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Also have a funeral & worried for the same reason.
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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*** ~~Japanese proverb. ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.1 -
Hope today goes ok. I'm the same, I'd be bawling away at someone's funeral I don't know. I'm bad enough with stuff on TV."Good financial planning is about not spending money on things that add no value to your life in order to have more money for the things that do". Eoin McGee1
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Hope you fared better than me.
Abide with me & I was off along with the eulogy so beautifully given by her DS ( One of my DS's old school friends)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.
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*** ~~Japanese proverb. ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.1 -
Today I need to be at a client in the next half hour. Happily they are only 5 mins away. Yesterday went off ok. I got some time bounded work stuff done but there is more to get through. One of my sisters called me yesterday to say that my mum needs 5 consecutive days of radio therapy because of a small mole type of thing on her nose that has already been removed. This was a bit of a shock to say the least. She is co ordinating lifts etc. My retired brother has offered to cover it all but while the rest of us can pitch in, we should. I need to decide if and when I tell my offspring who seem to believe that this 88 year old will run forever.
Right, porridge has been consumed even though I twice managed to miss my mouth with the spoon! What age am I?
Today I am grateful for
A responsive if crumbling health service. I’m mindful that treatment of an 88 year old may not be an option in other parts of the world.
BS in range in spite of my banana consumption yesterday, I blame Greying!
Unexpected contact from friendsMortgage 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 11st 12lb 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 for now.1 -
I'm terrible for spilling food down me!
Hope all goes well with your Mum x"Good financial planning is about not spending money on things that add no value to your life in order to have more money for the things that do". Eoin McGee1 -
Also hoping all goes well with your mum xx
DS thinks the same of his 77 year old ever loving granny.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.
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*** ~~Japanese proverb. ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.1 -
I hope things go all right with your mum's treatment.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 MONTHS1 -
Hoping mums treatment goes well for her. A worrying time for you all.January spends - £587.581
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Crikey XX
Sorry about your Mum needing treatment.
I really don't like being a grown up........all too serious!
love to you XXXNevertheless she persisted.1 -
Laughing at the grown up. My daughter talks about adulting when she has to engage with bureaucracy! Last time she did this the effect was somewhat ruined by her request for a gold star for adulting.
Mum’s treatment starts 13th and there are 2 days I can’t do that week but 3 where I’m available. One issue however is that even when she did leave the house, she struggled getting into my too low car. I couldn’t understand this as she’s at most five foot tall.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 11st 12lb 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 for now.2
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