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  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 28,974 Forumite
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    Happy 60th birthday. 
    Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
    1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £174.8K Equity 32.77%
    2) £1.6K Net savings after CCs 14/8/25
    3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £25.3K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.2K) = 31.1/£127.5K target 24.4% 15/8/25
    4) FI Age 60 income target £16.5/30K 55.1%
    5) SIPP £4.8K updated 29/7/25
  • Sun_Addict
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    Happy 60th 🎂🥳🥂
    I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)
  • Happy 60th birthday  :)
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  • maggiem
    maggiem Posts: 1,949 Forumite
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    Happy birthday for yesterday. Hope you had a lovely day. 
  • Happy belated 60th birthday ,it looks like you had fun xx
    Original Debt Owed Jan 18 = £17,630 Paid To Date = £6,510 Owed = £11,120
  • Thank you for the birthday wishes . 
    I had the most lovely day with my family , I was bowled over by the gifts I received . 
    On Saturday I went to the big shopping centre near me on the bus to the fruit shop and updated my technology. 
    Also got nice new underwear from M&S . 
    I have managed to invest my lump sum , waiting for forms from one BS but the rest is away out of sight out of mind not to be touched . 
    I had a smart meter for gas fitted on 6th December and it doesn't appear to be doing any readings so I have no idea how much I will get charged this month. 
    I have tried phoning energy supplier twice with no joy. 
    Have found out that DDs MIL is going away on hols again for the month of Jan so I am going to be very busy until the end of Jan . 
    WFH today and tomorrow then that's me finished for 2 weeks . Hoping to get the odd lie in between children and parents . 
    Life is an adventure, never stop exploring.

  • Sun_Addict
    Sun_Addict Posts: 24,092 Forumite
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    Glad you had a lovely birthday. Can you contact the energy supplier via social media or email? Lucky you off for 2 weeks - enjoy 🎄
    I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)
  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 28,974 Forumite
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    Glad you had a lovely birthday
    Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
    1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £174.8K Equity 32.77%
    2) £1.6K Net savings after CCs 14/8/25
    3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £25.3K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.2K) = 31.1/£127.5K target 24.4% 15/8/25
    4) FI Age 60 income target £16.5/30K 55.1%
    5) SIPP £4.8K updated 29/7/25
  • milann
    milann Posts: 11,410 Forumite
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    Your shopping trip sounded very productive 👍
    Hooray to 2 weeks off work 👍
    January spends - £587.58
  • Humdinger1
    Humdinger1 Posts: 2,303 Forumite
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    @Sunshine_girl2 late to the party but happy birthday! Your plans are maturing nicely. Onwards and upwards love Humdinger xx 
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