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My Minimalist Wardrobe (Update)

February 7, 2012

One of my 2012 ‘to-do’s’ is to make a clothing wish list and the best way to do this was to assess the clothes that I already have – I’m really strict with myself about clothes buying and for the most part (one pair of jeans being the exception), will only buy (and keep) clothes [...]

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The call of the city

February 6, 2012

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I don’t know if I’m making an assumption here (and please tell me if I am) but I think a lot of you, lovely readers, prefer the country to the city. And yet here I am a country born person who has only ever lived in the country or very small towns, craving city life. [...]

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Mortgage Freedom: February 2012 Report

February 1, 2012

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Our goal is to achieve Financial Freedom by December 2020; being mortgage free (as soon as possible) is part of that goal and every month I track our progress. February 1st 2012 Mortgage Stats: Original Mortgage: £138,485 (April 2006) Original term: 300 months (March 2031) Outstanding Balance: £102,283.32 Reduction from last month: 2,128.42 Paid off to [...]

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February 2012 Mini Goals

January 31, 2012

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As we focus on reducing the mortgage as much as possible before we move to Portugal, I keep myself motivated and moving forward by setting monthly mini goals……some months I’ll set just a few, other months, a lot. February Mini Goals: Financial: Make extra payments to reduce our mortgage to five figures Make at least [...]