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Slight error on my part… thought payday was this Thurs but it’s actually the 29th! D’oh.I’ll have to be extra careful now as my weekly budget needs to be stretched over 2 weeks instead of 1. No wonder payday felt like it came around quickly haha.1/29lbs lost
CC1: paid off!
CC2: £654 (0% until Jan 2026)
CC3: £2547 (0% until Dec 2027)1 -
Oh pay that 52p~~you know you want too
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One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.3 -
I made it £1.52...beanielou said:Oh pay that 52p~~you know you want too 1/29lbs lost
CC1: paid off!
CC2: £654 (0% until Jan 2026)
CC3: £2547 (0% until Dec 2027)1 -
Love itdaintydaisy said:
I made it £1.52...beanielou said:Oh pay that 52p~~you know you want too Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £174.8K Equity 32.77%
2) £2.6K Net savings after CCs 6/7/25
3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £24.3K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.2K) = 30.1/£127.5K target 23.6% 29/7/25
4) FI Age 60 income target £16.5/30K 55.1%
5) SIPP £4.8K updated 29/7/251 -
Paid off another £8 to my CC, taking the balance to £758. I have some payouts I’m waiting to be approved in Prolific so once those are through I’ll add those to my CC as well. Less than a week til payday and 10 days til I go on holiday. Woop.
1/29lbs lost
CC1: paid off!
CC2: £654 (0% until Jan 2026)
CC3: £2547 (0% until Dec 2027)1 -
Lovely to have a holiday to look forward to.
Well done on the payment. The end is in sight.
Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £174.8K Equity 32.77%
2) £2.6K Net savings after CCs 6/7/25
3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £24.3K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.2K) = 30.1/£127.5K target 23.6% 29/7/25
4) FI Age 60 income target £16.5/30K 55.1%
5) SIPP £4.8K updated 29/7/251
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