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Today was also NSD 2 of August 👍I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)6
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Fingers crossed you get away for your birthday, wherever it may be . Glad to hear you got for a walk.Life is an adventure, never stop exploring.5
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We had the mock pimms at SW & it was ok.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.
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***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb. ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
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I was going to say the same thing especially with lots of fruit....beanielou said:We had the mock pimms at SW & it was ok.As a dear MSE friend says “keep plodding” or
What does the saying say.... When life hands you lemons, make lemonade
Or as my Mum would say, brush yourself down, tomorrow is another day or
Fake it, to you Make It
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Morning all, happy Monday 😎
Bit late getting online today as Virgin Media was down, TV and broadband until around 9.30. To be fair they send us a letter warning of upgrading in the area so potential loss of services today. Broadband seems a bit faster, hopefully that will last.
Went for a run this morning before it got too hot, feeling a bit more positive today thankfully.
Budget week 3 starts today, need to tot up last week's finances, I know there's a very small underspend.
Have a fabulous day x
I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)6 -
Have done the finances. Had a £7.75 underspend in the groceries budget so this has gone to the VSP. There was £34.51 left in the other spends budget so £4.51 has gone to VSP and £30 back into the spends pot. Have sent £50 to my emergency fund. Received £40 refund from the airport lounge, cancelled due to lack of passengers, and this has gone back into the holiday pot.
Earlier on I spotted Mr SA shuffling about in the garden looking shifty. Went to investigate and he had started covering up my little cobbled paved area under the tree with the ugly grey paving slabs that's he's been hoarding down the side of the shed for years. This is a lovely little area where I sit to get some shade when it's hot, I have a little table and chair there and it's lovely and quiet under the tree. Well I went ballistic and made him restore it to how it was before. He does some really weird things, I don't know what he was thinking of. He has an obsession with moving things about in the garden and never for the best!
I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)7 -
I would have been fuming, too. Your little cobblestone area sounds lovely and I'm sure it's easier on the eyes than plain paving slabs. (Now I want one! It would be lovely under the trees at the back...I think a bit of sunshine is good for frugal living. (Cranky40)
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I think I would have gone nuts too!😡
I hope you manage to get away on your holiday ok - you must be longing for it so much.Finally Debt Free! - July 2016 🌟
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Another one who would have been none too happy.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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SlimmingWorld do the Pimms - I’ve never made it but have tasted it at group. I found it quite acceptable but not the real thing.
Your walk sounded lovely.I’m not surprised you feel a tad down - our world has changed. No company at work - everything up in the air re the holiday. And the blooming virus is just hanging over us...it feels never ending.January spends - £587.586
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