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Finished hampers ***PICTURES ONLY****
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            Previously posted 18mth-2year old toddler.  
 Contents
 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 £171.8K Equity 36.37%
 2) £2.6K Net savings after CCs 10/10/25
 3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £27.9K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.25K) = 34/£127.5K target 26.6% 10/10/25
 (If took bigger lump sum = 60.35K or 47.6%)
 4) FI Age 60 income target £17.1/30K 57% (if mortgage and debts repaid - need more otherwise) (If bigger lump sum £15.8/30K 52.67%)
 5) SIPP £5K updated 10/10/250
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            Another finished basket to show - again for a little girl aged 4-7  Contents Contents
 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 £171.8K Equity 36.37%
 2) £2.6K Net savings after CCs 10/10/25
 3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £27.9K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.25K) = 34/£127.5K target 26.6% 10/10/25
 (If took bigger lump sum = 60.35K or 47.6%)
 4) FI Age 60 income target £17.1/30K 57% (if mortgage and debts repaid - need more otherwise) (If bigger lump sum £15.8/30K 52.67%)
 5) SIPP £5K updated 10/10/250
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            Well I've done my (winnie the pooh) garden hamper (posted previously) 
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 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 £171.8K Equity 36.37%
 2) £2.6K Net savings after CCs 10/10/25
 3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £27.9K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.25K) = 34/£127.5K target 26.6% 10/10/25
 (If took bigger lump sum = 60.35K or 47.6%)
 4) FI Age 60 income target £17.1/30K 57% (if mortgage and debts repaid - need more otherwise) (If bigger lump sum £15.8/30K 52.67%)
 5) SIPP £5K updated 10/10/250
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 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 £2.88 O0 O0
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            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
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            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!!)
 http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r295/willit15/SP_A0140.jpg
 just the wrapping to tackle now....The good you do comes back to you.DFW Long haul supporters No: 134 0 0
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 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 £171.8K Equity 36.37%
 2) £2.6K Net savings after CCs 10/10/25
 3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £27.9K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.25K) = 34/£127.5K target 26.6% 10/10/25
 (If took bigger lump sum = 60.35K or 47.6%)
 4) FI Age 60 income target £17.1/30K 57% (if mortgage and debts repaid - need more otherwise) (If bigger lump sum £15.8/30K 52.67%)
 5) SIPP £5K updated 10/10/250
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