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  • Seasidegal58
    Seasidegal58 Posts: 6,032 Forumite
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    Hi Cumbria - hope you had a lovely time in Windemere. One of your favourite places I know!


    And have a great time on the coast this weekend with your friends!:)
    Finally Debt Free! - July 2016 🌟
    Finished Emergency Fund- £10,000 April 2017
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    RETIRED: MAY 2021!!!!😀🎆
    My diary: “Seasidegal's Scrimpy Retirement Diary!”
  • System
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    Flying in to say , parents enjoying the sun in Spain. Loving the sun here as well , Spring is such a lovely season.

    Work has been busy, life is busy , now it's time for down time , slow time.

    I am off to North Yorkshire tomorrow to stay with friends and then Monday driving across the country to Lake District for my craft break. I am hugely looking forward to all this.

    The downside I haven't packed a thing, and I have the DGD until 5.30 tonight. Everything is ready for packing just a case of doing it. I intend leaving at 6.30 am in the morning.

    Money is going well, yesterday I bought some new black jeans of all places from Bon Marche , they are perfect come to my waist and are the right length . £18 plus 20% off .

    I have no need to go shopping this week being away , so that money will go towards all the petrol I will be using.

    DS took me for my Mother's Day meal last night , I had Thai Green curry very nice it was . My DD is treating me to afternoon tea next weekend.

    Thank you all for continual support . I wish everyone a very pleasant weekend , especially the mothers amongst us.
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  • System
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    I have decided to finish my diary on here now , I am getting quite paranoid about the amount of personal stuff I have shared .

    I will still read diaries but not sure about the rest .
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  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 95,741 Ambassador
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    Cumbria_lass wrote: »
    I have decided to finish my diary on here now , I am getting quite paranoid about the amount of personal stuff I have shared .

    I will still read diaries but not sure about the rest .


    You can only do what you think is best for you :)
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  • HairyHandofDartmoor
    HairyHandofDartmoor Posts: 13,960 Forumite
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    We'll be sorry to lose your updates Cumbria :(.
    Finally Debt Free After 34 Years, But Still Need to Live Frugally
    Debt in July 2017 = £58,766 😱 DEBT FREE 31 OCTOBER 2017 :T 🎉
    EMERGENCY FUND 1 = £50/£5,000. EMERGENCY FUND 2 = £10/£5,000.
    CHRISTMAS SAVINGS = £0/£500. SEF = £1,400/£12,000 PREMIUM BONDS ME = £350. PREMIUM BONDS DH = £300.
    HOLIDAY MONEY = £0 TIME LEFT TO PAY OFF MORTGAGE = 5 YEARS 1 MONTHS
  • milann
    milann Posts: 11,423 Forumite
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    Will miss you :o
    January spends - £587.58
  • EssexHebridean
    EssexHebridean Posts: 24,438 Forumite
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    Oh Cumbria I'm so sorry to hear we're losing your diary updates, BUT if it feels like the right thing to do, even just for now, it probably is.
    🎉 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
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  • Willowtree222
    Willowtree222 Posts: 8,231 Forumite
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    Hi Cumbria,

    Sorry to hear you are not going to post. Love to you.x x
    September 2017 Debt = £25330

    Starting afresh.

    You can do anything if you put your mind to it. x
  • doingitanyway
    doingitanyway Posts: 10,062 Forumite
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    Aww I will miss your posts but of course I respect your decision too :)
    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
  • Lilith1980
    Lilith1980 Posts: 2,100 Forumite
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    Sorry to hear that, Cumbria. You have to do what's right for you x
    My debt-free diary :)
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