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  • savingwannabe
    savingwannabe Posts: 16,619 Forumite
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    Quick way to mow long wet grass? I cannot afford a goat. Quick way to kill weeds in big garden? lol 
    Aiming for a minimal spend 2022
  • MovingForwards
    MovingForwards Posts: 17,150 Forumite
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    Wait til it dries, run outside and quickly now it!
    Collect cardboard boxes from the supermarket, open up and place on top of weeds, weight down with mulch.
    Mortgage started 2020, aiming to clear 31/12/2029.
  • savingwannabe
    savingwannabe Posts: 16,619 Forumite
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    OMG you are a genius. Are you related to the man from the 39 Steps????
    Aiming for a minimal spend 2022
  • MovingForwards
    MovingForwards Posts: 17,150 Forumite
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    Haha, nah, I just like problem solving 🤗
    Check your messages.
    Mortgage started 2020, aiming to clear 31/12/2029.
  • savingwannabe
    savingwannabe Posts: 16,619 Forumite
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    A loooooooong work day today but now it is the weekend. Plenty to do but i can chill whilst i do it. 
    Aiming for a minimal spend 2022
  • Skint_yet_Again
    Skint_yet_Again Posts: 8,462 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Hung up my suit! Mortgage-free Glee!
    Have a lovely weekend chilling SW. My grass needs cutting too but I will wait until it’s dry. Quick way to kill weeds - a good spot weedkiller is boiling water which  I use for ones that come up between paving slabs. 
    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 6 March 2021 at 8:03PM
    I spent £38 lot on vaccine travel & food today so there is £60 left for food for the rest of the month plus emergency fund money. Loads of work to do but i took a day off as work as tired. I do feel safer now and am so grateful for the vaccine. Looking forward to the summer just hope i have a job. Job cuts are everywhere. How did people cope with this horrid uncertainty in the early 80s?  
      
    Aiming for a minimal spend 2022
  • MovingForwards
    MovingForwards Posts: 17,150 Forumite
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    Still a good budget SW.
    Try not to think about what ifs, it won't do you any good. Focus on what you have and how long your money would cover, there are jobs in teaching but maybe not as close and convenient as now.
    Mortgage started 2020, aiming to clear 31/12/2029.
  • savingwannabe
    savingwannabe Posts: 16,619 Forumite
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    edited 7 March 2021 at 1:07PM
    Indeedy MF. I'm ok now. I was panicking out loud. Crackers faffing and panicking about what i have no control over. I have done some work this morning and achieved lots. I will have a break then will write lessons for next week. I am hoping all this Corona business will be better by the summer and we can see family and friends. 
    Aiming for a minimal spend 2022
  • atrixa
    atrixa Posts: 549 Forumite
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    Same, SW! I keep having to remind my self that if you worry you just suffer twice.
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