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Smilie's Diary for the Pilgrimers
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Thanks for all the smilies. Just catching up as I seem to have internet (only had five minutes in the past week and that was after spending an hour on the phone with them, detailing how many times we had been through all the home tests).My mission in life is not only to survive,but to thrive and to do so with some Passion, some Compassion, some Humour and some Style.NST SEP No 1 No Debt No mortgage0
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In our family, tea is known as irish penicillinMortgage at 01.01.14 £119,481.83:eek: today £0 Emergency fund £5.5/5.5k & £200/200 cash.:jWeight 24/02/19 14st 7lb now 11st 12lb determined to stop defining myself by my mistakes. Progress not perfection.:T100%through my 1% mortgage challenge. 100% through my pb challenge. I’m not perfect but I’m good enough for now.0
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Thanks smilie - I'll take mine shaken not stirred

Greying xGrocery Spend January 2026 £19.67/£300
Non-food spend January 2026 £0.85p/£80
Bulk Fund 2026 Month 1/12 - £0/£1200 -
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