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Daffy's 'a nice cup of tea cheers you up' diary
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Fantastic work on those budgets already, You shoul definitely add it to your signature along with the DR status. Second champagne now poured hicSome days there aren't any trumpets, just lots of dragons. Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, I will try again tomorrow -- Mary Anne Radmacher0
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Beat you to it cheri!
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"Cheery Dr Daffs"! There you go - dilemma solved!
Impressive savings target - bet you can do it though! :T🎉 MORTGAGE FREE (First time!) 30/09/2016 🎉 And now we go again…New mortgage taken 01/09/23 🏡
Balance as at 01/09/23 = £115,000.00 Balance as at 31/12/23 = £112,000.00
Balance as at 31/08/24 = £105,400.00 Balance as at 31/12/24 = £102,500.00
Balance as at 31/08/25 = £ 95,450.00
£100k barrier broken 1/4/25SOA CALCULATOR (for DFW newbies): SOA Calculatorshe/her0 -
Good idea EH! That's what I'll be
And the savings target IS a bit steep - but I wanted to get into the habit of saving it all before I'd got used to having a full time wage and spending it all, otherwise I'd have no chance! :rotfl:0 -
EssexHebridean wrote: »"Cheery Dr Daffs"! There you go - dilemma solved!
Impressive savings target - bet you can do it though! :T
Excellent name! And Cheery, what an amazing target - at 20% already, I'm sure you'll make it.
Here's to picnics in London - did you sit in an office or take it out to a green square?2023: the year I get to buy a car0 -
Just munched it on the train, and as I was wandering around
Been out in the peak district today, gorgeous sunny day :j :j Had a couple of hours to myself so had a nice amble round Buxton, not been there for e a while
Just got back, utterly exhausted, been up since 5.30 - eek! 0 -
*pops up out of lurkdom*
Love your total savings for 2011 record in your sig Cheery and I am always inspired by a %! Think I might steal if you dont mind ...........
*slopes back again*
-s-Frugal living challenge 2012 live on £8500 ~ £7725.87 remainingMake £5/day in 2012 ~ £482.24/£1830 ~ 22.52%Proud Member of PAD since January 2010 ~ Total paid to date £11386.64Savings Pot for 2012 ~ £772.60/£3000 ~ 23.38%Lose 19lbs / Save £2k by 30/04/12 *5/19lbs* £158.72/£20000 -
Carry on saorsie! I'm pretty sure I pinched it from someone else anyway :rotfl: (the %, that is, not the money! :eek:) 0
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Congrats (albeit belated) on the final sign off :T and for starting the patchwork fund! :beer: Weight loss: Start weight: 80kg; Current Weight: 77kg; Target weight: 55kg0
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:j:j:j Yay to Dr Daffs :j:j:j:j
Hope you are enjoying tea out to celebrate :j Proud Member of Mike's Mob :j0
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