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  • Cherryfudge
    Cherryfudge Posts: 14,197 Forumite
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    Lovely to have you back and thank you for spreading the Christmas spirit :)

    Hope littlest is better soon x
    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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  • please-let-me-be-lucky
    please-let-me-be-lucky Posts: 10,202 Forumite
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    What sort of books are you after? Xx
    Debts @ LBM £23,729.31. Debts @ 08/04/2016 £0 :j
    Best win so far - holiday to Florida
  • Sun_Addict
    Sun_Addict Posts: 24,795 Forumite
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    Hope the little one is better soon xx
    I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)
  • System
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    Great to see you posting again. Hope little one is soon bouncing around again.
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  • earthgirl
    earthgirl Posts: 3,762 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    Thanks for your post on Xmas above, that all sounds lovely!

    A friend of mine sends me an email and attaches some xmas art work from her smalls for me to see every xmas instead of a card. I like this and it saves her a lot of postage! She does it for evnironmental reasons though and donates a little to charity.
    Hope dd on the mend.
    15/5/12 Paid off Mortgage 1 (£220k) Bought Dream House:www: Dec 13 - Mortage 2 -£116,508. 15/7/18 Mortgage Free Again :j

    Progress not Perfection
  • Toni'sfriend
    Toni'sfriend Posts: 4,056 Forumite
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    A friend of mine sends me an email and attaches some xmas art work from her smalls for me to see every xmas instead of a card.

    What a lovely idea.

    Hope the wee one is better today.
    Have adventures. laugh a lot and always be kind.
  • WannabeFree
    WannabeFree Posts: 4,438 Forumite
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    Thank you :D

    The ideas on Xmas cards are good. I like the email idea. We don't send many cards to be honest. Mainly online friends however last year we never got the chance to send and I felt so guilty and still do :o We don't really send family cards etc and even more so this year now we've cut a lot of people out.

    PLMBL any books really. They like anything especially being such different ages.

    x
    “Once you hit rock bottom, that's where you perfectly stand; That's your chance of restarting, but restarting the way.”
  • WannabeFree
    WannabeFree Posts: 4,438 Forumite
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    Afternoon :)

    Boring day here today.. Youngest still feeling unwell and is lay on the sofa and I've just pottered about cleaning and done the ironing.

    I need to top my phone up really, I keep forgetting :rotfl:

    Hope everyone is well
    x
    “Once you hit rock bottom, that's where you perfectly stand; That's your chance of restarting, but restarting the way.”
  • WannabeFree
    WannabeFree Posts: 4,438 Forumite
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    WannabeFree wrote: »
    Debt today 03/08

    Council Tax £825
    Rent £2104.18 (Think I need to round this down to an even number :o)

    x

    Wow a long time since I updated.

    Now stands at

    Council Tax £475
    Rent £1810

    x
    “Once you hit rock bottom, that's where you perfectly stand; That's your chance of restarting, but restarting the way.”
  • Toni'sfriend
    Toni'sfriend Posts: 4,056 Forumite
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    Wow a long time since I updated.

    Now stands at

    Council Tax £475
    Rent £1810

    Just over three months, W and look how much it's come down. Well done. Hope the wee one starts to feel better soon.
    Have adventures. laugh a lot and always be kind.
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