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  • Skint_yet_Again
    Skint_yet_Again Posts: 8,517 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Hung up my suit! Mortgage-free Glee!
    Yay to new slippers 😁 Sorry to hear about your friend. You’d think in the current climate people would be kind 😐
    0% credit card £1360 & 0% Car Loan £7500 ~ paid in full JAN 2020 = NOW DEBT FREE 🤗
    House sale OCT 2022 = NOW MORTGAGE FREE 🤗
    House purchase completed FEB 2023 🥳🍾 Left work. 🤗

    Retired at 55 & now living off the equity £10k a year (until pensions start at 60 & 67).

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  • MovingForwards
    MovingForwards Posts: 17,154 Forumite
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    I'm so sorry, I missed the bit about your friend. Some people are just nasty and enjoy causing upset.
    Mortgage started 2020, aiming to clear 31/12/2029.
  • savingwannabe
    savingwannabe Posts: 16,619 Forumite
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    edited 17 June 2020 at 9:29PM
    Thank you ladies it's fine, I will try to cheer my friend up. We've got to remember that it's the good people that keep us going not the idiots. If possible I would like to start to declutter the garage tomorrow. 
    Aiming for a minimal spend 2022
  • savingwannabe
    savingwannabe Posts: 16,619 Forumite
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    I did a tiny bit of decluttering before work, the petunia plug plants arrived. A friend is bringing compost on Saturday so I can pot them and more weed and feed as I can see more clover coming up again!. Work was crackers. Im hoping the worst of it will be over by Monday. Ive just picked some strawberries and raspberries free food yum. 
    Aiming for a minimal spend 2022
  • MovingForwards
    MovingForwards Posts: 17,154 Forumite
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    Think you need to borrow a baby cow to nibble the clover. There does seem to be a lot of it sprouting up as even I'm seeing it pop up.

    Work will calm down and you will get to appreciate and tend to your garden, for now enjoy your fruit!
    Mortgage started 2020, aiming to clear 31/12/2029.
  • savingwannabe
    savingwannabe Posts: 16,619 Forumite
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    edited 19 June 2020 at 8:56PM
    Thank you MF. I am v happy with them. 
    I'm just jotting things to do over the weekend- 
    Do admin for my parents
    Chase if I ever got my British Gas cashback for switch, 
    See if I can return 3 of the slippers I bought as I have worn one pair and they are very uncomfortable and badly made.   
    Aiming for a minimal spend 2022
  • Skint_yet_Again
    Skint_yet_Again Posts: 8,517 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Hung up my suit! Mortgage-free Glee!
    Yay it’s the weekend 🤗 Hope you are able to return the slippers. 
    0% credit card £1360 & 0% Car Loan £7500 ~ paid in full JAN 2020 = NOW DEBT FREE 🤗
    House sale OCT 2022 = NOW MORTGAGE FREE 🤗
    House purchase completed FEB 2023 🥳🍾 Left work. 🤗

    Retired at 55 & now living off the equity £10k a year (until pensions start at 60 & 67).

    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/p1
  • savingwannabe
    savingwannabe Posts: 16,619 Forumite
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    edited 20 June 2020 at 10:39PM
    Skinty I wrote just asking if I could return 3 pairs that I have not worn. I have to go to a medical appointment and will post them this next week
    On Saturday after housework and mowing the grass, a friend is visited with compost, we went to her house for a social distancing takeaway. I spent £40 (on cc) to say a thank you as she has done so much for me over lockdown. 
    I have £60 cash to my name 9 days till payday.




    Aiming for a minimal spend 2022
  • savingwannabe
    savingwannabe Posts: 16,619 Forumite
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    edited 22 June 2020 at 8:47PM
    The hospital says I can go back to work from next week as long as I take some precautions. I am rather excited and hoping I will lose some weight.  I spent £27 in the supermarket on food and taxi was £12. I charged it to my card as I am running out of cash. Tonight I put in a new plant and watered in grass seed. 
    Aiming for a minimal spend 2022
  • Skint_yet_Again
    Skint_yet_Again Posts: 8,517 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Hung up my suit! Mortgage-free Glee!
    I’m glad you are excited about going back to work SW. 🤗 As long as you are careful & measures are put in place by your employer I’m sure things will be fine 
    0% credit card £1360 & 0% Car Loan £7500 ~ paid in full JAN 2020 = NOW DEBT FREE 🤗
    House sale OCT 2022 = NOW MORTGAGE FREE 🤗
    House purchase completed FEB 2023 🥳🍾 Left work. 🤗

    Retired at 55 & now living off the equity £10k a year (until pensions start at 60 & 67).

    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/p1
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