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  • muddywhitechicken
    muddywhitechicken Posts: 3,940 Forumite
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    Happy Birthday Fortune

    Not sure what I would do about the voucher :huh: probably use it - yes the hairdresser has already given you a huge discount but then they didn't have to send you the additional discount voucher!

    MWC x
    Mortgage at highest (April 2008): ~£195,000
    Mortgage-free: January 2021
    Retired: June 2022 (186 months early!)
  • Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS
    Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS Posts: 7,854 Forumite
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    Hope you've had a fabulous day Fortune.

    :bdaycake:

    Tilly x x
    2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
    2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
    Achieved Goal: 28/08/15 :j
  • Mrs_Money_Penny
    Mrs_Money_Penny Posts: 1,307 Forumite
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    Happy Birthday hope you had a nice day.
    2025 Decluttering 10472⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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  • Orange_Ena
    Orange_Ena Posts: 1,297 Forumite
    Happy birthday Fortune :beer:

    I would probably use the voucher too, seeing as they've sent it. But then I'm soft and I'd probably tip more or buy a little product to make up for it. :D
    Debt Apr 15 - £6895.44 :( Apr 17 - £2500 :) Dec 17 - £560 :) July 18 - £199 :D
    CHEFS challenge (Cruise Holiday Entirely Funded by Surveys) - £685.79
    Every penny is a prisoner :D
  • Barbeduk
    Barbeduk Posts: 869 Forumite
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    Hope you had a lovely birthday Fortune!

    Just wanted to say thank you, as I have now registered with BBC Goodfood due to all the lovely recipes you mention!
    Make £2020 in 2020 £178.81/£2020
    SPC 13 #51
    Feb Grocery Challenge £4.68/£200
  • Secret_Saving_Squirrel
    Secret_Saving_Squirrel Posts: 4,138 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    Belated birthday wishes!
    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
  • lulabelle1
    lulabelle1 Posts: 2,704 Forumite
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    Belated birthday wishes my lovely, I hope you had a great day.
    Have a wonderful weekend, L
  • Fortune_Smiles
    Fortune_Smiles Posts: 5,101 Forumite
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    Thank you everyone for the very kind birthday wishes. It was lovely to open my diary and see so many of you popping by. I am feeling particularly grateful for my friends today for a number of reasons.

    MS:
    • went to the end of term cafe breakfast with some of the local mums yesterday morning - £4.65
    • a friend and I went to the out of town shopping estate after. 1 long handled radiator brush - £6.99 (made the mistake of looking behind the dining room bureau this week - it's like a scene from arachnophobia behind there :eek: and I suspect there is similar behind the big wardrobe in my bedroom). Also bought a scratch pad for the Fortunate Cat to see whether I can persuade her to stop using the bottom stair carpet :mad: It's the only spot in the house she's damaged but there's more stair than carpet there now - £7.99. Oh the glamour of my life :rotfl:
    • it's Mr F's birthday next week so I picked up a cake for him to take into work - £8.99 plus a little mini cake cube to put in his lunch box on the day - £1.29
    • invited friend back to mine for lunch so we didn't have the cost of eating out - Halloumi and Puy Lentil Salad with Sweet Potato Falafel and Pitta Bread, Lemon Curd Fool with Stawberries and Almond Thins to follow. Also had a cheeky glass of white. I've told her I eat like that every lunchtime at the dining room table with the candelabra lit :rotfl:
    • picked up her children after school and headed back to another friends house for gossip and wine. Lots of the children and mums and dads were there and Mr F joined us later when he got back from work. A thoroughly nice and unexpected social evening
    • they let us borrow some of their DVDs. They were films we had intended to see at the cinema but didn't get round to it. After B1ack Swan I don't think I want to spend any more money on DVDs - even Fleabay ones!
    • Mr F made the mistake of leaving some change in the study this morning - 38p for Mr Marmite.
    Two pieces of sad news this week. One friend has been diagnosed with breast cancer. It's been caught early and they think they can get away with a lumpectomy but a very worrying time for the family. Also, my neighbour's husband has been made redundant. They don't have anything to fall back on so we're keeping our fingers crossed that he finds work quickly. Thankfully he can freelance which may help to keep things going. Mr F has offered to do any work they need on their cars to keep the bills down for them.

    It did make me think about how things would be without them around or close by. Our lives are definately better because of the people in them.

    To good friends.

    Fortune x
    Mortgage: 100% paid Emergency Fund: 100%
    A Better View 🌄 'Being on the edge isn't as safe, but the view is better' - Ricky Gervais
  • Fortune_Smiles
    Fortune_Smiles Posts: 5,101 Forumite
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    Barbeduk wrote: »
    Hope you had a lovely birthday Fortune!

    Just wanted to say thank you, as I have now registered with BBC Goodfood due to all the lovely recipes you mention!

    Thanks Barbeduk. I love BBCG00dF00d - soooo many recipes and lots of feedback from people who've already tried them. Waitr0$£ is quite good too.

    Fortune x
    Mortgage: 100% paid Emergency Fund: 100%
    A Better View 🌄 'Being on the edge isn't as safe, but the view is better' - Ricky Gervais
  • Fortune_Smiles
    Fortune_Smiles Posts: 5,101 Forumite
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    XSpender wrote: »
    I am delurking to wish you many happy returns:bdaycake:

    I really enjoy reading your diary, it keeps me motivated on my own MFW quest.

    Enjoy your day :)

    Thanks for popping in XSpender. I love it when people delurk. Please do drop by again.

    Fortune x
    Mortgage: 100% paid Emergency Fund: 100%
    A Better View 🌄 'Being on the edge isn't as safe, but the view is better' - Ricky Gervais
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