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  • Suffolk_lass
    Suffolk_lass Posts: 10,451 Forumite
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    I agree, awesome savings rate
    Save £12k in 2025 #2 I am at £10,020.92 out of £6000 after September
    OS Grocery Challenge in 2025 I am at £2234.63/£3000 or 74.49% of my annual spend so far (not going to be much of a Christmas at this rate as no spare after 9 months!
    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 thread
    My new diary is here
  • greent
    greent Posts: 10,833 Forumite
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    Great savings rate, brizzle :)
    I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul
    Repaid mtge early (orig 11/25) 01/09 £124616 01/11 £89873 01/13 £52546 01/15 £12133 07/15 £NIL
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  • Moneyfordreams
    Moneyfordreams Posts: 2,442 Forumite
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    glad to read everything is going well for you.. :applause: 
    Mortgage restart June 2018 £119950Re mortgage August 19 £110470, … Mortgage November 22 £85600 final 0% CC 3300Home renovations - £65000, mid 2018 - mid 2022
  • brizzlegirl
    brizzlegirl Posts: 1,261 Forumite
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    Thanks all :) xxx

    We clocked a NSD today. And I went for a run. We had fish and chips. Work was grim.... but overall a good day in the end..
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,594 Ambassador
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    Sorry work was grim. 
    Hope today is a better day xx
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  • Suffolk_lass
    Suffolk_lass Posts: 10,451 Forumite
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    beanielou said:
    Sorry work was grim. 
    Hope today is a better day xx
    I was going to say that too!
    Save £12k in 2025 #2 I am at £10,020.92 out of £6000 after September
    OS Grocery Challenge in 2025 I am at £2234.63/£3000 or 74.49% of my annual spend so far (not going to be much of a Christmas at this rate as no spare after 9 months!
    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 thread
    My new diary is here
  • brizzlegirl
    brizzlegirl Posts: 1,261 Forumite
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    Oh, see I have kept it in, and as 2023, how ambitious and focussed I must have been feeling a few years ago  o:) ...oh well had better try for that then B)
  • jwil
    jwil Posts: 22,411 Forumite
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    You are doing great Brizzle :)  Have a good weekend.
    "Good financial planning is about not spending money on things that add no value to your life in order to have more money for the things that do". Eoin McGee
  • PurpleFairy26
    PurpleFairy26 Posts: 3,903 Forumite
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    Have a great weekend. Love an ambitious target! There will be no stopping you with the mortgage once the CC is gone. 
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