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  • jwil
    jwil Posts: 21,965 Forumite
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    PAD (Payment a Day)

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  • jwil
    jwil Posts: 21,965 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    PAD (Payment a Day)

    Today's PAD - £2

    Jan - £129
    Feb - £35
    "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 McGee
  • redofromstart
    redofromstart Posts: 5,848 Forumite
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    Did you upgrade the holiday in the end?
  • jwil
    jwil Posts: 21,965 Forumite
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    PAD (Payment a Day)

    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 McGee
  • beanielou
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    So glad you had a lovely time away. 
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  • jwil
    jwil Posts: 21,965 Forumite
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    beanielou said:
    So glad you had a lovely time away. 
    Thank you. It was nice to get away for a bit :)
    "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 McGee
  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 28,971 Forumite
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    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 £174.8K Equity 32.77%
    2) £2.6K Net savings after CCs 6/7/25
    3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £24.3K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.2K) = 30.1/£127.5K target 23.6% 29/7/25
    4) FI Age 60 income target £16.5/30K 55.1%
    5) SIPP £4.8K updated 29/7/25
  • jwil
    jwil Posts: 21,965 Forumite
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    Glad you got a cheap upgrade and that you had a fab time. Looks like the weather was kind. Lovely photos.
    Thank you, we were lucky with the weather considering it was very wet while we were travelling there on Friday!
    "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 McGee
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