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"Your life is an occasion. Rise to it"

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  • Lula-Hula
    Lula-Hula Posts: 7,868 Forumite
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    Hear Hear,

    very nicely put Greying :)
  • Ellidee
    Ellidee Posts: 6,216 Forumite
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    What a wonderful post Greying. Thank you :A
    Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task. William James
  • taxi73
    taxi73 Posts: 20,815 Forumite
    what a great post
  • rtandon27
    rtandon27 Posts: 6,705 Forumite
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    Greying_Pilgrim wrote: »
    Thanks Karmacat.
    Lula-Hula wrote: »
    very nicely put Greying :)
    Ellidee wrote: »
    What a wonderful post Greying. Thank you :A
    taxi73 wrote: »
    what a great post

    ditto & then some!!!!!

    :T:T:T:T:T:T:T

    XO
    RT
    4 YEARS 10 MONTHS DEBT FREE!!! (24 OCT 2016)
    (With heartfelt thanks to those who have gone before us & their indubitable generosity.)
    ...and now I have a mortgage! (23 AUG 2021)
    Original End Date - Sept 2041 New projection - Sep 2038 (reduced by 3 years)
  • MrsMoo2U
    MrsMoo2U Posts: 4,005 Forumite
    I agree, fabulous post Greying and I think you speak for us all. Thank you.
    Some 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 Radmacher
  • Karmacat
    Karmacat Posts: 39,460 Forumite
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    Wow, Greying :o what a beautiful post. Thank you so much :kisses3:

    I'm very glad I was your way back in to this community - its been a huge level of support to me for quite a few years now, and still has a big effect, even tho I'm stepping down a bit. I know you're on Pippi's diary a fair bit, so there's at least one place we shall continue to meet :kisses3:

    Lazy day today for me - bit of work on the slate chips on the patio, bit of tidying of paperwork and shredding (the paper variety :rotfl:) tho actually, now that I'm definitely heading towards that op, I should have a long energetic walk, they seem very keen on fitness levels before any procedures these days.

    Back later :j
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
  • gilligansyle
    gilligansyle Posts: 4,124 Forumite
    Fantastic post, greying, and you probably echo the sentiments of all of us.
    Debts at LBM - Mortgages £128497 - non mortgage £27497 Debt now £[STRIKE]114150[/STRIKE][STRIKE]109032[/STRIKE] 64300 (mortgage) Credit cards left 0



    "The days pass so fast, let's try to make each one better than the last"
  • Greying_Pilgrim
    Greying_Pilgrim Posts: 8,049 Forumite
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    Karmacat wrote: »
    I know you're on Pippi's diary a fair bit, so there's at least one place we shall continue to meet


    You betcha!

    Greying
    Grocery Spend May 2026 £111.65/£200
    Grocery spend April 2026 £199.95/£200 +5pence
    Non-food spend May 2026 £41.72/£80
    Bulk Fund 2026 Month 5/12 - £5.98/£93.54 (reducing balance - start £120 pa)

    ""Mother Nature don't draw straight lines
    The broken moulds in a grand design
    We look a mess but we're doing fine
    We're card carrying lifelong members
    Of the union of different kinds..."

    "Union of the Different kinds" - R Christie & T Gilbert,  Fisherman's Friends 
  • rtandon27
    rtandon27 Posts: 6,705 Forumite
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    Karmacat wrote: »
    Excellent - I can reply now :)

    Morning KC - nothing seemed to have arrived! - could you resend please!

    XO
    RT
    4 YEARS 10 MONTHS DEBT FREE!!! (24 OCT 2016)
    (With heartfelt thanks to those who have gone before us & their indubitable generosity.)
    ...and now I have a mortgage! (23 AUG 2021)
    Original End Date - Sept 2041 New projection - Sep 2038 (reduced by 3 years)
  • Karmacat
    Karmacat Posts: 39,460 Forumite
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    Am doing, sorry!
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
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