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You're very welcome GP! I've done hoodies, thick trousers and towels, as well as DS's nursery-battered clothes 🤣 If they're not dry by the evening I'll be stunned.
"You won't bloom until you're planted" - Graffiti spotted in Newcastle.
Always try to be nice, but never fail to be kind - Doctor Who
Total mortgage overpayments 2017 - 2024 - £8945.62!2 -
I had at the huge pile of thick, heavy winter work shirts that Mr KK had left all over an armchair in the conservatory yesterday. Had to wash in a couple of batches (they filled the machine too much) but all dry by the end of the afternoon 😊👏
Well done on the freezer finds and I hope the new mirror brings you much joy. You’ve waited a looooong time for it! 😊
KK
As at 21.05.26:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £215,607
- OPs to mortgage = £18,925 Estd. interest saved = £9,670 to date
c. 16 months reduction in term
Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030
Read 38 books of target 52 in 2026 as @ 2nd June.
Produce tracker: £139 of £400 in 2026
Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
Watch your words, they become your actions.Watch your actions, they become your reality.4 -
I hope we all managed to make use of the horrendous heatwave! I don't like weather that hot but it does have it's uses. I even managed to strip the bed, wash the bedding, dry it and put it all back on, in one day!
Total overpayments for May have finished at £41.07. I also put another £5 into the Disney fund after selling another toy DS doesn't play with.
No major yellowstickers this week other than strawberries and blueberries. This has definitely helped me keep food costs down this month, like many toddlers DS is a huge fan of berries and wants them as a pudding or post-nursery snack most days. I need to double check for this week to see if I spent anything extra on food but it looks like I've smashed my aim of being £10 under the food budget this month. I'll do a separate post on that once I've checked my numbers.
June will be another expensive month (website hosting and TV licence) but there will also be more cashouts coming in. I have money pending in TCB, PA and Greenjinn. The last one I'm very happy about as they had cashback on some cocktail cans and I happened to be in Asda, where they had the 3 flavours on offer for 3 for £5! I bought 3 and claimed the money back and I think I've got about £4 back (need to check that too), so I have a Christmas present now sitting in the presents box for only £1!
Not much else I can think of until I do the main money shuffle at the end of the week.
Dinner tonight is four cheese tortelloni with tomato and mascarpone sauce, and some garlic bread.
Have a good week everyone!
"You won't bloom until you're planted" - Graffiti spotted in Newcastle.
Always try to be nice, but never fail to be kind - Doctor Who
Total mortgage overpayments 2017 - 2024 - £8945.62!5
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