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  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 95,737 Ambassador
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    Oh & enjoy your family meal tomorrow xx
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    Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
    "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
    ***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb.     ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.
  • please-let-me-be-lucky
    please-let-me-be-lucky Posts: 10,202 Forumite
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    Had a lovely meal with the family for Grandma’s birthday. A few weren’t well/couldn’t make it, so there was a smaller number of us than usual - 19. Food was beautiful and I went way over on my syns, but I thoroughly enjoyed it and I’m back to being ‘good’ now. I hope I’m still here and surrounded by a big family when I’m the Grandma/Great Grandma at 84 :A.

    Won a £2 Amazon voucher last night on one of my survey sites! First win of the year :rotfl: Xx
    Debts @ LBM £23,729.31. Debts @ 08/04/2016 £0 :j
    Best win so far - holiday to Florida
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 95,737 Ambassador
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    please-let-me-be-lucky wrote: »
    Had a lovely meal with the family for Grandma’s birthday. A few weren’t well/couldn’t make it, so there was a smaller number of us than usual - 19. Food was beautiful and I went way over on my syns, but I thoroughly enjoyed it and I’m back to being ‘good’ now. I hope I’m still here and surrounded by a big family when I’m the Grandma/Great Grandma at 84 :A.

    Won a £2 Amazon voucher last night on one of my survey sites! First win of the year :rotfl: Xx

    Priceless :D xx
    I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.

    Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
    "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
    ***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb.     ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.
  • WannabeFree
    WannabeFree Posts: 4,438 Forumite
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    Glad you had a lovely meal, well done on the weight loss too :D

    New car sounds fab!

    x
    “Once you hit rock bottom, that's where you perfectly stand; That's your chance of restarting, but restarting the way.”
  • HairyHandofDartmoor
    HairyHandofDartmoor Posts: 13,960 Forumite
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    please-let-me-be-lucky wrote: »
    Had a lovely meal with the family for Grandma’s birthday. A few weren’t well/couldn’t make it, so there was a smaller number of us than usual - 19. Food was beautiful and I went way over on my syns, but I thoroughly enjoyed it and I’m back to being ‘good’ now. I hope I’m still here and surrounded by a big family when I’m the Grandma/Great Grandma at 84 :A.

    Won a £2 Amazon voucher last night on one of my survey sites! First win of the year :rotfl: Xx

    Your family meal sounds lovely Lucky, you can't beat a happy family occasion :).
    Finally Debt Free After 34 Years, But Still Need to Live Frugally
    Debt in July 2017 = £58,766 😱 DEBT FREE 31 OCTOBER 2017 :T 🎉
    EMERGENCY FUND 1 = £50/£5,000. EMERGENCY FUND 2 = £10/£5,000.
    CHRISTMAS SAVINGS = £0/£500. SEF = £1,400/£12,000 PREMIUM BONDS ME = £350. PREMIUM BONDS DH = £300.
    HOLIDAY MONEY = £0 TIME LEFT TO PAY OFF MORTGAGE = 5 YEARS 1 MONTHS
  • Sun_Addict
    Sun_Addict Posts: 24,129 Forumite
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    Well done on the weight loss.

    Sometimes you have to forget the syns/points and enjoy your meal. You can always make it up in the week Your grandma does so well bless her.
    I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)
  • CCW007
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    please-let-me-be-lucky wrote: »
    Had a lovely meal with the family for Grandma’s birthday. A few weren’t well/couldn’t make it, so there was a smaller number of us than usual - 19. Food was beautiful and I went way over on my syns, but I thoroughly enjoyed it and I’m back to being ‘good’ now. I hope I’m still here and surrounded by a big family when I’m the Grandma/Great Grandma at 84 :A.

    And that's the beauty of SW, you can stick to free foods for the rest of the week and still lose weight! Sometimes you have to enjoy "now" x
  • please-let-me-be-lucky
    please-let-me-be-lucky Posts: 10,202 Forumite
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    Thanks all. I’ve managed to get straight back on the eating plan, so hopefully it will show on the scales on Friday :A.

    I collect my new car in the morning :j. I’ve ammended the insurance and the monthly payment will go up by £17 until renewal in July :(. I could’ve paid £83 today and keep the monthly payment the same, but that would leave us short and only save £5 in the long run. I did the amendment online though, so avoided paying any charges for that. Ridiculously, doing it over the phone would’ve cost £25 :eek:.
    Debts @ LBM £23,729.31. Debts @ 08/04/2016 £0 :j
    Best win so far - holiday to Florida
  • WannabeFree
    WannabeFree Posts: 4,438 Forumite
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    Hope collecting the car goes well! So exciting!

    x
    “Once you hit rock bottom, that's where you perfectly stand; That's your chance of restarting, but restarting the way.”
  • Auntie_Bogus
    Auntie_Bogus Posts: 23 Forumite
    Found you! Glad to be able to come out of lurkdom and so interested to hear your ongoing progress. Whatever life throws at you, you get through it with the love and support of your network of family and friends and you never cease to amaze me! Enjoy the (new) car and carry on with the surveys; being a widow I do them as a way of filling a few (sometimes lonely) hours and making a bit of cash to help with the (paltry) income! xx
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