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Sun_Addict said:I’ve just had an email from the charity shop manager thanking me for the donations, isn’t that lovely 😊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.***
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Hope DD is ok.I've got an Aspidistra plant that was one of three created by dividing my nan's mum's plant. We think the original plant would be about 130 years old. It's a very unassuming plant but I'm petrified of killing it.6
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@Sun_Addict What an intelligent manager! Now you will always think kindly of that shop and keep items for the charity. You obviously gave them good-quality stuff.
Credit card One :£926.60( Oct 21 )(Nov 21 vet bill disaster), £999(Jan 22), £974(Feb 22)
Credit Card Fl :£739.26 (Oct 21)£763 (Nov 21) , £590(Jan 22), £298(Feb 22)
Savings target C.U. £1000(£410 Oct 21)(£610 Nov 21)
Savings target Bank £500 (£10 Oct 21) (£50 Nov 21)(£60 Jan 22)(£80 Feb 22)
Credit Union loan paid off. Now for the funeral plan...4 -
It sounds as though you've been very generous, SA.
I love it when people think to donate rather than bin things. Everybody wins.
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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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It’s nice that your items are appreciated 👍
Hope dd is ok 🤞January spends - £587.584 -
I keep thinking it's Monday today because I've been in the office this morning 😆 I finished at lunchtime and went for a pub lunch with some colleagues - ahem I only had diet Pepsi 😁 I'm back WFH for the rest of the day.
I've got a Mr M delivery coming between 6pm and 7pm so a spending day today. Also had to pop into Lidl on the way home from work because the cats ran out of food this morning and won't be able to wait until later.
Bumped into Mr SA's brother on the way home, he's recently started swimming to keep fit and has offered to take Mr SA which will be nice. He doesn't live far but we hardly ever see him. It's not the BIL with cancer.
The office was really busy almost at full capacity. This is why I try to avoid Tuesdays it's the most popular day apparently with Monday and Friday being the least popular.
Exercise wise I've done just under 17,000 steps so far and will be doing a live WW resistance band training after work.
I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)5 -
Good news about Mr SA going swimming. Hope it works out ok for everyone.
I bet the pub lunch felt amazing 👍January spends - £587.583 -
Glad that you enjoyed your lunch.Hope that the swimming will work out.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.3 -
Happy hump day 😎
WFH today. The kitten is driving me nuts again, she's into everything and obsessed with my keyboard! I've thankfully got no meetings in my calendar and should be able to make some inroads into all the admin bits and bobs that have built up.
It will be NSD 10/12 today. Only 2 more to hit target. The Mr M delivery arrived last night no missing items and only one sub which I sent back as they had swapped a butternut squash for a bag of sweet potatoes and I already had sweet potatoes on the order so didn't want two bags.
I need to make yet another attempt at getting Mr SA a GP appointment, not having much luck getting through to them so far. He had another unpleasant accident yesterday while I was at work and had actually washed the bed sheet but it had gone through to the mattress protector and the duvet cover, thankfully not the mattress. My washing machine will never get a day off! This can't be right even for someone with brain damage. I'm getting really fed up with it.
Exercise wise I will be taking the dog for a couple of walks and I've got a live DanceFit class after work. Trying a new recipe for tonight's dinner from the WW app - veggie sausage and sweet potato tray bake.
I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)4 -
The swimming sounds a fabulous idea, you will get some respite while he’s out too. I do hope it works out (he won’t have an accident in the pool will he?) .Not all who wander are lost - J.R.R.Tolkien
🌊 A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor 🌊
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