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  • CathT
    CathT Posts: 7,135 Forumite
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    Belated birthday wishes for the weekend!

    I love colouring in another block, I get to do it tomorrow too :j

    RT, mine are for every £1000 milestone.
    Nov 2025 - part 1 - £13,878 part 2 - £20,953 Total - £34,832 24 months to go!
  • Mine are for every £1000.. it's a picture of the house split into 163 blocks!
    DFW (08/08) £64,346.53 Gone (02/19)
    MFW (08/08) £118k Gone (09/23)
  • Well that's it then, back to work.. another glorious summer over.

    :-(
    DFW (08/08) £64,346.53 Gone (02/19)
    MFW (08/08) £118k Gone (09/23)
  • First day done.. sigh - going to be a hard year with various things..

    Submitted meter reading yesterday and we are £750 in credit, but they haven't taken a bill payment for 6 months now.. still expect to be in credit given its the warmer months. Can't believe the rads will be back on soon.

    Off to get DS a haircut today and SJ has reminded me we must get them booked in at the dentists for a check up now the first tooth has gone. We did try around 2/3, but they were not good, so dentist said to leave it till milk teeth started falling out.

    Might have a wander round town whilst we are there, it's raining - due to be dry later

    Then it's off to karate club for both of them..

    Happy Friday all!..
    DFW (08/08) £64,346.53 Gone (02/19)
    MFW (08/08) £118k Gone (09/23)
  • How come are you so much in credit ? at least you are set for the winter :)
    Mortgage restart June 2018 £119950Re mortgage August 19 £110470, … Mortgage November 22 £85600 final 0% CC 3300Home renovations - £65000, mid 2018 - mid 2022
  • They set the amount which was roughly what we paid with the supplier, I reduced by £100 when I realised it was too much but figured it was worth getting in credit as I got in such a pickle with the last provider and it was all horrible!

    £5 reward into the bank account and I randomly sent it to the mortgage for a small OP.

    Haircut done, I tipped her £3 as she was so good with DS who doesn't enjoy his haircut and it's a relief when we get to the end before he has a meltdown mid haircut..
    DFW (08/08) £64,346.53 Gone (02/19)
    MFW (08/08) £118k Gone (09/23)
  • our eldest is very head sore and he has the thickest hair that i doubt he'll ever have a hair style! I did him a deal that if he let his mum do his hair (number 6 on top and 4 round back and sides) without complaining i'd pay him the money that we'd normally give to the barber!
    MFW: Was: £136,000.......Now: £47,736.58......
  • BookWorm
    BookWorm Posts: 2,525 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Have a fab weekend DFOD :)
  • Sounds like a good plan SJ!! I'm not sure DS would forgive me if I attacked his hair..
    DFW (08/08) £64,346.53 Gone (02/19)
    MFW (08/08) £118k Gone (09/23)
  • Saturday morning then..

    Off to see a friend later, but this morning I'll be pottering about, doing some baking and generally getting this house in some sort of order..

    Managed to pick up a late payment charge on one of my CC which is annoying as I had the money.. will argue the case with them as they can see I had money in my bank account..
    DFW (08/08) £64,346.53 Gone (02/19)
    MFW (08/08) £118k Gone (09/23)
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