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Well done for holding a boundary on the tutoring.
Sounds like you are continuing to make good progress on your garden and your savings. That was a very nice referral bonus too!Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £171.8K Equity 36.37%
2) £2.6K Net savings after CCs 10/10/25
3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £27.9K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.25K) = 34/£127.5K target 26.6% 10/10/25
(If took bigger lump sum = 60.35K or 47.6%)
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 £5K updated 10/10/251 -
Thanks 😊savingholmes said:Well done for holding a boundary on the tutoring.
Sounds like you are continuing to make good progress on your garden and your savings. That was a very nice referral bonus too!KKAs at 15.10.25:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £229,702
- OPs to mortgage = £12,345 Estd. interest saved = £5,863 to date
Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030
Read 64 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 11th November
Produce tracker: £426 of £300 in 2025
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I’m home, it’s done. MiL started crying as soon as I walked in because I insisted on asking how *she* was, not just FiL. 5 hours of 10 people and a very young so inevitably badly behaved, but very big Labrador in a tiny house. I am soooo peopled out now and have an absolutely banging head. Ugh ….
KKAs at 15.10.25:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £229,702
- OPs to mortgage = £12,345 Estd. interest saved = £5,863 to date
Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030
Read 64 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 11th November
Produce tracker: £426 of £300 in 2025
Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
Watch your words, they become your actions.Watch your actions, they become your reality.4 -
Bath and bed?
My mortgage free diary: +++ Divide by Cucumber Error. Please reinstall universe and reboot+++
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and a nice mug of chamomile tea.redofromstart said:Bath and bed?I’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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Some gardening shows to chill to - as you plan your next exhibit flower bed?Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £171.8K Equity 36.37%
2) £2.6K Net savings after CCs 10/10/25
3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £27.9K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.25K) = 34/£127.5K target 26.6% 10/10/25
(If took bigger lump sum = 60.35K or 47.6%)
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 £5K updated 10/10/250 -
Never find chamomile does much for me …. Lemon balm otoh … ❤️😊Brie said:
and a nice mug of chamomile tea.redofromstart said:Bath and bed?
I have done some reading today, around all the food prep etc and have just finished a book about The mindfulness in Knitting - this has prompted me to rummage out my leftover scraps of tapestry wool from various projects and see what I can loosely colour match to a small tapestry that has been hanging around, part finished, for months, partlly because I have run out of wool on some key colours. I want to start a pretty new cross stitch that I treated myself to recently, but I won’t let myself until this little tapestry project is finished! Hoping to be able to play with that after dinner.savingholmes said:Some gardening shows to chill to - as you plan your next exhibit flower bed?I have cut myself some slack and will get work to make my lunch tomorrow so I just have breakfast and snacks to organise after washing up etc.
KKAs at 15.10.25:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £229,702
- OPs to mortgage = £12,345 Estd. interest saved = £5,863 to date
Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030
Read 64 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 11th November
Produce tracker: £426 of £300 in 2025
Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
Watch your words, they become your actions.Watch your actions, they become your reality.3 -
I think you deserve a lunch after that day - look after yourself!Start mortgage date: August 2022; Start mortgage amount: £240,999; Original mortgage free date: August 2056
Current mortgage amount: £226,957.97
Start student loan 2012: £29,750; current student loan: CLEARED July 20252 -
Cut yourself all the slack you need, that's a big day to have got through. Hope it was a bit of a comfort to Mr KK and his parents x2
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if chamomile doesn't work try Pukka night time - it has chamomile but also lavender. or go for something hops based. just keep it away from the Fluffster as they might find it irresistible!!I’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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Check your state pension on: Check your State Pension forecast - GOV.UK
"Never retract, never explain, never apologise; get things done and let them howl.” Nellie McClung
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