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😱 I read that as A&E. so pleased your not 👍January spends - £587.584
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Lol, @Milann. No, not A&E, although there is a spiral external staircase up to our stable, on which I'm being extremely careful!
F x2025's challenges: 1) To fill our 10 Savings Pots to their healthiest level ever
2) To read 100 books (46/100) 3) The Shrinking of Foxgloves 8.1kg/30kg
"Life can only be understood backwards but it must be lived forwards" (Soren Kirkegaard 1813-55)5 -
Yay!!! Wi-fi!! Although it did involve buying a hot sausage roll & coffee to be able to sit down & access it!
Enjoying our break & (so far) stuck to our holiday budget.
Missing Soot & Ash very much.
F x2025's challenges: 1) To fill our 10 Savings Pots to their healthiest level ever
2) To read 100 books (46/100) 3) The Shrinking of Foxgloves 8.1kg/30kg
"Life can only be understood backwards but it must be lived forwards" (Soren Kirkegaard 1813-55)6 -
Have a lovely holiday.
I translated EA to Estate Agents 😀
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Lol @Blackcats....because I'm such a tightwad these days, I've gone on holiday at an estate agents! Was doing quick post before signal dipped out again. EA = East Anglia.
F x2025's challenges: 1) To fill our 10 Savings Pots to their healthiest level ever
2) To read 100 books (46/100) 3) The Shrinking of Foxgloves 8.1kg/30kg
"Life can only be understood backwards but it must be lived forwards" (Soren Kirkegaard 1813-55)4 -
Love that part of the country. Hope you enjoyed the sausage roll...Making the debt go down and savings go up
LBM 2015 - debt £57K / Now £27,644....its going down
Mortgage Free December 9th 2024! 18mths ahead of schedule.Challenges
EF #68 £1000/£3000
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Studies/surveys December £86.68
Decluttering items 1402/2025
Books read 23
Jigsaws done 20
My debt free diary...https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6396218/we-will-get-this-debt-d£own-the-savings-up5 -
Have a wonderful time x4
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Hope you’re having a great time and am so very pleased you aren’t holidaying at A&E or in an estate agents window 😂😂😂😂 you could set a new trend 😂😂😂January spends - £587.585
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I hope you have a lovely holiday and have chance to relax a little as you are always so busy.
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Ooh, it's lovely here. I believe you have previously expressed a liking for the region and Norfolk in particular. Our camper van means we are gradually exploring more of our region. I like the area around Eye in Suffolk very muchSave £12k in 2025 #2 I saved £14,660.97 of £6000 or 244.35% of my target. The 2026 Save £12k in 2026 thread is here
OS Grocery Challenge in 2025 I finished the year at £2880.99/£3000 or 96.03% of my annual spend so I am sticking with a £3000 annual budget for 2026
I also Reverse Meal Plan on that thread and grow much of our own premium price fruit and veg, joining in on the grow your own in 2026 discussion thread
My keep within our budget diary is here4
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