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The Edcawber Principle
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£42.65 paid off a CC (a combination of recycled groceries and home maintenance budget through Amaz0n and Mr M's), cashback, H@lifax reward and a very small TT.
Slowly but surely chipping my way into the roots of this debt glacier...
In unrelated news, I did make a small household purchase by buying a yoghurt maker :j DD and I eat it every weekday and I was getting a bit sick of the plastic tubs. Granted, these will be replaced by tetrapacks, but our LA recycles these. Will pay for itself in less than a year, bought a 'like new' refurbished one.
Edit: and another £0.65 paid off because I am hardcore.0 -
edinburgher wrote: »Slowly but surely chipping my way into the roots of this debt glacier...
In unrelated news, I did make a small household purchase by buying a yoghurt maker :j DD and I eat it every weekday and I was getting a bit sick of the plastic tubs. Granted, these will be replaced by tetrapacks, but our LA recycles these. Will pay for itself in less than a year, bought a 'like new' refurbished one.
Edit: and another £0.65 paid off because I am hardcore.
Woo hoo :j Because of the yogurt maker? That *is* hardcore
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Yup, hardcore yoghurt eating, old school...
Made leek, spinach and stilton soup, delicious! Not bad for a foosty leek, some freezer spinach and a lump of reduced Christmas cheese.0 -
:rotfl: Don't really like the sound of the fake meat, to be honest. I try not to eat anything I can't make myself and I don't think I could make that.
Re. council tax - there isn't any financial benefit but it's nice to not think about it for a year. I hate paying tax and the less I need to think about it, the better.
Leek, spinach and stilton soup sounds delicious. I think I need to get back into cooking most nights.2018 totals:
Savings £11,200
Mortgage Overpayments £5,5000 -
I would just love to be able to pay my council tax in a lump sum.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 -
You and me both Beanie0
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I was just saying to a friend earlier that I could manage if I dident havre to pay my council tax each month. Oh well I can dream.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 -
Terrible night's sleep, but better start to the morning with a trip to the gym, a coffee with Mrs E and DD (who had her first dancing class beforehand), a brief visit to the park and a nice veggie cooked breakfast :j
Will be watching the rugby this afternoon (not ashamed to say I'll probably bribe DD with the tablet for the duration
) and the housework has all been done :beer:
Then off to friends for some games and a wee takeaway at dinner time.
£0.74 paid off a CC, off to list some books for sale on Amazon.
Have a lovely weekend all.0 -
Ooh, what kind of dancing is DD doing? I could hardly walk when I was little, my feet were so flat - I was recommended to go to ballet lessons, which opened up a whole new world
It sounds a lovely day once you're up and about, Ed 2023: the year I get to buy a car0 -
That's a very good question KC, I will endeavour to find out!
Suspect it's just basic introductory stuff, she's only 2 and a bit after all.
£5 paid off CC (used one of our last Mr M's vouchers for groceries).0
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