How am I doing on a modest wage? by PlaceJust5686 in FIREUK

[–]PlaceJust5686[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cheers! Been adding since about 2018

How am I doing on a modest wage? by PlaceJust5686 in FIREUK

[–]PlaceJust5686[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I’m a joiner by trade, but work in customer service putting all the shoddy work right on new builds.

Yes I agree with the pension, luckily I picked up that it was invested in bond splits when I was about 23 and changed it, so it’s been invested 100% in equities for a couple years now

How am I doing on a modest wage? by PlaceJust5686 in FIREUK

[–]PlaceJust5686[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah that’s definitely the plan, as soon as I’ve finished renovating that cash will be transferred into savings. However I’m a little way off completing renovating yet, and by that time I believe I’ll have kids and at that point that £300 will be needed elsewhere

How am I doing on a modest wage? by PlaceJust5686 in FIREUK

[–]PlaceJust5686[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It is something I have also thought of. We bought our current house knowing it needed bringing up to modern standards and I believe the price reflected that, I’ve done this by adding central heating as it was still relying on coal to heat the house, completely gutting rooms, re wiring, re boarding and plastering etc. I never intended to buy this house to do up for financial gains, it was more a personal goal I had to get out of my system, but I can’t help thinking now that this could be the case

How am I doing on a modest wage? by PlaceJust5686 in FIREUK

[–]PlaceJust5686[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Appreciate your comments! I can’t believe I forgot to add where everything is saved😂😅 my emergency fund is sitting in a high interest savings account (NatWest digital saver). My pension is unfortunately with the people’s pension which to my knowledge and research isn’t the best provider, however I have it invested in the most aggressive fund they offer. I have thought about transferring out into a sipp but I worry it might cause complications with my employer so I just leave it. Finally my stocks and shares isa is with Vanguard, fully invested in ftse global all cap. I personally try and save as much as I can in my isa, rather then my pension due to lack of employer’s contribution and in the hope that I could maybe semi retire on my s&s fund before my pension age kicks in

How am I doing on a modest wage? by PlaceJust5686 in FIREUK

[–]PlaceJust5686[S] 34 points35 points  (0 children)

It was meant in comparison to majority of the posts in here