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New job = New focus = Still a good life
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Morning lands - well its still morning.
Productive so far on the mse front Mr Me managed to bleed the boiler so saved a £75 charge from the local boiler man - clever clogs. He got the answer on an online forum woop sharing the love.
Lunches made for work for a couple days - salads with advacado at the side.
Lunches for himself bubbling - HM tomato and green onion soup with meat balls about to be added in from reduced pork which didn't end up as hm patties - so soup they'll go in at least half of them and the other half I'll make sausage patties and make up breakfast wraps ala better than the arches place
(modest, me, never)
washing is on and the house is tidied as MIL pops over for a sleepover today
Dishwasher emptied and re done
Dug some tatties and scoured bottom of fridge for dodgy cauliflower and cabbage for tea tonight - will also have some garden peas and see whats looking good.
Made beds and as its a glorious day thats next for the line whilst the sun is shining
Need to contact DH rellies doon in welsh wales to see when their caravan is free - they did say we could use it hopefully that's OK
Need a cuppa - phew!Total debt 26/4/18 <£1925 we were getting there. :beer:
Total debt as of 28/4/19 £7867.38:eek:
minus 112.06 = £7755.32:money:
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Gosh, an impressive morning!!
All i've managed so far is filling the car full of crap, ringing the estate agent to tell them we're pulling out of buying our dream house, half making some jam, and squabbling with Mr Cheery
Off to a cafe with a friend to try and reset ourselves!! :rotfl: :rotfl:0 -
Oh cheery I hope you're OK?
Morning lands
Wee list
banks/cc
message younglings
strip chicken carcass and make stock
HM lunch prawn salad for me, soup breakfast sarnies and fruit for himself
walk mutts at work
look into an EE bill which looks to be ridiculus
Scoot about looking at whether its better to get tv ariel installed or satellite as the inside areil isn't doing it at all anymore
redcurrant cordial to bottle
pick more rasps
write invoice for wombles and final list - didn't do that over weekend
find those work receipts as its surely about £200 I'm due
Move more logs tonight and top up log basket in lounge
watch second half of Dr Strange - good so far
Freeze breakfast sarnies made last night now that they're cool
Find a good recipe for kale crisps - we've lots of kale and they sound yummy - found this one - anyone any better links? http://allrecipes.co.uk/recipe/13466/healthy-kale-crisps.aspx
That's me today I think.Total debt 26/4/18 <£1925 we were getting there. :beer:
Total debt as of 28/4/19 £7867.38:eek:
minus 112.06 = £7755.32:money:
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HMMMMMMM - my credit card has disappeared from my online banking - which is very curious as the balance is in excess of £2k.
Where has it gone?Total debt 26/4/18 <£1925 we were getting there. :beer:
Total debt as of 28/4/19 £7867.38:eek:
minus 112.06 = £7755.32:money:
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Don't know but if you find out, can you buy my credit card a ticket to go there too!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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Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
"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*** in ~~Japanese proverb. ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger.
One debt remaining. Home improvement loan. 19months left.0 -
Hi pippi, I'm making a forage back into the boards after a long rest from them. Nice to see lots of familiar names on your thread. I'm even considering breaking with my own tradition and starting a diary and seeing how i get along.0
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Lemon_Tree wrote: »Hi pippi, I'm making a forage back into the boards after a long rest from them. Nice to see lots of familiar names on your thread. I'm even considering breaking with my own tradition and starting a diary and seeing how i get along.
Hey LT. Lovely to see you back. Let me know if you do start a diaryGoals for FebruaryDeclutter 2/50Money Made £0/£200Overpayments £0/£2000 -
Wow - LT AND Starnac back - how fabulous - it's like all the gang are back together again! :T
Raspberry cordial is making me jealous Stripes - and did you find the credit card?
Kale crisps - there's something I keep meaning to try.
Hope the boiler-fixing Rock God, hounds and younglings are all well and un-troublesome!
As for visitors...I'm thinking maybe October or November? We need to talk dates... 🎉 MORTGAGE FREE (First time!) 30/09/2016 🎉 And now we go again…New mortgage taken 01/09/23 🏡
Balance as at 01/09/23 = £115,000.00 Balance as at 31/12/23 = £112,000.00
Balance as at 31/08/24 = £105,400.00 Balance as at 31/12/24 = £102,500.00
£100k barrier broken 1/4/25
Balance as at 31/08/25 = £ 95,450.00. Balance as at 31/12/25 = £ 91,100.00
SOA CALCULATOR (for DFW newbies): SOA Calculatorshe/her0 -
Hi ladies feels like I'm back home again0
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