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  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 29,130 Forumite
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    Happy Birthday!!
    Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
    1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £171.3K Equity 36.55%
    2) £2.6K Net savings after CCs 10/10/25
    3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £30.9K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.25K) = 35.5/£127.5K target 27.8% 14/11/25
    (If took bigger lump sum = 62K or 48.6%)
    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 £5.1K updated 14/11/25
  • NeverendingDMP
    NeverendingDMP Posts: 2,386 Forumite
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    Happy birthday. Glad you've had a lovely break and a nice day. Hope the meal was lovely too
    Jan 18 Joint debts 35,213

    Mortgage Jan 18- 77224 nov 25- just over 64k

    June 25 Debts in my name were £5170. Now 7150 (Nov 25)
  • dawnybabes
    dawnybabes Posts: 3,591 Forumite
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    Happy birthday xx 
    Sealed pot challenge 822

    Jan - £176.66 :j
  • teapot2
    teapot2 Posts: 3,644 Forumite
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    Belated Happy Birthday, glad you enjoyed your weekend away and upgrade too 
  • Hope you had a lovely birthday. 
    Debt Free - 4th June 2025
  • Happy belated birthday Jwil, hope you had a lovely meal xx
  • Sun_Addict
    Sun_Addict Posts: 24,753 Forumite
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    Happy belated birthday 🎂 
    I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)
  • Happy belated birthday @jwil
    Mortgage (MFD 04/2053) (Jan 25) £238,983.71. Overpayment set to £200 per month. Current: £233,925.83

    Debt Free: 6th November 2025!! 🥳

    2025 goals:
    24 / 25 books
    6 / 24lbs lost
    £1000 / £1000 EF 

    DFW Diary: Spendy Wendy to Saver Savvy — MoneySavingExpert Forum
  • redofromstart
    redofromstart Posts: 6,016 Forumite
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    Happy belated birthday - sounds like a great weekend.
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