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Finished hampers ***PICTURES ONLY****
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Previously posted 18mth-2year old toddler.
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Basket approx 79p (Wilkos?) Had
Circus Jigsaw £1.29 Instore
Animal Lift the flap book £1.99 (RRP £4) Had
Pig's Tale £1 (T)
Scary Things book 99p (RRP £3 The Works) had
Woody Disney bubbles £1.29 (Asda RRP £1.79)
Cost £7.29 (new spend £3.58) - RRP value £11.79 minAchieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £174.8K Equity 32.77%
2) £2.6K Net savings after CCs 6/7/25
3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £24.3K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.2K) = 30.1/£127.5K target 23.6% 29/7/25
4) FI Age 60 income target £16.5/30K 55.1%
5) SIPP £4.8K updated 29/7/250 -
Another finished basket to show - again for a little girl aged 4-7
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Pink mini basket 3 set from Wilkos originally £5 paid £1.25
2 flumps 10p each and 2 pencils 10p each with erasers
Disney princess eau de toilette originally £6 now £3 (TJ Hughes)
Gazillions Disney bubbles originally £2 at Asda paid £1.29
Value £13.40, new spend £3, total spend £5.94Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £174.8K Equity 32.77%
2) £2.6K Net savings after CCs 6/7/25
3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £24.3K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.2K) = 30.1/£127.5K target 23.6% 29/7/25
4) FI Age 60 income target £16.5/30K 55.1%
5) SIPP £4.8K updated 29/7/250 -
Well I've done my (winnie the pooh) garden hamper (posted previously)
Contents
Childhood sweets at the bottom (cheaper than shred!)
Winnie the pooh stickers on heavy glass jar which I've then put 12 garden journal ideas in and mostly tied with purple, silver etc ribbon - having pasted them on pretty papers first
A printed garden in a year from the BBC website - putting in the plastic sleave (recycled)
Winnie the pooh cross stitch RRP £2 Tesco
Winnie the pooh books RRP £6
Personalised journal (£1 book from Asda with picture and personalisation on the front. I've then added a couple of messages inside on how to use the journal in a jar....
Basket RRP £3 WilkosAchieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £174.8K Equity 32.77%
2) £2.6K Net savings after CCs 6/7/25
3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £24.3K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.2K) = 30.1/£127.5K target 23.6% 29/7/25
4) FI Age 60 income target £16.5/30K 55.1%
5) SIPP £4.8K updated 29/7/250 -
Girl large basket, for partners cousin
Soft pink blanket
Winnie Pooh comb set
Pink piggy bank
Soft ted
Soft rattle
booties
socks
2 x pretty pink vests
comforter
2 Muslin squares , used rolled up to lft some of the items at the front
For my partners sister , just had a baby boy on Tuesday, from my daughter
Its a boy gift bag , padded out with shred
Soft toy stork with teddy rattle
Baby's 1st's frame
Baby's 1st Trinket box
Gift from us
Cot/pram blanket,tied with ribbon
Musical teddy
comforter
little book of bedtime stories
prince rattle
hooded towel
bath thermometer
5 x Johnson baby products
soft sponge
2x bibs
2 x slogan vests
scratch mitts
socks
6 nappies at bottom for padding and a rolled muslin square to lift items at the front0 -
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My posts just vanished :mad: Here it is again, I think.
Simple Shampoo & Conditioner
Simple Antibacterial Handwash
Simple Relax Body Wash
Simple Nourishing Body Wash
Simple Moisturise Bath Cream £6 (£1 each from poundland)
Basket £1 (poundland)
Just needs wrapping & bow for finishing touch
Total £7
As above, 6 Simple products £6 (£land)
Scrunchie (not on piccy) £0.00 (free from out of one of my many xmas boxes last yr)
Box I recycled, was a package in post so cut top off and put metallic wrap paper on £0.00 (free)
Total £6
This had to be a cheap & looks cramped til I organise it a bit better.
Bath set (plastic case, scrunchie, body glove, exfoliating towel thingy & foot pummet) 99p (B & M)
Radox Muscle Soak & Stress Relief twin pack £1.89 (B & M)
Total £2.88O0 -
Here's another tea set I've made up...
It's for my OH's uncle and contains: mug (99p Ikea second); teabags (£1.20ish), Galaxy mini choc bars (3 from pack of 10 £1.89 so about 60p); coaster (I cross stitched this in Xmasy colours with threads and fabric I had already and just bought a coaster to pop it in for £1); shortbread biscuits (62p Tesco).:wave: If you want the rainbow, you've got to put up with the rain :wave:1 -
Hi everyone,
here is my first ever basket, for SIL for Christmas.
Contents:
2009 hardback page per day diary - £1 - poundland
Body shop Bath Lilly - 50p - ebay
Socks 50p tesco
facemask - 89p superdrug
Flannel cup cake with strawberry heart bath bomb on top
make up brush set, £1 tesco
Cancer research, car air freshener and compact with brush - £2 - cancer research shop
Radox bath smoothie 78p
Hand cream - 50p poundland
hot choc sachet - 20p
funky tissues
nail file and nail stick
(I think that is the lot!!)
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just the wrapping to tackle now....The good you do comes back to you.DFW Long haul supporters No: 1340 -
Previously posted....
Shopaholic Mug (as you get older three things start to happen... firstly you start to forget things, and I can't remember the other 2) contains journal items £2 (supermarkets)
personalised journal book £1 (Asda)
Doggy fashion book £1 RRP £5 The Works
Pooches book £1.99 RRP £5 The Works
Doggy Tray 49p Home and Bargain
Candle holders 29p each ikea, candles approx 10p each in the saleAchieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £174.8K Equity 32.77%
2) £2.6K Net savings after CCs 6/7/25
3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £24.3K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.2K) = 30.1/£127.5K target 23.6% 29/7/25
4) FI Age 60 income target £16.5/30K 55.1%
5) SIPP £4.8K updated 29/7/250
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