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And another way of life begins? Another old tune that’s been stuck in my head this week. No more ninety months for me, aiming for four years from now so forty eight months.
I have rejigged my budget as food prices and prices in general have gone up. Hopefully giving myself a reasonable amount to spend will stop me overspending or going crazy.
My mortgage currently stands at £54,765 which is tiny for some but my wages are equally tiny 😂😂😂
I shall endeavour to keep social spends down where possible so it will be lots more walking, running and swimming for me.
I have rejigged my budget as food prices and prices in general have gone up. Hopefully giving myself a reasonable amount to spend will stop me overspending or going crazy.
My mortgage currently stands at £54,765 which is tiny for some but my wages are equally tiny 😂😂😂
I shall endeavour to keep social spends down where possible so it will be lots more walking, running and swimming for me.
Mortgage End Date: Apr 36/Aiming for Aug 28/Current Sep 35
Mortgage OP 2024 £2250/7000
Mortgage balance: £52660
Mortgage OP 2024 £2250/7000
Mortgage balance: £52660
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Calling in to wave pom poms and cheer you along.My mortgage free diary: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6498069/whoops-here-comes-the-cheese4
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Good luck with this next stage and also rejigging the budgets5
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Happy shiny new diary skinty
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One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.5 -
I’m enrolled 🎉🤩🥳😊👏
KKAs at 17.03.24:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 <gulp>, now £255,571, end date brought closer by 2 months
- OPs to mortgage = £5,965, Interest saved £2,124, to date
- LTV 51% @ccord, 51% Yopa
Fixed rate 2.17% ends October 2024
Read 13 books of target 52 in 2024 (as @ 9th April)
Produce tracker: £22.24 of £300
Watch your thoughts, they become your words. Watch your words, they become your actions. Watch your actions, they become your reality.4 -
I’m here !Did you start a new diary cos of the title or is this a grand gesture heralding the final four year pushThere will always be a (beautiful stilettoed) foot in fabulous in LaPlan's life.
I am choosing to be fabulously frugal to support some wonderful life changing and affirming financial goals including buying a London home I love.
DON'T BUY STUFF (from Frugalwoods)
No seriously, just don’t buy things. 99% of our success with our savings rate is attributed to the fact that we don’t buy things. You can’t really hack your way to frugal. You can and should take advantage of discounts, coupons, rewards points, and the like. But at the end of the day, the only way to truly save money is to not buy stuff. Money doesn’t walk out of your wallet on its own accord.
My March streaks to track
Track Minimalist game items (Nov 310) (Dec 95) (Jan 90) Feb 50
Exercise streak
YNAB days:: Target 50 days -Age of money 29
Track my NSD's - Target 13 days/ 0/13
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6289577/future-proofing-my-life-deposit-saving-then-mfw-journey-in-under-13-years#latest5 -
A bit of both LWAP, although this week it could just as easily have been called the ketchup song diaries as that was in my head for days!Mortgage End Date: Apr 36/Aiming for Aug 28/Current Sep 35
Mortgage OP 2024 £2250/7000
Mortgage balance: £526607 -
Congrats on starting the next chapter. I will be following along and cheering you on!Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality by mid 2030
1) MFW Nov 21 £201,999 with 237 payments to go - now £184,341 Equity 26.26%
2) Spend on handyman & external building works & new patio door £12.3K
3) CC £4.9K on 0% spends card but offset by £34.1K savings (part EF, part future home improvement)
4) Mortgage neutral by June 2030 AVC £9.6K/£127.5K AVC target 7.5% value at 15/4
5) FI Age 60 annual income target £13.7/30K 45.7%3 -
Thank you all for following me over💗
My day started badly as I got to work and realised my lunch was still in my kitchen. There’s really only one place nearby to get a sandwich so I went there then decided it was far too nice not to go to the beach to eat it so a bad start turned into a nice break. Very cold here today but blue skies and sunshine. Still waiting for payslip to do next month’s budget.
Mortgage End Date: Apr 36/Aiming for Aug 28/Current Sep 35
Mortgage OP 2024 £2250/7000
Mortgage balance: £5266011 -
That’s lovely 😊❤️
KKAs at 17.03.24:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 <gulp>, now £255,571, end date brought closer by 2 months
- OPs to mortgage = £5,965, Interest saved £2,124, to date
- LTV 51% @ccord, 51% Yopa
Fixed rate 2.17% ends October 2024
Read 13 books of target 52 in 2024 (as @ 9th April)
Produce tracker: £22.24 of £300
Watch your thoughts, they become your words. Watch your words, they become your actions. Watch your actions, they become your reality.4 -
What a lovely place for a break - even it if is cold!Made it to mortgage free but what a muddle that became
In the event the proverbial hits the fan then co-habitees are better stashing their cash than being mortgage free !!3
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