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Re: Cooking for one (Mark Three)
Good morning everyone, Grey and cold here this morning. DS2 has headed with Hector to meet up with friends for a coffee before they head back to Cornwall tomorrow. I'm just pottering and trying …1 -
Re: Prepping: the new world...
Lots of the key safes outside houses here.A few are for carers but most are for airbnbs5 -
Re: An in-between phase
Thank goodness the pub is a welcome sanctuary from house fittings and bizarre crossword clues 🍻2 -
Re: Road To Financial Recovery
Today has been a nice relaxing day and I have managed to work through some of the stuff needed and worked out a pretty consistent budget for the upcoming year. There are some months that income is a …1 -
Re: From Frugal Foundations to Fortified Family Future
I just thought you were operating at J. Bond-esque style double-bluff-ness 😉🤣 Tea munched. We had potato and chickpea curry. I did open another tin of tatties, as the curry was slightly light on t…6 -
Re: An in-between phase
I think it definitely takes a certain type! @WelshmansDaughter @doingitanyway Actually can't cope when they change compiler @badmemory 😂 While I'm using my friends as intellectual labour, …2 -
Re: Let's get this sorted then!
I am more than happy to congratulate you. You have paid off a large sum, looked after yourself, your home and your animals, emptied someone else's storage container and worked two jobs all whils…3 -
Re: Home insurance and lock boxes
It will probably come down to the insurers interpretation of "Forced entry to the property". Breaking an external box containing a key, which then provides easy unforced entry, may or may n…1 -
Re: Let's get this sorted then!
Well done on reaching your goal!2 -
Re: An in-between phase
You cheeky so and so @dawnybabes 😁 Nice to know me and (mostly) @badmemory were right!2
