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  • Suffolk_lass
    Suffolk_lass Posts: 10,732 Forumite
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    AlexLK wrote: »



    M&S or Morrisons? :)

    Morrisons! Just listing today's shop...
    Save £12k in 2025 #2 I saved £14,660.97 of £6000 or 244.35% of my target. The 2026 Save £12k in 2026 thread is here
    OS Grocery Challenge in 2025 I finished the year at £2880.99/£3000 or 96.03% of my annual spend so I am sticking with a £3000 annual budget for 2026
    I also Reverse Meal Plan on that thread and grow much of our own premium price fruit and veg, joining in on the grow your own in 2026 discussion thread
    My keep within our budget diary is here
  • edinburgher
    edinburgher Posts: 14,273 Forumite
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    They won't get to uni and not be able to cope with halls because they still need a hug from Mum or Dad if woken in the night to get back to sleep.

    Well, you say that, but I have a work colleague whose 24 year old still can't sleep through the night! :rotfl:
  • edinburgher
    edinburgher Posts: 14,273 Forumite
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    edited 24 February 2017 at 11:34AM
    At the risk of being hosted with my own petard of confidence, 'cry it out' is having some pretty fantastic results in our house.
    • Night 1: 3 hours of hysterical crying, woke up the next day in a huff
    • Night 2: 35 mins of whiny crying, awoke for 1/2 hour or so of lazy crying
    • Night 3: 20 mins of crying, slept through the night for 11 hours
    • Nap 1: less than 1 min crying :)
  • earthgirl
    earthgirl Posts: 3,762 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    Great news Ed! Fantastic progress all round.
    15/5/12 Paid off Mortgage 1 (£220k) Bought Dream House:www: Dec 13 - Mortage 2 -£116,508. 15/7/18 Mortgage Free Again :j

    Progress not Perfection
  • edinburgher
    edinburgher Posts: 14,273 Forumite
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    Exciting money news! After months of chasing, my preserved Civil Service pension benefits statement has been recalculated to show 5 years of inflation adjustments. Added £15k+ to our NW :dance:
  • slowlyfading
    slowlyfading Posts: 13,429 Forumite
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    It also worked wonders in our house :) and exciting news indeed!
    Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
    Personal Finance Blogger + YouTuber / In pursuit of FIRE
  • edinburgher
    edinburgher Posts: 14,273 Forumite
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    I get the impression that you're a bit of a softy like me SF - did you find the first couple of nights as horrible as we did? :o
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    I remember sitting up in bed drinking tea and eating toast at 3am........... but it's worth it in the end. Sure I've said it before - you need to break them before they break you ;).
    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"
  • AlexLK
    AlexLK Posts: 6,125 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    Suffolk_lass wrote: »
    Morrisons! Just listing today's shop...

    Thank you. :)
    edinburgher wrote: »
    Well, you say that, but I have a work colleague whose 24 year old still can't sleep through the night! :rotfl:

    I'm sure the 24 year old doesn't want to be comforted by the parents, though.
    2018 totals:
    Savings £11,200
    Mortgage Overpayments £5,500
  • edinburgher
    edinburgher Posts: 14,273 Forumite
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    gallygirl wrote: »
    I remember sitting up in bed drinking tea and eating toast at 3am........... but it's worth it in the end. Sure I've said it before - you need to break them before they break you ;).

    We love her to bits, just can't spare 14 hours a week getting her to sleep :D
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