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My journey to a debt free life

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  • Forgot to post to say I HAVE FINISHED MY JUMPER😀 it's a bit too big and the sleeves are too long but it's. I started knitting it when I was bigger so I could have done the smaller size if I had known I would lose weight but it does exactly what I wanted it to do which was to keep me warm while walking B. I wanted a baggy chunky jumper to wear at home when it's chilly and that's exactly what it is,I am quite pleased with it now it's finished. I might knit another one at some point but in a different colour and with maybe an upgrade in the quality of the wool
    I now need to finish the cross stitch that's on my frame and get the advent house painted. I think I will do that next so it's definitely ready for December 😀 
    Original Debt Owed Jan 18 = £17,630 Paid To Date = £6,510 Owed = £11,120
  • Cherryfudge
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    Well done on the jumper! Not sure how long it's taken but in my head finishing a jumper is a Big Achievement. :D I'm working on one for which I bought the wool six or seven years ago...

    Baggy chunky jumpers are the best, so cosy. :)
    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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  • Well done on the jumper. I am batting the last quarter of my cross stitch as I want to gift it for Xmas, but it has been. A Year long slog 😂
    Debt free Feb 2021 🎉
  • milann
    milann Posts: 11,426 Forumite
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    Well done on the jumper. I’ve still not picked mine up again.
    How much have you lost now. You’ve done so well 👍👏👏👏
    January spends - £587.58
  • foxgloves
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    Well done on the jumper success, OBL. I love a big baggy jumper this time of year. If the weather's dry, I often prefer a big jumper over a couple of layers for going for walks, rather than a coat. And that's without their other use..... popping them on indoors & being able to turn the heating down a notch.
    F x
    2025'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 7.7kg/30kg

    "Life can only be understood backwards but it must be lived forwards" (Soren Kirkegaard 1813-55)
  • Seasidegal58
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    Happy new jumper!  Enjoy!😃🧶
    Finally Debt Free! - July 2016 🌟
    Finished Emergency Fund- £10,000 April 2017
    🌟
    RETIRED: MAY 2021!!!!😀🎆
    My diary: “Seasidegal's Scrimpy Retirement Diary!”
  • Sun_Addict
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    Well done 👏 I’m not remotely crafty, I really don’t have the time or patience. I used to knit when the kids were little but I wasn’t that good at it, just passable. It used to cost me a fortune in wool too 😆
    I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)
  • Well done on the jumper, I still haven’t finished a scarf from January! 😂
    September 2017 Debt = £25330

    Starting afresh.

    You can do anything if you put your mind to it. x
  • Well done on the jumper! Not sure how long it's taken but in my head finishing a jumper is a Big Achievement. :D I'm working on one for which I bought the wool six or seven years ago...

    Baggy chunky jumpers are the best, so cosy. :)
    I think I started it sometime last year, I can't remember now but I've finished it just in time for this winter so I'm happy with that. It's very warm and cosy 😊
    Original Debt Owed Jan 18 = £17,630 Paid To Date = £6,510 Owed = £11,120
  • Well done on the jumper. I am batting the last quarter of my cross stitch as I want to gift it for Xmas, but it has been. A Year long slog 😂
    Thanks,it's taken me a while but I got there in the end 😀the cross stitch I need to finish won't take long, I just need to add the names to it now  
    Original Debt Owed Jan 18 = £17,630 Paid To Date = £6,510 Owed = £11,120
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