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I'm glad you are back in the fluffy good books.I'd class changing bed linen as a chore and more than I was up to more days after work.My mortgage free diary: +++ Divide by Cucumber Error. Please reinstall universe and reboot+++
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Glad that the cat loves you again 😻I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.
Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
"A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** in ~~Japanese proverb. ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger.
One debt remaining. Home improvement loan. 19months left.1 -
You listed quite a few chores there. Be kinder to yourself. You got a lot done after a heavy work day/week and are carrying the load related to FIL's illness and the pull that's having on your DH and you.Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £167.4K Equity 38% 3/4/26
2) £2.5K Net savings after CCs 14/4/26 (but owed £1.1K) so £3.6K
3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £38.5K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.3K) = 44.4K of £127.5K target 34.8% 17/4/26 (If took bigger lump sum = 66.4K or 52%)
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 £5.3K updated 17/4/261 -
That sounds extremely productive- remember you're meant to be making your weekends nicer, not making your weekdays horribler! If you need a nothing but sofa evening or two to rest and recoup that's healthy and wise as wellhttps://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6466032/an-in-between-phase/p1
'self-blame can be as egotistical as self-praise... any work worth doing is greater than we are... we must not overrate our importance to it, either for good or ill' Margaret Kennedy Lucy Carmichael1 -
Awwww …. Thanks all. ❤️
Tbh I don’t mind changing bed linen as it is sooooo luxurious afterwards and I always sleep well in a clean bed 😊
I was wondering about the ‘making weekdays horribler’ - so wish I could afford a a cleaner! Ah well. Not feeling too bad this morning. Going to be a strange one today as we are all moving desks - that’s after moving offices less than a year ago! 🙄🤷♀️😂
Finally clocked one of the reasons why I might be feeling a bit mentally sluggish - I ran out of omega3 supplements a while back - now ordered along with more D3. It’s probably why my forehead is like sandpaper too …. 🙄😉
KKAs at 17.03.26:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £219,071
- OPs to mortgage = £17,793 Estd. interest saved = £9,021 to date
c. 16 months reduction in term
Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030
Read 26 books of target 52 in 2026 as @ 12th April.
Produce tracker: £78 of £400 in 2026
Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
Watch your words, they become your actions.Watch your actions, they become your reality.6 -
I feel mean …. Madame Floofy has gone to sleep on my lap.Full on flopped out, wheezing, sleeping.But I have to go and adult!C’mon Monkey, wake up, I’m late already!KKAs at 17.03.26:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £219,071
- OPs to mortgage = £17,793 Estd. interest saved = £9,021 to date
c. 16 months reduction in term
Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030
Read 26 books of target 52 in 2026 as @ 12th April.
Produce tracker: £78 of £400 in 2026
Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
Watch your words, they become your actions.Watch your actions, they become your reality.6 -
Cats do choose very awkward moments to fall asleep on you!Mortgage OP 2026 £640/2000Mortgage balance: £32,222
Make £50 a month Jan £20, Feb £0, March £31, Apr
Boiler fund £1981/30003 -
Happy adulting!I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.
Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
"A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** in ~~Japanese proverb. ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger.
One debt remaining. Home improvement loan. 19months left.2 -
Love la belle floof total disregard for your needs. What a great cat.
To be honest I thought your evening sounding exhausting. Before I could afford a cleaner (and to be honest the only reason I make myself afford her now is that it is so much better for my mental health) I narrowed jobs down a lot. For example, WattyDog makes a huge mess. No point in hoovering but I could make it look better with a quick sweep of the rubber broom. I would clean the sink and wipe the worksurfaces but rarely, if ever washed the floor other than a quick swish. Dusting was only done when I could write my name in it. My mum always said I was a trollop around the house but to be honest narrowing jobs to essential really helped me cope when I had a lot on.
You and Mr KK have a lot on. Mental space gets taken up a lot at times like this.Made it to mortgage free but what a muddle that became
In the event the proverbial hits the fan then co-habitees are better stashing their cash than being mortgage free !!5 -
KK: <cough, wheeze> "sorry boss but I'm <cough, cough> feeling really awful <wheeze> hope to be in next week..."KajiKita said:I feel mean …. Madame Floofy has gone to sleep on my lap.Full on flopped out, wheezing, sleeping.But I have to go and adult!C’mon Monkey, wake up, I’m late already!KKI’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Debt Free Wannabe, Old Style Money Saving and Pensions boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.
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