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Escape to the country & living off savings
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Hope you have a lovely weekend away SYA2
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Sya. New carpet is one of life's little luxuries. That new carpet smell is divine. And how it feels under bare feet!2
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Lots of progress and a good deal on the carpet
If you have built castles in the air, your work should not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them
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Thanks Suze, Time2count, Tresinia and dia 😊
Home again after a lovely bank holiday weekend away visiting family on the east coast. Had a great time and weather was not too bad. A bbq on friday and watching b-in-law & nephew play cricket yesterday. Warm & sunny just a few showers. Rain was a bit heavier on the way home today but stopped now.Bought pork burgers, Cajun chicken and salt and pepper chicken 3 for £10 in sisters local supermarket plus milk, salad, veg & beef for a stew £16.64.Payday on Friday 😁0% credit card £1360 & 0% Car Loan £7500 ~ paid in full JAN 2020 = NOW DEBT FREE 🤗
House sale OCT 2022 = NOW MORTGAGE FREE 🤗
House purchase completed FEB 2023 🥳🍾 Left work. 🤗
Retired at 55 & now living off the equity £10k a year (until pensions start at 60 & 67).
Previous Savings diary https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5597938/get-a-grip/p1
Living off savings diary
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Glad you are home safely - your weather / weekend sounds infinitely better than my torrential long weekend in Blackpool ☔️💧🌧️🌂⛈️🌦️🌈
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Mortgage freedom January 2024 - paid off 7 years early by making overpayments where we could.2 -
I can't believe that today is the first day with any rain for weeks. I am sure I live near the wettest city in England too.3
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Great that you enjoyed your BH away If you have built castles in the air, your work should not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them
Emergency fund 100/1000
Buffer fund 0/100
Debt Free (again) 25/0720252 -
Your weekend away sounds idyllic sya1
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Thanks Suze, dia & Tresinia 😊 I think we are all thankful for some rain badmemory.
Day of rest yesterday. I have been back to the specs shop today as I am not getting on with my new glasses. I have to go back on Monday to have a retest.DF has been round measuring up for my new fence. Then I went to my friends for a cuppa. Tomorrow is aquafit then I will get some food as DS is coming to stay Saturday night on his way home after working further north. Am looking forward to seeing him. I am taking him out for Sunday lunch for his birthday (in a couple of weeks) and will treat DF too as Father’s Day is coming up too. We will go for carvery at local pub0% credit card £1360 & 0% Car Loan £7500 ~ paid in full JAN 2020 = NOW DEBT FREE 🤗
House sale OCT 2022 = NOW MORTGAGE FREE 🤗
House purchase completed FEB 2023 🥳🍾 Left work. 🤗
Retired at 55 & now living off the equity £10k a year (until pensions start at 60 & 67).
Previous Savings diary https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5597938/get-a-grip/p1
Living off savings diary
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6429003/escape-to-the-country-living-off-savings/p13 -
Great that your DS is coming to stay!
A carvery sounds good
Something nice to look forward to...If you have built castles in the air, your work should not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them
Emergency fund 100/1000
Buffer fund 0/100
Debt Free (again) 25/0720252
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