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Need to get myself together: The beginning
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Deleted_User wrote: »Mine is the same but not so much during the week, I love watching it sometimes but would rather do my tapestry.
Yeah I glance at the screen while I am doing cross stitch
I got him the official RDR2 guide today for his birthdayxx
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One week to go
Also got news from my mum (shes my boss) that today we are having a staff meeting and getting 3.2% pay rise which is roughly £80 per month extra! This I assume will be from April wages, so happy over this!
This weekend Carlisle, I kept £100 this months wages for the drive down £40 be for petrol and then funds for me and my boy for his TKD competition and playing for Scotland! Also have some back up money just in case as you never know...
Still to get my friends boy bday present and my friends we boys 1st birthday. My dad is following weekend but probs be off next wage and a £25 amazon gift card lol. It is also my niece 9th birhtday and wants a generation doll thing. I know I can get them in Smyths toy store.
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Aw excellent news!!!
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5 days to payday woo!
Carlisle tomorrow woo! Today I ordered a few things for my sons communion. Truly only need to get paper plates (spotted in forge market) and two other things and I am finished. Oh and my outfit... that will be done during my week off
Soon be starting my emergency fund and couch plus pay off overdraft lol.
xxxDebt (1/9/14) £6,702.11 Debt free (30/11/2016) mortgage port- £70,077.82 and mortgage £126,517.39 o/s currently
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thats great news about the pay rise monz
enjoy Carlisle and good luck to your wee boy.......he'll smash it xxNEXT TARGET: Halifax credit card DEC 22 £0 / £4499.12POAMAYC 2011 £6378.35 POAMAYC 2012 £5000.78POAMAYC 2013 £3480.04 POAMAYC 2014 £4085.14POAMAYC 2015 £7565.24 POAMAYC 2016 £8000.90 POAMAYC 2017 £7278.80 POAMAYC 2018 £13208.18POAMAYC 2019 £13309.28 POAMAYC 2020 £15026.050 -
Have a great weekend and good luck to mini monz xx0
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Woo he got two medals! He got bronze for patterns and silver for sparring. His teacher watched the sparring and was unhappy Connor was not picked as winner as he won that, but cos he got a penalty never got picked. Truly shameful but he done amazing and so proud! He is off to school with his medals to show them
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3 days to payday and no more to my mum and dadcannot wait!
I did not spend all my money in Carlisle so today will be getting my friends we boys first birthday present and drop that off tonight. Only need to get my dad (Friday yikes! but amazon voucher so all good lol!) and my other friends we boy and sorted! I also still have money left from this months wages so can get final things in for communion
Thats about it really. Hope all are well xxxDebt (1/9/14) £6,702.11 Debt free (30/11/2016) mortgage port- £70,077.82 and mortgage £126,517.39 o/s currently
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Aw woo mini monz for winning those medals!
I'm so happy for you getting that debt to mum and dad paid off so quickly!
You are a superstar so you are.
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Yay for pay rise (and we should get a smidge of an increase again due to tax code changes on the end of april wage)
And well done Mini Monz for his medalsxx
Debt £30,823.48/£44,856.56 ~ 06/02/21 - 31.28% Paid OffMortgage (01/04/09 - 01/07/39)
£79,515.99/£104,409.00 (as of 05/02/21) ~ 23.84% Paid Off
Lloyds (M) - £1196.93/£1296.93 ~ Next - £2653.79/£2700.46 ~ Mobile - £296.70/£323.78
HSBC (H) -£5079.08/£5281.12 ~ HSBC (M) - £4512.19/£4714.23
Barclays (H) - £4427.32/£4629.36 ~ Barclays (M) - £4013.78/£4215.82
Halifax (H) - £4930.04/£5132.12 ~ Halifax (M) - £3708.65/£3911.20
Asda Savings - £0
POAMAYC 2021 #87 £1290.07 ~ 2020/£3669.48 ~ 2019/£10,615.18 ~ 2018/£13,912.57 ~ 2017/£10,380.18 ~ 2016/£7454.80
~ Emergency Savings: £0
My Debt Free Diary (Link)0
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