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Re: Weight loss and healthy eating for a debt free life
This week has been up and down diet wise for me. But I'm noticing for every bad day/ moment I have I don't immediately think, ah well I may as well just continue with naughty foods ...I get…2 -
Re: Learning to walk before I run
Agreed AgathaSquirrel, these are all places we go walking and all around 15-30 mins away in the car. We also have some lovely local walks in nature 🥰5 -
Re: Weekly Flylady Thread 19th January 2026
Woman down. Lurgy hit. Awful head cold and sinusitis. DH has however, sold a kids chair mine haven't used for years - one of those ikea Poang ones. So that's additional space cleared. Mostl…8 -
Re: Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"
We just need a whole O to equal pvgis for Jan, 0.13 today so with five days still to count there's a good chance we'll make it but I'm not claiming it till we're over the line. :/5 -
Re: Overdrafts and defaults
Asking for information that they already have is fishy. I'd tell them that all future communication must be by snail mail. They will already have your address. Whilst a pay slip is evidence of …1 -
Re: Overdrafts and defaults
You don't need to declare the emergency fund money. You don't actually need to even supply income and expenditure, and generally DMP and bankruptcy allowances are more generous than many t…1 -
Re: Overdrafts and defaults
Debt management is an informal debt solution, there are no rules on how its run or how you distribute your budget to your creditors, so you can play it exactly as you wish. The rules on treating cred…1 -
Re: Overdrafts and defaults
Thank you so much and to the other person. I see yourself in particular helping on posts your words make me feel better.1 -
Re: The Case of the Overwhelming Mortgage
Sorry to hear about Mr Agatha. Health is number one though so he must do what is best for him.1 -
Re: Steadily climbing the mountain, enjoying the view along the way
Well handled @KajiKita! Will you say anything next time, if there is a next time?! Yes, looking up thread, I think people don't die till you've made your peace with them. Please remember ho…2
