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Brilliant OPs and refunds! The most I ever get is like £2 from Mr Tskint_spice said:Requested a refund from octopus so £111 coming my way soon. That was an easy £100+😂
Mortgage Overpayments 2024/25 - September-December, £152.46. J- £103.27, F- £115, M- £91.50, A- £100, M- £200, J- £200. J- £200. A-£200, S- £221.34. O-£200EF- £642.41/500
Total- £1783.67
Goal pay off 1% of current mortgage in 1 year. £1650
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Always nice to get your own £ back. Well done on the OPs. I'd feel like I'd won the lottery if I was only £40K from being mortgage free!Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £171.8K Equity 36.37%
2) £2.6K Net savings after CCs 10/10/25
3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £27.9K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.25K) = 34/£127.5K target 26.6% 10/10/25
(If took bigger lump sum = 60.35K or 47.6%)
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 £5K updated 10/10/252 -
It will still be £49k when I break it but it is great every time I get down another 5k in my opinion anyway 😂 one day you will be MF SH, just imagine…savingholmes said:Always nice to get your own £ back. Well done on the OPs. I'd feel like I'd won the lottery if I was only £40K from being mortgage free!Mortgage OP 2025 £7050/7000Mortgage OP 2024 £7700/7000
Mortgage balance: £34,965
Money making challenge £78/400
”Do what others won’t early in life so you can do what others can’t later in life” (stolen from Gally Girl)5 -
Had a nice day out with my mse pal today, put the world to rights etc. good walk and a wee swim too.
it was good to get a break as DM is in hospital and most of my time off has been spent running my dad up to see her. Not sure what will happen but I don’t see her getting home soon if ever. She’s not been good for about a year so not a huge surprise but still not good to see.
Oh and I have an interview next week…Mortgage OP 2025 £7050/7000Mortgage OP 2024 £7700/7000
Mortgage balance: £34,965
Money making challenge £78/400
”Do what others won’t early in life so you can do what others can’t later in life” (stolen from Gally Girl)3 -
Glad that you had a good day with el.
Sorry to hear about your mum.
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One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.4 -
Glad the time with your friend was good - always restorative 😊
Sorry to hear about your mum. Always a sad process, seeing someone age like that.Vibes ~~~~~~~~SkintSpice~~~~~~~~ for the interview! 😊🤩👏🎉🥳😁
KKAs at 15.10.25:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £229,702
- OPs to mortgage = £12,345 Estd. interest saved = £5,863 to date
Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030
Read 59books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 18th October
Produce tracker: £426 of £300 in 2025
Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
Watch your words, they become your actions.Watch your actions, they become your reality.4 -
Another £7 claimed from survey site, many a mickle…Mortgage OP 2025 £7050/7000Mortgage OP 2024 £7700/7000
Mortgage balance: £34,965
Money making challenge £78/400
”Do what others won’t early in life so you can do what others can’t later in life” (stolen from Gally Girl)6 -
N@tionwide money appeared this morning so that got added to the signature and paid into the boiler fund. Octopus refund arrived but due to being spendy spice this month I have sent that to cc to try to minimise my payment next month 😫
Going to do some online training for work and try to earn some extra money.
Mortgage OP 2025 £7050/7000Mortgage OP 2024 £7700/7000
Mortgage balance: £34,965
Money making challenge £78/400
”Do what others won’t early in life so you can do what others can’t later in life” (stolen from Gally Girl)3 -
Sorry to hear about your mum ❤️
Love that you have a real life MSE pal! We all need one of those!Mortgage Overpayments 2024/25 - September-December, £152.46. J- £103.27, F- £115, M- £91.50, A- £100, M- £200, J- £200. J- £200. A-£200, S- £221.34. O-£200EF- £642.41/500
Total- £1783.67
Goal pay off 1% of current mortgage in 1 year. £1650
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It’s good to have someone to share the MSE trivia with, who gets it😂 I have told folk in the past I am overpaying my mortgage and got told life is too short. So keeping quiet about it mostly, one of my friends knows but I think she would be surprised how much I am OPing.debtfreewannabe321 said:Sorry to hear about your mum ❤️
Love that you have a realtor life MSE pal! We all need one of those!
Just made another OP of £50 so I think that will be me in the forties next month🎉🎉🎉Mortgage OP 2025 £7050/7000Mortgage OP 2024 £7700/7000
Mortgage balance: £34,965
Money making challenge £78/400
”Do what others won’t early in life so you can do what others can’t later in life” (stolen from Gally Girl)6
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