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

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  • taka
    taka Posts: 3,483 Forumite
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    Happy new diary and new year! _party_
    Mortgage free as of 12/08/20!
    MFiT-5 no 45
    You can't fly with one foot on the ground!
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    Hi folks - this is not GG (but she will leave her lappie on). She goes on at me for daring to let the water run when l brush my teeth!!!

    As you can probably work out I am her far better looking other half who has to put up with her eternal mutterings about things like - "I want to start a new diary blah blah blah" only to be encouraged by these responses. Don't do it - tell her to go back to the 92 months left diary.

    Anyway I have been nursing her all day while she has played on this - and now off to cook dinner - as she is "poorly sick" and doing her best to share that particular burden.

    Have a good New Year all ........ I could populate quite a few of the years above. Suspect that would be fun but am going to skulk off now before I get caught.

    Happy New Year GG. Can't find any of those smilies you are so obsessed with - but you know the one I'd put
    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"
  • gallygirl
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    gallygirl wrote: »

    Anyway I have been nursing her all day while she has played on this - and now off to cook dinner - as she is "poorly sick" and doing her best to share that particular burden.

    Nursing me all day?????? Don't make me laugh. 2 cups of tea and emptied the dishwasher - even then you had to have a rest 1/2 way through, and left the carving fork in there!

    gallygirl wrote: »
    Can't find any of those smilies you are so obsessed with - but you know the one I'd put

    What - these ones? :kisses3::kisses2::smileyhea:happylove:iloveyou:
    gallygirl wrote: »
    Happy New Year GG.

    Happy New Year to you too Mr Curmudgeonly smiley-love038.gif
    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"
  • twinklie
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    That made me laugh soooooooo much. Bless you both - very cute. x
    Reduction in daily mortgage interest since October 23 (new mortgage) - £2.36 July 25
    % of house owned/% of mortgage paid off. July 25 - 38.82%/31.66%
    MFiT-T7 #21
    MFW 2025 #2
    MF Date: Oct 37 Feb 37
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    Cute???????? Don't make me laugh! Mr GG may be many things but cute he ain't :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"
  • CathT
    CathT Posts: 7,134 Forumite
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    Lovely new diary!
    Nov 2025 - part 1 - £13,878 part 2 - £20,953 Total - £34,832 24 months to go!
  • cha97michelle
    cha97michelle Posts: 5,818 Forumite
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    Happy new year and new diary. :beer:
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    Well, still feeling pooey and beginning to wonder if I'll be up to going back to work :(. I wanted to do a little bit today but couldn't concentrate so gave up :(.

    I have managed to achieve some things:
    - tree down and away, living room hoovered & tidy and Yankee candle burning nicely
    - went to Lidl and bought 3 packs of 1/2 price dishwasher tablets :)
    - currently using Finish Quantamatic device thingy - £10 reduced to £5, had a £5 off voucher so free :j. Lasts 10 washes. What a palaver to get it out of packaging & you can't use with a rinse so need to take it out. Won't be buying refills (unless on a similar free offer!)
    - as I had used the £5 voucher I've made a £5 payment to BTL mortgage - 1st OP of the year :j
    - had an email with my power bill from npower yesterday - ho, ho ho, Happy New Year :o. Actually, I was quite happy as I'm getting a £141 refund. The gas had been underestimated but am still in credit :). So that will be another BTL OP in a week or so :j
    - also an email to say quidco payment of £16 on the way, so that will be another OP :j
    - defrosted freezer after Mr GG left it slightly open - all the food was solid but iced up. Emptied other freezer and reorganised them both so can meal plan better :j
    - made some chicken curry and leek & potato soup. Em, made soup in pressure cooker and it sort of erupted a bit _pale_. Probably lost a portion :o


    Hoping to feel better tomorrow so I can have a good tidy up. Still need to paint the doors in the bedroom - hopefully will be able to do at weekend, but there is a lot of 'stuff' lying about which needs a home. Just finishing off the last of the wine before tomorrow (thanks a lot Michelle......) then will have an early night - leccy blanket is on :)
    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"
  • TallGirl
    TallGirl Posts: 6,315 Forumite
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    Way a new diary, Happy New Year GallyGirl
    Save £12k in 25 No 49
    PB Win 21 £225, 22 £275, 23 £900, 24 £750 Balance Dec 25 £32.7K  
    Plan to move to Denmark for FIRE by Autumn 2025 “May your decisions reflect your hopes not your fears”
    New diary aiming for fire https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6414795/mortgage-free-now-aiming-for-fire#latest

  • cha97michelle
    cha97michelle Posts: 5,818 Forumite
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    You all protest too much at me. :rotfl:

    Sorry you are still feeling yucky. Hope it goes overnight.

    Pack of Lindt choccies and my Baileys decluttered. I'm all ready here. ;)
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