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  • Blackcats
    Blackcats Posts: 3,880 Forumite
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    @ohdearhowdidthathappen - I think I've got the same air fryer as you and I love it.  Not necessarily good for the waistline but I made chocolate and peanut butter brownies (from the recipe book provided) - well to say they were yummy is an understatement 😋
  • savingholmes
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    Cookies sounds lovely... 

    Glad you are both enjoying your air fryers
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    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
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  • Thanks blackcats and SH
    Ooooo, the brownies sound lovely, will look for that recipe :)
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  • EssexHebridean
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    Glad you had a lovely time away, and hurrah for being DF aside from cars too! 
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  • Blackcats said:
    @ohdearhowdidthathappen - I think I've got the same air fryer as you and I love it.  Not necessarily good for the waistline but I made chocolate and peanut butter brownies (from the recipe book provided) - well to say they were yummy is an understatement 😋
    I found the recipe in the little book and they were lush, thanks for the recommendation :) 
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    FFEF £10000/20000 saved
  • Glad you had a lovely time away, and hurrah for being DF aside from cars too! 
    Thanks EH :)
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  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 28,971 Forumite
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    Good you had a relaxing break 
    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 29/7/25
  • Thanks SH
    We got paid, so the money shuffle has been done etc

    Nothing new going on here, although I am starting to feel restless in my job.  I moved from a clinical role in the NHS into a non clinical role for a company.  The job is fine and it's been lovely being outside of the NHS, which is getting even worse from what my former colleagues are saying.
    But I'm in the mood for a complete career change, something that will keep me engaged and occupied for the next 20-25 years of work.  I'm wondering about accountancy, but all the exams put me off a bit :D I nearly retrained as an accountant in my mid 20s before going down the healthcare route instead.
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  • Other ideas I had were nutritionist or NLP/counsellor but they're both clinical roles, but with an option of doing private stuff.  I think I'd like to do something where there's an option to run my own business and/or work from home
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