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Edinburgher gets cracking!
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HelenDaveKids wrote: »Currently having a naughty bottle of wine... hic..
:beer: I had a couple of beers, but it's not really all that enjoyable when you have a blocked up nose, sore throat and ears that crunch every time you move your jaw!
£2 into the remortgage pot
£1 into the kitchen pot
Mrs E has a fun day of cold medicine and groceries planned
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Manflu alert.0
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All is going well, Ed, except the cold.
I'm sure you will survive. Keep up the good work! Debt: £11,640.02 paid in full! DFD: 30/06/20
Starter Emergency Fund (#187): £1000/£1000
3 month Emergency Fund (#45): £3300/£33000 -
Ended up lying on the couch for most of the day, Mrs E is taking care of me
Chippy for dinner as I couldn't be bothered cooking.
£1.61 into the kitchen pot and the talented Mrs E has booked £69.99 cashback from Expedia for a family hotel stay next spring.
Also chased Amazon for a refund of £7.99. I paid for next day delivery, but they're trying to dispatch the item 3 days after I ordered it. No, that's a bad Amazon :mad:0 -
Sorry to hear you're under the weather. Hot toddy needed?
Tilly x2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j0 -
Hello Mr E. Lots of good progress going on except the cold. Thats not fair. Hope you feel better soon. MM xMFW Challenge 2019 - £2,420 / £2,420 - 100% :T0
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Olbas oil... swear by it.Morgage till Nov 30 GOAL MFW Sept 2016Aug 11 - £100k Aug 2016.... It's GONE!!!!!
2014 GOAL HIT 5 Stone! 2016 GOAL to be a MF marathon runner.
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Hope you are feeling better Ed.
MCIMortgage Free x 1 03.11.2012 - House rented out Feb 2016
Mortgage No 2: £82, 595.61 (31.08.2019)
OP's to Date £8500
Renovation Fund:£511.39;
Nectar Points Balance: approx £30 (31.08.2019)0 -
I'm not going to lie... I am wearing pyjamas already :cool:
After a 'mare of a day at work that I'd rather forget about, let's focus on the MFW positives:- Bought lunch from Mr T, but got extra points with Mr T credit card and for using my own bag
- £1 into kitchen pot
- £14.86 into remortgage pot
- Withdrew 50p from Zopa :rotfl:
- Withdrew £10.86 from TCB
- Ordered Mrs E's birthday present (a very large framed print of a beautiful Tiffany Studios stained glass panel). Got 30% off, 10.1% cashback (£6.77) and 3% cashback from my credit card (£2.92)
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MFW Challenge 2019 - £2,420 / £2,420 - 100% :T0
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