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My journey to a debt free life
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Hopefully your washing wasn't too bad!
It was like that here this morning and now it seems to be waiting for a downpour. I Just wish it would make its mind up too!September 2017 Debt = £25330
Starting afresh.
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Been dry here all day too.I get what you mean about another thing to learn to live with. Sometimes it’s a reliever nothing has been found but frustrating that there is no real answer.January spends - £587.580
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Sun_Addict said:It’s been dry all day here and we desperately need rain, the garden is bone dry.Original Debt Owed Jan 18 = £17,630 Paid To Date = £6,736 Owed = £10,8940
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Nicnak said:Hopefully your washing wasn't too bad!
It was like that here this morning and now it seems to be waiting for a downpour. I Just wish it would make its mind up too!Original Debt Owed Jan 18 = £17,630 Paid To Date = £6,736 Owed = £10,8941 -
milann said:Been dry here all day too.I get what you mean about another thing to learn to live with. Sometimes it’s a reliever nothing has been found but frustrating that there is no real answer.Original Debt Owed Jan 18 = £17,630 Paid To Date = £6,736 Owed = £10,8940
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Worked a 12 hour shift yesterday and it was a nice day to be working, chucking it down outside so not wanting to go anywhere, there was a nice team on and although we were busy it wasn't stressful busyness.
I currently have an extremely painful leg ( feels like Sciatica ) so that put a damper on my day, I left a bit early to get an earlier bus came home and had a shower and was in bed by 8.30 pm I just took the maximum amount of painkillers and went to sleep hoping it would be gone today. Sadly it hasn't gone which is a pain in the backside ( literally 😀) I've got two days off now so I'm hoping it will be better by Tuesday. I'm doing some good stretches which relives it a little bit but I'm not sure what else to do
I haven't been very active today apart from taking B out for her walk, my leg and foot are just too painful to go very far. I have got two loads of washing done though which haven't pegged out because the Sky was so grey but the sun has come out now so I'm wishing I had 🙄its really cold though so I've actually got my heating on 🙀🙀🙀
I still haven't done my banking from payday so will do that in a bit before I forget againOriginal Debt Owed Jan 18 = £17,630 Paid To Date = £6,736 Owed = £10,8942 -
Hope your leg pain soon heals, @Onebrokelady.
Re the budget update from Pay-day... it's sort of funny to think how I never, ever budgeted back in the spendy era, but these days, if I get to more than a day after pay-day & haven't done my new monthly budget, I feel very twitchy about it. I suppose it's because although I have been a reformed character for more than 10 years, I was spendy for much much longer.
F x2025's challenges: 1) To fill our 10 Savings Pots to their healthiest level ever
2) To read 100 books (36/100) 3) The Shrinking of Foxgloves 8.1kg/30kg
"Life can only be understood backwards but it must be lived forwards" (Soren Kirkegaard 1813-55)3 -
foxgloves said:Hope your leg pain soon heals, @Onebrokelady.
Re the budget update from Pay-day... it's sort of funny to think how I never, ever budgeted back in the spendy era, but these days, if I get to more than a day after pay-day & haven't done my new monthly budget, I feel very twitchy about it. I suppose it's because although I have been a reformed character for more than 10 years, I was spendy for much much longer.
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Original Debt Owed Jan 18 = £17,630 Paid To Date = £6,736 Owed = £10,8942 -
Today ended up being more productive than I thought it would. I managed to tidy and hoover downstairs, empty the bins and mop the kitchen floor in between reclining on the settee. Also did the usual sorting of the 🐓🐓and taking B for two walks so not a wasted day after allOriginal Debt Owed Jan 18 = £17,630 Paid To Date = £6,736 Owed = £10,8943
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It sounds like a nicely productive day to me. I hope the leg pain eases soon and lets you get a good night's sleep.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)
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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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