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Resourcefulness: The budgeter's friend

foxgloves · 2023-01-01 15:40:48

Happy New Year to readers old & new! Well, it's time for a new chapter. My old diary ("Put away your purse & become debt averse") achieved pretty much what I intended. I shared the story of how I got into debt at the age of 19 & stayed that way until a pretty enormous lightbulb pinged on during my early 40s, I've shared…

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KajiKita Posts: 9,320 Forumite

Today at 1:42PM

You are sounding comfortably in your ‘flow’ - good to see - enjoy it and I look forward to hearing all about it next week 😊

KK

As at 15.01.26:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £222,084
- OPs to mortgage = £12,881 Estd. interest saved = £6,203 to date
c. 16 months reduction in term
Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030

Read 7 books of target 52 in 2026 as @ 23rd January
Produce tracker: £29 of £400 in 2026

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