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The Edcawber Principle
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Sorry to hear this, Ed, I hope the situation becomes peaceful as the end gets closer.2023: the year I get to buy a car0
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Sad news. I hope she has enjoyed a long and happy life with lots of love and shared happy memories for everyone to focus on, and maybe talk to her about. Hearing is the last sense to go. My sympathiesSave £12k in 2025 #2 I am at £4863.32 out of £6000 after May (81.05%)
OS Grocery Challenge in 2025 I am at £1286.68/£3000 or 42.89% of my annual spend so far
I also Reverse Meal Plan on that thread and grow much of our own premium price fruit and veg, joining in on the Grow your own thread
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Sorry to hear that, EdI am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soulRepaid mtge early (orig 11/25) 01/09 £124616 01/11 £89873 01/13 £52546 01/15 £12133 07/15 £NILNet sales 2024: £200
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Thanks all - she has had 90+ happy years and has lived an interesting and very independent life. Mrs E isn't particularly close to her, largely because she has been afflicted with dementia for a decade now and Mrs E would rather remember the good times before she fell ill. We feel for Mrs E's Mum and aunt, however, because it's always so tough when you are losing a parent
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Indeed it is.
My thoughts are with you all. xxxDebt: £11,640.02 paid in full! DFD: 30/06/20
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I think you'd be really lucky to drive from the North East to the south coast in 5-6 hours. I'd say it would take that long to drive to the south coast from here (Derbyshire Dales).
Good point re. the wilds of Scotland. I had suspected so. However, I think that would be OK if we had decided to go for a dog walking holiday. This year my wife is keen to have more than one holiday (which isn't the Spanish apartment) and I am keen for our main summer holiday to be a tour to the South of France, so going away for about 3 weeks or so. I am probably going to give in and take her to London for her birthday as she has been talking about this quite a lot and I appreciate sometimes you have to make compromises. So if we're having a holiday in Scotland it leaves likely dates being Easter (close to wife's birthday, though), May or October. Think it would be rather cold during Easter and October. Alternatively, we have our main summer holiday in Scotland the year after.
Just catching up and maybe this has been noted already but we can get beautiful weather in May most years. It is often better than June or July.
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Mrs E's Gran passed away peacefully with her children in attendance, all's well that ends well.0
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The right way to go. Sending love to you all.Made it to mortgage free but what a muddle that became
In the event the proverbial hits the fan then co-habitees are better stashing their cash than being mortgage free !!0 -
That really is the right way to go. My thoughts are with you all.2023: the year I get to buy a car0
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