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Amazing to have a win after only two months 😯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.***
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Lovely to hear your good news! I wonder if another letter of complaint to the PO is in order? Though I can well understand you're fed up with chasing other people's errors.I think a bit of sunshine is good for frugal living. (Cranky40)
The sun's been out and I think I’m solar powered (Onebrokelady)
Fashion on the Ration 2025: Fabric 2, men's socks 3, Duvet 7.5, 2 t-shirts 10, men's socks 3, uniform top 0, hat 0, shoes 5 = 30.5/68
2024: Trainers 5, dress 7, slippers 5, 2 prs socks (gift) 2, 3 prs white socks 3, t-shirts x 2 10, 6 prs socks: mostly gifts 6, duvet set 7.5 = 45.5/68 coupons
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You’ve had a productive day. Well done on the premium bond win :money::beer:January spends - £587.580
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Thank you all. I can’t believe how much that win lifted my mood. Yesterday was spent between two clients. One was great and least said about the other, the better. Me and the manager are approaching a showdown. It appears part of yesterday was spent doing something I specifically told him not to do. I’ve had enough. Monday will be a day of reckoning as I need to lay things out clearly before disappearing for a few days after my procedure.
We got home yesterday to find parcel delivery had been attempted and will be retried today. Looks like it’s our tiles which is good. I will need to chase up the builder this weekend about timing. This is the first weekend in months that a particular report hasn’t been hanging over me. I didn’t take much work but I just kept putting it off and I just feel like I have a weekend rather than that item on a to do list. I just need to be more disciplined.
Today I have a facial booked for 3.30 paid for by my son’s mother’s day present. I want to get my skin as clear as possible before my procedure to give me the best chance of healing. I will also fill the testing strips prescription so I can do day by day monitoring around the time of the surgery.
Yesterday I gifted an item that I had wanted to leave the house and the recipient appeared happy with it which was good. Today I am going to be brave and tackle my expenses and drawings since April as these will be needed to pay for work around the house. It will hopefully also prompt me to finish off a job so I can get the invoice issued as there has been disruption to funds heading into my business account for a variety of reasons.
Today I am grateful for
A lazy Friday evening with a dinner from leftovers
A good result for a client yesterday
Something to look forward toMortgage 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 determined to stop defining myself by my mistakes. Progress not perfection.:T100%through my 1% mortgage challenge. 100% through my pb challenge.0 -
Hope the procedure goes well and it’s a quick recovery. When do you have it done?January spends - £587.580
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I going Tuesday afternoon. It’s hopefully very minor but it’s removal of a small growth that’s attached in the fold at the side of my nose. Any scarring etc really will be as plain as the nose on my face! This may be the first of a few to be removed but they want to see how it heals.
Yesterday was a bit of a nothing day bar the facial and picking up my test strips. DH drove and dropped me off and i walked back. This was just as well as I dread to think what my bs would have been if I hadn’t. The only positive I can take from my reading is that it’s two points lower than before the blood sugar diet with 160g of drugs no longer being consumed. I have been both self indulgent and careless and that has to stop. Mr wii showed a 1 pound increase this morning. I’m still overweight but not for much longer if this continues and I really don’t want to find myself back in the obese category.
Today I am having a bit of a pity party. I am giving myself an hour to sit and read and then hopefully drawing a line under it for the rest of the day. We will see how that plan goes.
Today I am grateful for
A timely discovery
DH trying to make inroads
OpportunitiesMortgage 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 determined to stop defining myself by my mistakes. Progress not perfection.:T100%through my 1% mortgage challenge. 100% through my pb challenge.0 -
Maybe just get one thing done and celebrate that? You are under a lot of pressure at the moment so I think you'd be fully justified in cutting yourself some slack (if only to help you keep on track with the really important things like blood sugar).
Hope all goes well with your procedure: they will do all they can to minimise the scar, I'm sure. There are some incredibly skilled surgeons out there!I think a bit of sunshine is good for frugal living. (Cranky40)
The sun's been out and I think I’m solar powered (Onebrokelady)
Fashion on the Ration 2025: Fabric 2, men's socks 3, Duvet 7.5, 2 t-shirts 10, men's socks 3, uniform top 0, hat 0, shoes 5 = 30.5/68
2024: Trainers 5, dress 7, slippers 5, 2 prs socks (gift) 2, 3 prs white socks 3, t-shirts x 2 10, 6 prs socks: mostly gifts 6, duvet set 7.5 = 45.5/68 coupons
20.5 coupons used in 2020. 62.5 used in 2021. 94.5 remaining as of 21/3/220 -
Good luck for Tuesday. The bs will be easier to control once the procedure has been done - something less to stress about.January spends - £587.580
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Sending you luck for Tuesday. Work sounds good overall I think, not taking any crap and having some good clients.
so much going on tho.
Take care XXNevertheless she persisted.0 -
Positive vibes for Tuesday
xx 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.0
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