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Gallygirl's "A journey of 121,226.67 pounds begins with a single penny" diary

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  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    Secret_Saving_Squirrel wrote: »
    And how long can it take to bury a sardine?:beer:
    Hours probably :rotfl:. It may clash with Spanish lesson though :(.

    Sitting on sofa drinking a G&T watching youtube music videos on TV (with accompaniment from Mr GG :eek:) after a thoroughly enjoyable weekend (apart from the death of one of my pots in the wind :()
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
    :) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
    "Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"
  • apple_muncher
    apple_muncher Posts: 15,381 Forumite
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    I love this name for the building: Centro de Usos M!ltiples

    Covers everything!
    NST March lion #8; NSD ; MFW9/3/23 Whoop Whoop!!!
  • Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS
    Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS Posts: 7,854 Forumite
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    Morning GG, sounds like a fab weekend. Do think of me this morning. I was planning a long walk on the beach first thing but Mr T has asked me to order a gas bottle. Have called this morning but much confusion on the phone, so I am driving off into the countryside to find the company and order face to face. Where is Mr T when he's needed :rotfl:

    I am glad to hear that 'burying the sardine' isn't a euphemism :)

    Tilly x x x
    2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
    2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
    Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS wrote: »
    Morning GG, sounds like a fab weekend. Do think of me this morning. I was planning a long walk on the beach first thing but Mr T has asked me to order a gas bottle. Have called this morning but much confusion on the phone, so I am driving off into the countryside to find the company and order face to face. Where is Mr T when he's needed :rotfl:

    As this is Spain you need to get em... something....... you are supposed to show to buy one, a permit of some kind - do you have one tucked away somewhere? Obviously, as this is Spain I've found the places where you can buy gas without it :D
    I am glad to hear that 'burying the sardine' isn't a euphemism :)
    :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

    :eek: I don't think it is :eek:.
    I love this name for the building: Centro de Usos M!ltiples

    Covers everything!

    Used to be the Artisan Centre. Probably cost a fortune to rename :cool:.
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
    :) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
    "Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"
  • Thistlewhistle
    Thistlewhistle Posts: 1,091 Forumite
    "Burying the Sardine"

    Just spat coffee over my desk!!:rotfl:

    T:)
    Mortgage at end 05/2007: £90200
    Mortgage at end 08/2018: £71646 paid £18354 (20.5%)
    MFD: :eek:Original:05/2042:eek:
    Car Finance: £8225 : £6392 (22.2% paid off)
    CC Debt (0% until 06/2020): £5640 : £4400 (21.7% paid off)

     Age of Money at 31/08/2018 = 23 days

    YNAB is changing the way I live my life....and spend my money!!
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    Thistlewhistle wrote: »
    "Burying the Sardine"

    Just spat coffee over my desk!!:rotfl:

    T:)

    You're all a bunch of smutty minded Philistines :rotfl:.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burial_of_the_Sardine

    http://www.donquijote.org/culture/spain/society/holidays/entierro-de-la-sardina
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
    :) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
    "Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"
  • Secret_Saving_Squirrel
    Secret_Saving_Squirrel Posts: 4,138 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    I prefer my version.....:D
    Paid off mortgage nine years early in 2013. Now picking and choosing our work to fit in with the rest of our lives!
    Still thrifty though, after all these years:D
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    So, tonight is the big night for the Sardine :rotfl:. Still not sure if we'll be going - I was in bed at 9.30 last night, feel like I've hit a wall. Mr GG is wearing me out, making we walk so much :eek:. Hopefully we'll make it :D. Did manage to repot my big plant whose pot got smashed in the wind and repotted another two into larger pots. One cactus decided to attack my head and I was pulling bits out my hair last night :eek:. Mr GG brought the washing in and announced 'there you are' - hmmm, unfortunately the ironing and folding fairies must have also been unwell as it's all still in the basket :rotfl:.

    Cloudy today :eek:.
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
    :) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
    "Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"
  • Karmacat
    Karmacat Posts: 39,460 Forumite
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    Make sure that cactus isn't mean to you again xxx
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    Karmacat wrote: »
    Make sure that cactus isn't mean to you again xxx
    We had words KC, am sure it will be fine :).

    Em, what does one wear to a Sardine burial :rotfl:.
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
    :) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
    "Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"
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