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Today's PAD - £2
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Did you upgrade the holiday in the end?My mortgage free diary: +++ Divide by Cucumber Error. Please reinstall universe and reboot+++
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I certainly did, and I managed to get another £20 offredofromstart said:Did you upgrade the holiday in the end?
And it was so worth it! I checked the site for the current prices and we got a real steal. We are just back from our weekend away, and we had a lovely relaxing time, and got to see lots of seaside again "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 McGee6 -
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Today's PAD - £2, and £2 each for the weekend
Jan - £129
Feb - £41"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 -
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A couple from the weekend"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 McGee5 -
Glad you got a cheap upgrade and that you had a fab time. Looks like the weather was kind. Lovely photos.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 10/10/251 -
Thank you, we were lucky with the weather considering it was very wet while we were travelling there on Friday!savingholmes said:Glad you got a cheap upgrade and that you had a fab time. Looks like the weather was kind. Lovely photos."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
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