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Finally Debt Free After 34 Years, But Still Need to Live Frugally

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  • HairyHandofDartmoor
    HairyHandofDartmoor Posts: 13,960 Forumite
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    I've got a fair amount done.

    Wash bath mats DONE
    Put clean washing away DONE
    Put dishwasher on DONE
    Iron 8 tops DONE (DH & ME)
    Do more laundry
    Sort clothes in suitcase
    Unblock down pipe
    Take down birthday banners DONE

    I feel tired after yesterday and I'm fed up with grey skies and rain :(. But we're going to my parents for dinner so at least I won't have to cook :).
    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
  • beanielou
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    Yah for no cooking.
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  • [Deleted User]
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    HairyHandofDartmoor wrote: »
    Thanks Fraser I'll look into that :)

    So will I:T, MSing without even having to leave the house sounds absolutely brilliant:j
  • Sun_Addict
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    Hope you had a lovely meal at your parents - no cooking = bliss :)
    I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)
  • elizabethhull
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    HairyHandofDartmoor wrote: »
    I've got a fair amount done.

    Put dishwasher on DONE
    Iron 8 tops DONE (DH & ME)
    ).

    Always interesting to see what other people's household tasks are. We don't have a dishwasher (except me!), a shame there's no room in the kitchen for one.
    I got so fed up with the hated ironing, and the never-ending pile of it, that I now use the washing-machine programme that leaves it all VERY damp, hang (outside whenever feasible) and miss the ironing step altogether Hubby seems completely unfazed - I'm not even sure he's noticed. T-shirts get hand-smoothed when dry.

    I'm still reeling at all your step counts. You should be literally melting away !!!
  • jwil
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    I use Grassroots for MS. I don't do them very often as I don't think the incentive outweighs the hassle. I'll book one if I'm going to be in the area though
    "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 McGee
  • HairyHandofDartmoor
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    beanielou wrote: »
    Yah for no cooking.

    I know, lovely :)
    carbootcrazy wrote: »
    So will I:T, MSing without even having to leave the house sounds absolutely brilliant:j

    It does sound interesting.

    Sun_Addict wrote: »
    Hope you had a lovely meal at your parents - no cooking = bliss :)

    And just what I need on a Sunday :)
    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
  • HairyHandofDartmoor
    HairyHandofDartmoor Posts: 13,960 Forumite
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    elizabethhull wrote: »
    Always interesting to see what other people's household tasks are. We don't have a dishwasher (except me!), a shame there's no room in the kitchen for one.
    I got so fed up with the hated ironing, and the never-ending pile of it, that I now use the washing-machine programme that leaves it all VERY damp, hang (outside whenever feasible) and miss the ironing step altogether Hubby seems completely unfazed - I'm not even sure he's noticed. T-shirts get hand-smoothed when dry.

    I'm still reeling at all your step counts. You should be literally melting away !!!

    I do the minimum of ironing that I can get away with, but some dressy tops I wore over Christmas and some of DH's shirts needed ironing. I don't bother with tee-shirts. After DS3 was born I stopped ironing most things as something had to give :eek:
    jwil wrote: »
    I use Grassroots for MS. I don't do them very often as I don't think the incentive outweighs the hassle. I'll book one if I'm going to be in the area though

    Another one to look into :)
    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
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    I confess I love ironing !
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  • HairyHandofDartmoor
    HairyHandofDartmoor Posts: 13,960 Forumite
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    I've had a worky kind of day today. Couldn't face my walk, so I've only done 6,326 steps :o.

    We got a new enquiry for work :T and I got a PA survey :T.

    We did a quick trip to Mr T for the inevitable milk, bananas and water for DH :mad:.

    I need to pop out any second to get my passport form signed so I'll need to pick up flowers.
    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
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