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£80,000 in 4 years

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  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 29,034 Forumite
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    It's progress. Like anything sometimes by inches, others by miles. Well done
    Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
    1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £172.5K Equity 36.11%
    2) £1.6K Net savings after CCs 14/8/25
    3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £25.6K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.2K) = 31.4/£127.5K target 24.6% 1/9/25
    (If took bigger lump sum = 53.3K or 41.8%)
    4) FI Age 60 income target £17.1/30K 57% (if mortgage and debts repaid - need more otherwise)
    (If bigger lump sum £15.8/30K 52.67%)
    5) SIPP £4.8K updated 29/7/25
  • Hi, just skimmed through your diary - very inspirational! 

    Can I please ask what 'mc' means??
    Thanks!
    Mortgage balance as of 21.7.21 - £75,766. (7 yr mortgage on 2 yr fix of 1.32%)Mortgage balance as of 20.8.22 - £58,445.08o/p 2021/2022 = £6,313/£7,500o/p so far 2022/2023 = £5,997/£5,997 Goal 1 - to be under 60k by 20.7.22✔️Goal 2 - to op 10% of mortg by 31.12.22✔️Goal 3 - to pay off mortgage by 7.1.2023 (Subject to sale of btl property)✔️Goal 4 - to pay off cc by end of Jan 2023 - £260.64/£1500Goal 5 - to pay off car loan by 31.8.23 - £1722.39/£10,000
  • try_harder
    try_harder Posts: 1,532 Forumite
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    Thank you very much Mickyh-s..MC stands for Millionaire Challenge
  • try_harder
    try_harder Posts: 1,532 Forumite
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    savingholmes ..Thank you .That is very true ,i feel at the end of the day its definitely all down to consistency regardless somewhat of the amount
  • try_harder
    try_harder Posts: 1,532 Forumite
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    Week 9 ..
     
    Mortgage .£300 O/P already paid for this week 

    MC .Had a brilliant three days and already on £130 due to a one hundred pound gift ,very grateful for that so now i want to try for seventy pounds over the next four days
  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 29,034 Forumite
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    Great news on the £100. You are doing so well.
    Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
    1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £172.5K Equity 36.11%
    2) £1.6K Net savings after CCs 14/8/25
    3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £25.6K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.2K) = 31.4/£127.5K target 24.6% 1/9/25
    (If took bigger lump sum = 53.3K or 41.8%)
    4) FI Age 60 income target £17.1/30K 57% (if mortgage and debts repaid - need more otherwise)
    (If bigger lump sum £15.8/30K 52.67%)
    5) SIPP £4.8K updated 29/7/25
  • try_harder
    try_harder Posts: 1,532 Forumite
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    Thank you as always savingholmes . 

    Not much further ahead since yesterday with the MC but still today plus two more days to go so fingers crossed
  • try_harder
    try_harder Posts: 1,532 Forumite
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    Last day of week 9 and here is this weeks final numbers 

    £300 in to mortgage overpayments total paid in this year £3400

    £100 in to all the extras pot total £185

    £132.46 in to the MC and in to my ISA .. Total so far for 2022 is £1583.42 .Mind you as with everyone else im sure our ISAs have both fallen 10-20 %










  • Cambs_Chap
    Cambs_Chap Posts: 31 Forumite
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    Wow! £3.4K already OP’d and we’re barely into March. You’re doing really well. 
    MFW 2022 #89
    MFW start (Feb 22): £170,122
    Current (Apr 22): £168,307

    MFW start (Feb 22): 14y 8m (Oct 36)
    Current (Apr 22): 14y 7m (Sep 36)
    MF goal: 9y 9m (Dec 31)

    Feb 22: £500.00
    Mar 22: £446.50
    Apr 22: £250.00
    OP 2022: £1,296.50/£5,000
    OP Total: £1,296.50
  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 29,034 Forumite
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    Congratulations. Hope you have nice weather where you are. Seems quite bright here.
    Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
    1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £172.5K Equity 36.11%
    2) £1.6K Net savings after CCs 14/8/25
    3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £25.6K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.2K) = 31.4/£127.5K target 24.6% 1/9/25
    (If took bigger lump sum = 53.3K or 41.8%)
    4) FI Age 60 income target £17.1/30K 57% (if mortgage and debts repaid - need more otherwise)
    (If bigger lump sum £15.8/30K 52.67%)
    5) SIPP £4.8K updated 29/7/25
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