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Debt free by 28 whilst enjoying life :-)
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I get the cash obsession. It makes money real for me whereas cards just appear to me to be bottomless pits.Mortgage 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 12st 1lb 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.0
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Cash is king :-)
Yeah definitely makes its real. Trouble is OH nabbed a fiver for pub save going bank straight away usually he has money as pub seems to be one place needed these days.
My clothes have come but wrong length leggings so need to get them swapped. Also been sorting existing clothes out see what can get rid of.
Had some sandwich filler to use in the fridge - mixed with couscous for lunch.
Wanted to get my nephew a small easter gift I could post - found some funky hampers half price stuff & a £3 code. Was £4 & 1.99 delivery so spent £2.99.0 -
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OH bought Chinese back Friday which is fine but with random extra rice - grr don't like food waste, also cooked 2 samosa last night & never ate them
I have been eating random bits & pieces from fridge/freezer to use & also had fried potato with cheese and mushroom earlier
Had coffee and cake yesterday
Bought bread, milk, sandwich stuff - I have decided to use the breadmaker at least once a week
Replied to pink parcel offer - £10 voucher brand
swap
Checked accounts - CCs due tomorrow, already paid largest, very statement - will just continue to pay min/take 3 on that0 -
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Rescued 1/2 sausage roll/milk/coleslaw!
Been having alternate cereal for breakfast, also used semi milk in mine as needs using soonist
Think we will have baby jackets & beans today as have beans from last night
Will get some chicken out for today or tomorrow
Must sound like I'm always eating :-) little one at that stage of 3 meals, a couple of snacks plus milk & we eat together, I've always had an appetite & am breastfeeding
Checked bank
Other than that just been tidying the living room, making it better to explore in0 -
Paid Very
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Used breadmaker :-) small loaf as sandwich bread with normal milk, not tried before
App milk
Decided not to have chicken last night so could marinate, also have some wedges to eat - last night we had a portion of a (different) meal each from freezer that I had previously cooked0 -
Finally had chicken and wedges last night - night before had pizza from freezer
Bread turned out fine - main difference crust appearance, we had sandwiches, then French toast for breakfast, the made 'rusks' & bits left may or may not have been consumed with jam. Cous Cous salad for lunch yesterday.
Used expensive (open) moisturiser won a while ago
OH sorted some stuff to sell
NSD for me yesterday
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Free drinks Tuesday but bought cake (anyone sensing a theme)? Also got salad stuff & baby wipes0 -
OH sold some stuff
Coffee whilst waiting local special offer - no cake - although may have ate plenty at baby group :-)
Bought some nibbles for baby group and some bread rolls - cash
Used Ellas kitchen coupon
Got my first toluna campaign :-)
Also got first Bzz this year :-)
Swimming money off CC
Started some bayE listings
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Weekend -
Made a loaf
Sausages from freezer
Big shop - coupons & voucher used
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Did have a Chinese but actually got ate & all other meals from home
NSD yesterday
Today
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Chased some companies up
Checked banks - CB paid (earlier than expected)0 -
Used freebies
Used random open stuff - cereal, shampoo, baby wipes
Yesterday ended up as a NSD as what I planned to do couldn't
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Paid min payment on CC - b/c it's on of sneaky ones where you start paying extra does not take payment!
Lunch will probably involve L/O mash
Joined uber with o20 -
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NSD yesterday on a day where would usually - decided not to go for an O2 coffee so no cake spends!
OH sorted council tax so over 12 months rather than 10
Tea from freezer & had a sort out in there see what needs using - got two meals to have in fridge for today/tomorrow
Posted Baye parcel
50p prostate cancer free donation0
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