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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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    Trying to do something energetic while I watch the marathon so emptied Peefer the mortgage pig. Only £17 in whole bags :eek:. How very dare he :mad:. These are the last 6 offerings (have put in Tues date as that is when I will go to PO). He got a good emptying of all silver last time so I guess that's why there's not so much this time. Have already got £6.50 in 50p's so should be a good haul next time.

    29/01/2011 17.00
    22/03/2011 27.00
    30/07/2011 30.00
    25/10/2011 23.00
    04/01/2012 41.00
    24/04/2012 17.00

    Peefer has been returned to his home on the microwave but I have turned his face to the wall so he knows he is in the bad books :).

    Off to bring down all ebay stuff. Must keep up the activity levels while marathon is on else I'll feel lazy :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"
  • Hurdler
    Hurdler Posts: 1,361 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    I LOVE the fact piggy is in the dog house.
    You have a veritable menagerie!
    • Mortgage @ March 2008: £194,965 ; Lightbulb Moment: July 2011: £164,926; End Date: March 2033
    • MORTGAGE FREE: September 2015
    • MSE 1p Savings Challenge 2024 #50: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec = £223.84/£671.61
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    Hurdler wrote: »
    I LOVE the fact piggy is in the dog house.
    You have a veritable menagerie!

    He is a very NAUGHTY pig :(. He had better get his little trotter out and cough up more next time :naughty:.

    8 things listed on ebay, won't let me list any more :(, I thought there was only a limit on fee free, never mind, next weekish is another month as Scarlett (nearly) said, and I will have all swimwear listed for the May Bank Hol, so that will be fine :). Have all descriptions written and piccies taken so ready to go :).

    Off to do some ironing :eek:, DS starting new job tomorrow so have volunteered to iron his shirts. This marathon watching is hard work, need to put some training in before next year and am seriously worried about my stamina levels pre-Olympics :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"
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    1.5lbs off :j.

    No tax rebate yet :(.

    Meal planning working, jacket pot tomorrow lunchtime and need to make tuna casserole for tomorrow night.

    Osteopath & smear test tomorrow.

    Don't you envy my rock'n'roll lifestyle :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"
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    Osteopath cracked me back into shape :D. No smear as running 1/2 hour late so overlapped with osteopath, so I have that pleasure for another day :cool:.

    Still no tax rebate :(

    Menu planning working, tuna casserole made :D.

    Bad news - not very nice :o.

    Good news - there's plenty of it :rotfl:.

    Decided today I had made a serious error in calculations as it's not possible to pay off 127k in 4yrs 4 months, with no help from Mr GG. YES IT IS. Went through figures in a couple of different ways and it IS doable. So that's me convinced. For a couple of months at least :o.

    London tomorrow, late start and frothy coffee at station :). Tuna casserole for lunch :cool:. Drinks later :beer:
    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
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    gallygirl wrote: »
    Well, nice payment from DD so btl balance now £13,660 - dropped below 14 :j.

    £900 paid, balance now £12,712 :T. Knocked 5 months off end date to June 16 - em, I don't think so :D.

    Still no tax rebate :(.

    Singing with choir on Sunday, outside :rotfl::eek::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"
  • Secret_Saving_Squirrel
    Secret_Saving_Squirrel Posts: 4,138 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    Good for you, a real financial challenge and no compromises made to the rock and roll lifestyle!
    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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    Secret_Saving_Squirrel wrote: »
    Good for you, a real financial challenge and no compromises made to the rock and roll lifestyle!

    Eh, yes..................

    Are you taking the p................. :D

    Just had a practice in the kitchen :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"
  • pammyj74
    pammyj74 Posts: 3,290 Forumite
    Didnt know you sang in a choir. I was looking into doing something like that when I watched that choir thing on TV but it put me off when I found out about the cost to join :cool:
    I keep starting a meal planner and then it fades as it comes to the day and we dont fancy having that for tea!
    MPs left feb '08 276- Dec 13 36 :T MB Jan 10 ~ £82,377 Dec 13 ~ £29987
    EMFD was Feb 32 :eek: NOW Dec 2013 its Dec 2016
    MF new target Dec 16 REACHED!! :j
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    £100 a term Pammy, but hey, I'm worth it :rotfl:. I don't spend much on entertainment, anyway it is in my budget so that makes it 'free' :cool:. MK on a Thursday night if you fancy it :)

    Meal plans are great Pammy, you should give it a go, especially as you don't like cooking - it makes it decision free. Batch cook and freeze. Go on missus, saves you a fortune :T.
    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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