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I am sorry to hear about your friend SW. You seem happier about the contract changes now so I hope it all works out ok for you.❤️Mum 2018
0% credit card £1360 & 0% Car Loan £7500 ~ paid in full JAN 2020 = NOW DEBT FREE 🤗
House sale OCT 2022 = NOW MORTGAGE FREE 🤗
House cash purchase completed FEB 2023 🥳🍾 & left work. 🤗
Retired at 55 & now living off the equity £10k a year
❤️Dad 2025
Previous Savings diary https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5597938/get-a-grip/p1
Living off savings diary
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Only two days left till the weekend. Hooray.
I sponsored someone £5 for charity. Does that count as a spend? I haven't spent any money at work yet this week I don't think.Aiming for a minimal spend 20220 -
Well done on low spends SW. How's the spending diary coming along ?❤️Mum 2018
0% credit card £1360 & 0% Car Loan £7500 ~ paid in full JAN 2020 = NOW DEBT FREE 🤗
House sale OCT 2022 = NOW MORTGAGE FREE 🤗
House cash purchase completed FEB 2023 🥳🍾 & left work. 🤗
Retired at 55 & now living off the equity £10k a year
❤️Dad 2025
Previous Savings diary https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5597938/get-a-grip/p1
Living off savings diary
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6429003/escape-to-the-country-living-off-savings/p10 -
I'm writing everything in it. I just want to pay off this months credit card bill which is going to be big. After this its only going to be used for food.Aiming for a minimal spend 20220
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All I spent at work this week was £0.70 today on a bar of chocolate for a student. Hooray for the weekend. It rained just as I arrived home. I'm shattered and am going to bed.Aiming for a minimal spend 20220
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Hope you can relax now and enjoy the weekend SW x❤️Mum 2018
0% credit card £1360 & 0% Car Loan £7500 ~ paid in full JAN 2020 = NOW DEBT FREE 🤗
House sale OCT 2022 = NOW MORTGAGE FREE 🤗
House cash purchase completed FEB 2023 🥳🍾 & left work. 🤗
Retired at 55 & now living off the equity £10k a year
❤️Dad 2025
Previous Savings diary https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5597938/get-a-grip/p1
Living off savings diary
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I am, I watched some telly last night and slept as soon as I got in from work.
Today I have nice weather till 12 so I am putting a wash out. My second load of washing was soaked in the rain as I couldn't face diving out when it began. House is tidy and mopped. I might do some ironing and am watching tv.Aiming for a minimal spend 20220 -
I spent most of the day resting as blood sugars were a bit pants - caused by eating bacon crisps! which always make my sugars high.
Overall though it has ended well as I did plenty of work.
My fab niece visited which cheered me up also.
I spent £2.44 in local shop on rubbish food.
I spent £13.00 including postage on a picture for my room. This is my spending for the rest of the week. No more I promise.Aiming for a minimal spend 20220 -
It sounds like you had a nice restful weekend SW. Did you set yourself a budget for personal spends or are you waiting to see how you get on with your spending diary ?❤️Mum 2018
0% credit card £1360 & 0% Car Loan £7500 ~ paid in full JAN 2020 = NOW DEBT FREE 🤗
House sale OCT 2022 = NOW MORTGAGE FREE 🤗
House cash purchase completed FEB 2023 🥳🍾 & left work. 🤗
Retired at 55 & now living off the equity £10k a year
❤️Dad 2025
Previous Savings diary https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5597938/get-a-grip/p1
Living off savings diary
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6429003/escape-to-the-country-living-off-savings/p10 -
It should have been £50 but we shall see. I have bought shoes, and now the painting. (16+ 12). Everything else has been food I think. As long as I can pay my credit card bill of £300 from this months pay packet I shall be ok.
I spent £1.20 on a pasty at work. I did take food in but ended up starving so I ate twice!!!! Greedy me.
It's my day off tomorrow but I will be working from home! I do have some shopping to do also.Aiming for a minimal spend 20220
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