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  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 29,087 Forumite
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    HI Tea hope your car boot sale goes well - should probably try and look around for one for me to do too! Not sure we have the right things to sell tho as last time we didn't feel we made that much! Only about £45!

    I have just found you on dooyoo and just written my first review since last October! I went on about Mr Ts diets LOL!
    Achieve 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 10/10/25
  • Yaay its Friday…Did anyone wake up to the rain last night? I didn’t, I slept through the whole lot and had to look outside the kitchen window to see if it had actually rained last night.

    DS has his first Sports Day and although DH can’t be there, I have assured him that I will take plenty of pictures.

    I spoke to the hospital regarding DD to find out what it is that the Doctor will actually do and the lady I spoke to was really helpful and said that the visit is just a consultation, so he can check her over and he will probably do another blood test and then he’ll decide whether to remove the lump, leave it as it is until she’s older or use medication to control it…so we’ll see what transpires next Thursday – Thanks Lunar for yours and OH’s help with information.

    SH – Thanks for your ratings on Dooyoo. I’m nearly up to £20 so my plan for next week is to read and rate as many people as I can and hope that they rate me back.

    I think that after my little trip to Tesco’s this morning, I will be over my budget for the week. I don’t include weekends as they are generally up in the air and anything goes.

    I need to go and sort a few things out today for the car boot tomorrow, have done a list on excel so I know what I am selling. Need to get into the loft when DH gets home so I can get a few things…namely wine glasses as we’ve smashed a few recently.

    Shopping is being delivered this evening between 6 – 8pm. Total grocery bill now stands at: £357.85 for the month – aiming for £300 next month.

    Next week is the week before payday, so I am aiming for as many NSD as possible next week. Apart from playgroups and hospital trips it should be a fairly easy week, I don’t include playgroups as they are part of the budget but it’s still nice to keep hold of that £1 coin.

    Sorry for rambling on…I get carried away sometimes and be a dreadful bore.

    Off to get motivated now and get the kids dressed and over to Tesco’s before school.

    Have a good day everyone.
  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 29,087 Forumite
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    Have a good day - hope things pick up for you soon and well done on your dooyoo progress! Thanks for rating me too!
    Achieve 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 10/10/25
  • Just got back from DS sports day...considering it was his first one he ran really well, he didn't win any of the two races he was in but I am still so very proud of him :D I've got lots of photo's too.

    Went to Tesco's and spent £6.17, so that including my £3.58 for yesterday my weekly spend for this week is £28.39 ever so slightly over budget..must do better next week!

    Off to get sorted for the car boot tomorrow. My friend has said that she may not be able to make it as her Ex hubby hasn't paid the maintenance for this month and therefore she's skint.

    Catch you later.
  • lunar
    lunar Posts: 1,805 Forumite
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    Im so glad your appointment turned out to be just a consultation next week. Anything you are not sure about just write down and PM me with it if you want. I can get OH to translate! Sometimes it seems like they think everyone went to medical school the way they talk.

    Glad sports day went well, its not stopped raining here yet today. I really need to get onto dooyoo again, I just never seem to have 2 hands free to type out a review.
    DFW NERD NO.656 DEBT FREE 24TH NOVEMBER 2010 TOTAL DEBT AUGUST 2007 £39000
    MFiT T2 NO.56 WE OWN [STRIKE]25%[/STRIKE] 31.5% OF OUR HOUSE SO FAR!
  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 29,087 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Hi I've written a few dooyoo items today so back into it with a mini whirlwind... done loads of ratings back too! I've added you both to my circle of friends....

    Hope you have a good day tea...
    Achieve 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 10/10/25
  • Morning,

    Just a brief update, car boot sale today...got most of the car packed, just a few bits to do, namely getting dressed.

    Have a good day/weekend everyone.
  • hypno06
    hypno06 Posts: 32,296 Forumite
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    Good luck with the car boot today - I must do one, but it won't be until after my students have gone home at the end of the month....plenty of time for me to find lots of crap to sell!!

    I've not been on dooyoo much this week, not even to read and rate :eek: I must get back to it after the weekend.....I am £15 towards my next payment, and really could do with the money :o
    Successful women can still have their feet on the ground. They just wear better shoes. (Maud Van de Venne)
    Life begins at the end of your comfort zone (Neale Donald Walsch)
  • taxi73
    taxi73 Posts: 20,815 Forumite
    Good luck with the car boot.
  • Hi All,

    Made a whopping £21.50 today, nothing spectacular.

    Tea
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