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I will be following for similar reasons to SH 😊
KKAs at 15.08.25:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £232,244
- OPs to mortgage = £12,148 Interest saved £5,738 to date
Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030
Read 48 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 31st August
Produce tracker: £353 of £300 in 2025
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Well I got stuck in today and got rid of 12 items of makeup that have been cluttering up the place for a while - mainly empty too🙄
Today I ran, did lots of washing including the bedding out in the sun🩷 and went for a run. Now showered and in my pjs as have an early start tomorrow. Five days straight then off for a couple of weeks 🎉🎉🎉Mortgage OP 2025 £6750/7000Mortgage OP 2024 £7700/7000
Mortgage balance: £35,463
Declutter 12/244
Money making challenge £58/400
”Do what others won’t early in life so you can do what others can’t later in life” (stolen from Gally Girl)3 -
I too need to declutter. 12 is a very good start! My start was downloading Vinted and ending up buying things..
MFW diary: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6254913/never-a-good-time-but-here-goes#latest
Original MF date: October 2036 (£81,500)
Outstanding Jan 2021: £55070
Outstanding July 2025: £16597
EF 10000 / Savings toward neutral: £2600
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One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.1 -
I first went on Vinted for a look at prices as I planned to sell things, yet to sell anything but have bought lots🙄😂ladysummerisle said:I too need to declutter. 12 is a very good start! My start was downloading Vinted and ending up buying things..Mortgage OP 2025 £6750/7000Mortgage OP 2024 £7700/7000
Mortgage balance: £35,463
Declutter 12/244
Money making challenge £58/400
”Do what others won’t early in life so you can do what others can’t later in life” (stolen from Gally Girl)1 -
I'm thinking of trying to rope DD into selling something on Vinted for me and offering to split the proceeds. If it doesn't sell it can go to charity but it is stuff off DS that I bought him that is still new, unworn with tags. So frustrating!Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £172.5K Equity 36.11%
2) £1.6K Net savings after CCs 14/8/25
3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £25.6K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.2K) = 31.4/£127.5K target 24.6% 1/9/25
(If took bigger lump sum = 53.3K or 41.8%)
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 £4.8K updated 29/7/250
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