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

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  • HairyHandofDartmoor
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    carbootcrazy wrote: »
    I've never got lost using maps and I've driven all over the UK at some time or another. I know people who have been directed the wrong wat by SatNav. A low bridge quite near me was badly demolished recently when a huge truck was directed via that lane and got stuck. Caused mayhem, the lane was blocked for ages.

    People don't use their common sense, or their eyes :eek:. Easily avoided if you engage both :D.
    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
  • [Deleted User]
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    HairyHandofDartmoor wrote: »
    We've been to the dentist. DS1 has a temporary filling and DH and I walked to the cafe and got a cake (DH) for £1.75 and a cup of tea (me) also for £1.75. Very reasonable we thought :money:.

    Then we popped into town on the way home and I paid my cheque into the bank via one of those clever machines that scans the cheque and prints it on your receipt.

    I was thinking how MSE we were because we drove into town, paid money INTO the bank and left without buying a thing. We didn't even pay to park as DH lurked in the cark :money: :rotfl:.

    I need to shower and get ready for Pilates now. I like a busy day :).

    Sounds like a successful day all round:T. Well done:beer:
  • HairyHandofDartmoor
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    carbootcrazy wrote: »
    Sounds like a successful day all round:T. Well done:beer:

    Thanks :).
    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
  • [Deleted User]
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    HairyHandofDartmoor wrote: »
    People don't use their common sense, or their eyes :eek:. Easily avoided if you engage both :D.

    I meant 'damaged' not 'demolished':rotfl:. To be fair to the driver, the bridge was on a slight bend and not visible very much in advance of reaching it and the Low Bridge signs had been removed (probably by some idiot who finds that sort of thing funny:eek:). He probably thought he could squeeze through as the SatNav had directed him that way.
  • Willowtree222
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    Enjoy pilates. Sounds like a productive day and very cheap cup of tea and cake.
    September 2017 Debt = £25330

    Starting afresh.

    You can do anything if you put your mind to it. x
  • HairyHandofDartmoor
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    carbootcrazy wrote: »
    I meant 'damaged' not 'demolished':rotfl:. To be fair to the driver, the bridge was on a slight bend and not visible very much in advance of reaching it and the Low Bridge signs had been removed (probably by some idiot who finds that sort of thing funny:eek:). He probably thought he could squeeze through as the SatNav had directed him that way.

    Maybe it wasn't entirely his fault then :). You should see the big lorries that try and drive down our narrow Devon country lanes, that never goes well :eek: :eek:.
    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
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    Nicnak wrote: »
    Enjoy pilates. Sounds like a productive day and very cheap cup of tea and cake.

    Thanks Nicnak :). I was impressed with the prices too and I squeezed two cups out of the teapot :money:.
    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
  • doingitanyway
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    You've had a good day and now Pilates to round it all off. Enjoy :)
    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 3501000
    Buffer fund 0/100
    Debt Free (again) 25/072025
  • HairyHandofDartmoor
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    doingitanyway wrote: »
    You've had a good day and now Pilates to round it all off. Enjoy :)

    Thanks DIA :).
    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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    Hope the Pilates was good HH , and the Xmas cards are done a big job out of the way. I am trying to keep up with everyone but things move fast on here.
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