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Thanks jwil. Have popped on my wish list
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Today's PAD - £2
Jan - £319
Feb - £86"Good financial planning is about not spending money on things that add no value to your life in order to have more money for the things that do". Eoin McGee4 -
Well done on the PADs, continued sales and decluttering.
Rug sounds fab.Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £171.3K Equity 36.55%
2) £2.6K Net savings after CCs 10/10/25
3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £30.9K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.25K) = 35.5/£127.5K target 27.8% 14/11/25
(If took bigger lump sum = 62K or 48.6%)
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 £5.1K updated 14/11/251 -
Thank yousavingholmes said:Well done on the PADs, continued sales and decluttering.
Rug sounds fab. "Good financial planning is about not spending money on things that add no value to your life in order to have more money for the things that do". Eoin McGee1 -
Today's PAD - £7 (survey cashout)
Jan - £319
Feb - £93
"Good financial planning is about not spending money on things that add no value to your life in order to have more money for the things that do". Eoin McGee3 -
The kids had a nice flurry of sales over the weekend, so 13 parcels were posted yesterday, some with multiple items in there!
They get the money from those sales into their savings."Good financial planning is about not spending money on things that add no value to your life in order to have more money for the things that do". Eoin McGee2 -
Well done to the children. A good lesson for them to learn. Not to mention you as well for doing the listing packing and posting.2
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Thank youladyholly said:Well done to the children. A good lesson for them to learn. Not to mention you as well for doing the listing packing and posting. It's nice when they can see the rewards of decluttering! "Good financial planning is about not spending money on things that add no value to your life in order to have more money for the things that do". Eoin McGee1 -
Today's PAD - £8 (survey cashout)
Jan - £319
Feb - £101
"Good financial planning is about not spending money on things that add no value to your life in order to have more money for the things that do". Eoin McGee4
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