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Budget Wars - A New Hope (with apologies to George Lucas)

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  • sweetpea26
    sweetpea26 Posts: 831 Forumite
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    Wonderful update Bob. Absolutely delighted for you :)
  • Suffolk_lass
    Suffolk_lass Posts: 10,478 Forumite
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    Genuinely pleased for you that things have picked up. Long may it continue. As JoJoC said, this is no coincidence. Great news
    Save £12k in 2025 #2 I am at £10,020.92 out of £6000 after September
    OS Grocery Challenge in 2025 I am at £2234.63/£3000 or 74.49% of my annual spend so far (not going to be much of a Christmas at this rate as no spare after 9 months!
    I also Reverse Meal Plan on that thread and grow much of our own premium price fruit and veg, joining in on the Grow your own thread
    My new diary is here
  • Seasidegal58
    Seasidegal58 Posts: 6,137 Forumite
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    Bob - what wonderful news! When your feet touches the ground I hope you manage to post regularly again. Missed your entertaining stories on MSE meals, finding road kill etc. :)

    Congratulations and long may the work flow continue!
    Finally Debt Free! - July 2016 🌟
    Finished Emergency Fund- £10,000 April 2017
    🌟
    RETIRED: MAY 2021!!!!😀🎆
    My diary: “Seasidegal's Scrimpy Retirement Diary!”
  • sashybo
    sashybo Posts: 4,600 Forumite
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    Aww excellent Bob! :j :j So pleased things are going well. :T
    Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. Car loan 1 £10,345, Car loan CC 0% BT £4900. Debt Free Diary to try & keep spending in check.
  • crazy_cat_lady
    crazy_cat_lady Posts: 7,063 Forumite
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    Bob I'm thrilled to read your post - really, really pleased. You deserve some good fortune after working so hard for so long.
    Long may it continue...
    Not giving up
    Working hard to pay off my debt
    Time to take back control
    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6290156/crazy-cat-lady-chapter-5-trying-to-recover-from-the-pandemic/p1?new=1
  • mummytogirls
    mummytogirls Posts: 6,578 Forumite
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    Brilliant last post from you Bob :D xx
    Mummytogirls x

  • hugglemonster
    hugglemonster Posts: 1,245 Forumite
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    Great news that things have turned a corner and you have some steady income coming in, it must be hard work emotionally to keep going with the ups and downs of running your own business.

    Hope you're keeping well.

    H x
  • greent
    greent Posts: 10,846 Forumite
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    Great news x
    I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul
    Repaid mtge early (orig 11/25) 01/09 £124616 01/11 £89873 01/13 £52546 01/15 £12133 07/15 £NIL
    Net sales 2024: £20
  • 117pauline
    117pauline Posts: 743 Forumite
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    Brilliant. It hasn't been the same without you

    Take care
    Pauline
    Don't get it perfect - Get it going
    Better Than Before
  • kirtsypoos
    kirtsypoos Posts: 3,826 Forumite
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    I'm a bit belated but I am so pleased things are better Bob!! xx
    Let’s just pretend I have not been alternately drowning in debt or only eating toast to try and pay it off for the last 20 years 😭
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