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  • doingitanyway
    doingitanyway Posts: 10,537 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Mortgage-free Glee!
    Mortgage free in 3 sounds good :)
    If you have built castles in the air, your work should not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them

    Emergency fund 350/1000
    Buffer fund 100/100
    Debt Free (again) 25/07/2025
  • savingwannabe
    savingwannabe Posts: 16,622 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts
    edited 31 December 2021 at 7:01PM
    All my marking is done, now  i can move some bits round in the store room which is tiny but full.

    My ordered perfume is actually ok, i will keep it as it is just for inside the house when i am in pjs. It's not quite what i wanted but still perfectly pleasant. I have been paid, no dd have gone out yet and i am going to be good this month. 

    I did a 5 minute tidy in the store room. I will do 5 mins daily. 

    I have ordered resources for work. (£4.50)
    Aiming for a minimal spend 2022
  • MovingForwards
    MovingForwards Posts: 17,173 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Seventh Anniversary Name Dropper Photogenic
    Enjoy the long weekend and plot your budget.
    Happy New Year!
    Mortgage started 2020, aiming to clear 31/12/2029.
  • savingwannabe
    savingwannabe Posts: 16,622 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts
    edited 1 January 2022 at 2:06PM
    I have been so lazy all i did today was clean the bathroom sinks - two!!! 
    Aiming for a minimal spend 2022
  • MovingForwards
    MovingForwards Posts: 17,173 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Seventh Anniversary Name Dropper Photogenic
    You're not being lazy, you are tired and need to rest.
    Mortgage started 2020, aiming to clear 31/12/2029.
  • Skint_yet_Again
    Skint_yet_Again Posts: 8,754 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Hung up my suit! Mortgage-free Glee!
    It’s New Year’s Day you are allowed a rest SW! Hope you have been relaxing. Happy new year 🥳😘
    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: 16,622 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts
    Bless you sugars have been v low so nothing done. Im ok now. I have had hot cross buns for tea! Two days left to work. I tried to get to one of my storage bags with my jeans in it but i cant reach that far in the store room so i am leaving them there. 
    Aiming for a minimal spend 2022
  • savingwannabe
    savingwannabe Posts: 16,622 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts
    It is beautiful and bright this morning. I am hoping my perfume that was ordered in error will be resold today and i will get £15 which will be lovely. At the moment i feel rich as no dd have left my account! lol. 

    Two days left till i go back to work. I had better make sure some lessons are prepared. I do feel very rested. 
    Aiming for a minimal spend 2022
  • Skint_yet_Again
    Skint_yet_Again Posts: 8,754 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Hung up my suit! Mortgage-free Glee!
    Good luck with your perfume sale SW 🤞 I’m glad you are feeling rested 
    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: 16,622 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts
    Ive got to do some work but am sooo lazy. I have even cooked a beef mince and chucked some veg in so I meet my quota. My new year's resolution is to eat veg and to avoid wasteful spending. I am taking all items off watch on ebay and am only buying another pair of trousers for work as i only have one pair that fit. 
    Aiming for a minimal spend 2022
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