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  • smallholdingsister
    smallholdingsister Posts: 4,018 Forumite
    Morning. Swimming for DS today and then beach.

    Money will be spent on fish and chips and ice cream.

    We haven't done the gutter clearing yet, either.
  • Karmacat
    Karmacat Posts: 39,460 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    I know what you mean about washing everything in sight ... I've got one more bit to do of that, then *everything* except whats staying from the therapy room (ie the curtains) has been washed :)
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
  • smallholdingsister
    smallholdingsister Posts: 4,018 Forumite
    It doesn't look so good today for drying.
    Swimming has been cancelled so early beach.
  • Secret_Saving_Squirrel
    Secret_Saving_Squirrel Posts: 4,138 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    Have a lovely day x
    Paid off mortgage nine years early in 2013. Now picking and choosing our work to fit in with the rest of our lives!
    Still thrifty though, after all these years:D
  • smallholdingsister
    smallholdingsister Posts: 4,018 Forumite
    Thank you.
    It cost us £25 for fish n chips and ice cream for 6 (we had DD2's friend guest starring) £2 for sunblock and £3 for DD1 flipflops.
    We took our own beach toys/drinks/ketchup!

    The car said 31° when we got in to come home.

    Everyone went in the sea to varying depths!
  • apple_muncher
    apple_muncher Posts: 15,296 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Mortgage-free Glee! Name Dropper
    That sounds like a wonderful day x
    NST March lion #8; NSD ; MFW9/3/23 Whoop Whoop!!!
  • CathT
    CathT Posts: 7,133 Forumite
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    I love a day at the beach. Productive as ever with the house, feel like we are going backwards here.
    June 2025 - part 1 - £19,145 part 2 - £21,973 Total - £41,118 29 months to go!
  • newgirly
    newgirly Posts: 9,415 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Mortgage-free Glee! Name Dropper
    £25 for fish chips and ice cream for six is cheap!
    MFW 67 - Finally mortgage free! 💙😁
  • AlexLK
    AlexLK Posts: 6,125 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    Sounds lovely. :) I wish we lived closer to a beach, ever since we came back from Cornwall, both my wife and I have been dreaming about moving there one day. Can't see it ever happening but one can dream.
    2018 totals:
    Savings £11,200
    Mortgage Overpayments £5,500
  • smallholdingsister
    smallholdingsister Posts: 4,018 Forumite
    We don't use the beach as much as we should.

    Cath I feel like we are going backwards too.

    A three bed two doors away has just gone on the market for 55k more than our four bed. Same sized garden. Will be interesting!

    Rallying today on Exmoor. Hard life!
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