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2026 - consolidation and calm
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Well done little jwil.
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Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
"A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** in ~~Japanese proverb. ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger.
One debt remaining. Home improvement loan. 19months left.1 -
Thank you, he did well!
"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 McGee1 -
PAD (Payment a Day)
Today's PAD - £2
Jan - £172
Feb - £31
Car balance Sept 25 - £11,031 - now £8,513
"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 -
Happy Tuesday! I've decided against going into the office today, I'll be more productive at home.
I won £100 on PBs! That's the first win in 3 years. I offered to give half to DH as he has shared his winnings with me, but he said no, so I'll need to decide what I do with it when it arrives.
I also see that the mortgage company has done the fees payment as I requested so I don't need to put on my compo face there.
"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 McGee8 -
Good news on the fees payment & the pb win.
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Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
"A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** in ~~Japanese proverb. ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger.
One debt remaining. Home improvement loan. 19months left.3 -
PB win and no compo face need, what a great day 🥂
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6466032/an-in-between-phase/p1
'self-blame can be as egotistical as self-praise... any work worth doing is greater than we are... we must not overrate our importance to it, either for good or ill' Margaret Kennedy Lucy Carmichael2 -
Little jwil has made dinner and you won on the PBs. Definitely a good day
If you have built castles in the air, your work should not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them
Emergency fund 1400/1000
Buffer fund 100/100
Debt Free (again) 25/07/20251 -
Yay to the pb win & mortgage company doing their job 🥳
❤️Mum 2018
0% credit card £1360 & 0% Car Loan £7500 ~ paid in full JAN 2020 = NOW DEBT FREE 🤗
House sale OCT 2022 = NOW MORTGAGE FREE 🤗
House cash purchase completed FEB 2023 🥳🍾 & left work. 🤗
Retired at 55 & now living off the equity £10k a year
❤️Dad 2025
Previous Savings diary https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5597938/get-a-grip/p1
Living off savings diary
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6429003/escape-to-the-country-living-off-savings/p11 -
Wow! Such great progress with PADs, PB wins, weight loss, reflections on last year and focus on this year… and a very quickly diminishing car loan!
Great to catch up, hope you are well :)
Debt Free: 6th November 2025!! 🥳
Mortgage (MFD 04/2053) (Jan 25) £238,983.71. Overpayment set to £200 per month. Current: £232,212.93
2026 goals:
26 books (4)
26lbs lost (2)
£26k sinking funds & savings (£5.8k)
£2600 mortgage o/p (£600)
20,600 exercise and meditation minutes (3k)
2.6l water a day
2026 Top Cashback accrued: £6.46
Nectar: £118.08
Boots: £1.99
DFW Diary: Spendy Wendy to Saver Savvy — MoneySavingExpert Forum1 -
You are doing very well on the car balance.
Updated last day of the month… focus, improving overall net wealth…
Mortgage: starting at -£222,469 (Jan 26) now at -£221,497 (April 26)
Postgrad Loan: starting at -£8,974 (Jan 26) now at -£8,303 (March 26)
Personal Loan: starting at -£11,466 (Jan 26) now at -£10,883 (April 26)
Emergency Fund Savings: starting at £5,511 (Jan 26) now at £2,500 (March 26)
Investments: starting at £50 (Jan 26) now at £339 (March 26)
Net Wealth: starting at -£204,317 (Jan 26) now at -£204,615 (March 26)
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