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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.
  • 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.
  • Rubyinamountainofrocks
    Rubyinamountainofrocks Posts: 26 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    edited 22 March 2015 at 5:14PM
    Net bits & pieces & comps
    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 that
  • Net stuff comps
    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 in
  • Paid Very
    Net bits
    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 cooked
  • 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
    Net stuff
    Free drinks Tuesday but bought cake (anyone sensing a theme)? Also got salad stuff & baby wipes
  • 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
    Net stuff
    Meals from home
  • Rubyinamountainofrocks
    Rubyinamountainofrocks Posts: 26 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    edited 30 March 2015 at 11:58AM
    Weekend -

    Made a loaf
    Sausages from freezer
    Big shop - coupons & voucher used
    Net stuff
    Did have a Chinese but actually got ate & all other meals from home
    NSD yesterday

    Today

    Net stuff
    Chased some companies up
    Checked banks - CB paid (earlier than expected)
  • Used freebies
    Used random open stuff - cereal, shampoo, baby wipes
    Yesterday ended up as a NSD as what I planned to do couldn't
    Net stuff
    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 o2
  • Rubyinamountainofrocks
    Rubyinamountainofrocks Posts: 26 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    edited 1 April 2015 at 10:32AM
    Net stuff
    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 donation
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