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  • redofromstart
    redofromstart Posts: 5,870 Forumite
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    That's great news DIA, so pleased for you :j
    My mortgage free diary: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6498069/whoops-here-comes-the-cheese

    GNU Mr Redo

  • doingitanyway
    doingitanyway Posts: 10,066 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Mortgage-free Glee!
    Hello debt busting folk

    It is late and I should be pottering off to bed but there are so many lovely postings I just wanted to say thank you. :A
    I am feeling so relieved about being able to work 4 days in the near future. :D

    My course went well yesterday and I am tutoring my private group tomorrow too. I have not had any free time for a while and I was at the hospital this evening after work so I am very tired.

    There is food in the fridge in danger of going off just because I haven’t been in enough to cook it or eat it. Planning on getting up early tomorrow to cook before I leave for work and put food in a flask to have during the day.

    Tuesday will be a decluttering, cleaning, clearing the front garden day. ALL DAY.

    Tomorrow after tutoring my class I am meeting a friend for an exhibition.

    I hope you all have a good start to the working week
    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 800/1000
    Buffer fund 0/100
    Debt Free (again) 25/072025
  • JoJoC
    JoJoC Posts: 1,836 Forumite
    Wow - I disappear for a few days and come back to see that things seem to be heading in a fantastic direction for you! I'm so pleased that your work has agreed to exactly what you wanted in terms of work-life balance. Fantastic news! :)
    CC1: £4481.14/ £5031.14 (12% paid off, £600) | CC2:£3307/ £3807 (14.4% paid off, £550) | Loan: £10,528.20/ £15,792.30((33% paid off, £5,264))

    July debt total: £24,630.44 | New debt total: £18,316.34 | Total debt paid: £6,414.10 (26%)
    *My debt busting and savings diary*
  • doingitanyway
    doingitanyway Posts: 10,066 Forumite
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    Thanks for your positive post JoJo :)

    I saw a stimulating and interesting exhibition today and it was nice to have some quality ‘me’ time where I was getting something instead of giving something. It was also lovely to see a good friend and catch up. :)

    I had a really poor lunch at Leon. It had obviously been sitting there for some time and was a little manky. It wasn’t that expensive at £6 but it was a disappointment I won’t be repeating. I have had this once before with them too. I wrote and complained and got no response. This time I will not bother. They do good and consistent cake so I’ll stick to that in future. :(

    The private class went well today and they have asked to change the class from fortnightly to weekly. This is something to think about when I am 4 days a week in the new year.

    I am already quite confident that I can make up the 1 day lost income shortfall from my main job in other ways :j

    Have a lovely evening :)
    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 800/1000
    Buffer fund 0/100
    Debt Free (again) 25/072025
  • parsniphead
    parsniphead Posts: 2,897 Forumite
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    Wow, everything seems to be falling into place work wise for you. I think 2018 is going to be your special year.:T Enjoy.
    1 debt v's 100 days chapter 34: T3sco bank CC £250/£525.24 47.59%

    [STRIKE]MBNA - [/STRIKE]GONE, [STRIKE]CAP ONE[/STRIKE] GONE, [STRIKE]YORKS BANK [/STRIKE]GONE, [STRIKE]VANQUIS[/STRIKE] GONE [STRIKE] TESCO - [/STRIKE], GONE
    TSB CARD, TSB LOAN, LLOYDS. FIVE DOWN, THREE TO GO.
  • doingitanyway
    doingitanyway Posts: 10,066 Forumite
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    parsniphead wrote: »
    Wow, everything seems to be falling into place work wise for you. I think 2018 is going to be your special year.:T Enjoy.
    Thanks parsniphead, I hope so. Wouldn't that be nice? I've had a fair few 'unspecial' years in the past. As Otis Redding sings 'a change is gonna come' I know you are also hoping for changes work wise so hoping for the same for you :)
    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 800/1000
    Buffer fund 0/100
    Debt Free (again) 25/072025
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 95,765 Ambassador
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    Glad that the course went so well.
    I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.

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    "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
    ***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb.     ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
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  • doingitanyway
    doingitanyway Posts: 10,066 Forumite
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    The day did not go as planned. All of my cleaning, decluttering, gardening plans came to zilch. :o

    I went to the gym and did a work out. I was so exhausted after I was good for nothing. Hopefully I will be able to recover quicker as time goes on :o

    I weighed myself and it is still going down. This helped me resist buying crisps today.:)

    I searched for a new kettle as mine broke but I did not find one in a reasonable price range.:(

    I went to MnS for YS stuff. Not successful but I found a bra and knickers that would have cost £50 but I paid £10. I got some jeans for £14 that would have been £40. Very pleased with all purchases as I don’t focus on buying new clothes so I can easily look a little shabby and I want to make more effort on this front.

    I made stock and some spicy lentil, spinach and coconut milk soup. :)

    There are things I can do to tonight. All is not lost. Doing the following:

    wash up all dishes and leave a flylady worthy sink
    load washing machine and wash clothes overnight
    do online shopping order
    clean dining table
    do ironing and pack away ironing board

    So that is me today.
    I hope your day went well reader
    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 800/1000
    Buffer fund 0/100
    Debt Free (again) 25/072025
  • parsniphead
    parsniphead Posts: 2,897 Forumite
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    Well done on the M & S finds DIA. I used to love their undies but it's been a while.:(

    Well done on having the motivation to exercise. You should be proud.
    1 debt v's 100 days chapter 34: T3sco bank CC £250/£525.24 47.59%

    [STRIKE]MBNA - [/STRIKE]GONE, [STRIKE]CAP ONE[/STRIKE] GONE, [STRIKE]YORKS BANK [/STRIKE]GONE, [STRIKE]VANQUIS[/STRIKE] GONE [STRIKE] TESCO - [/STRIKE], GONE
    TSB CARD, TSB LOAN, LLOYDS. FIVE DOWN, THREE TO GO.
  • in_need_of_direction
    in_need_of_direction Posts: 7,747 Forumite
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    I use a one cup water heater rather than a kettle. It may be worth considering as it's very fuel efficient.
    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 determined to stop defining myself by my mistakes. Progress not perfection.:T100%through my 1% mortgage challenge. 100% through my pb challenge.
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