister site for silver,ย *lot* of Zimbabwean silver the three of us inherited is still sitting at my sister's.
Hope you're well, greent.2023: the year I get to buy a car6 -
It does - I also bought several rolls of paper @ 49p from A1d1 and have a stash of gift bags to reuse ๐Tahlullah.H said:Excellent return on the jewellery.ย And excellent buy on the Christmas Cards.ย I have wrapping paper and bows ready for next year!ย Every little helps.I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soulRepaid mtge early (orig 11/25) 01/09 ยฃ124616 01/11 ยฃ89873 01/13 ยฃ52546 01/15 ยฃ12133 07/15 ยฃNILNet sales 2024: ยฃ205
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