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Whoops!! Interrupted post. All good. Will update later. Glad to have done another week with much less travel. It is getting very dark and wintry though, I miss the light summer days.
Have a good evening all x0 -
I miss the warm days too
"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 McGee0 -
I miss the long days
Dark mornings and evenings are not as nice I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soulRepaid mtge early (orig 11/25) 01/09 £124616 01/11 £89873 01/13 £52546 01/15 £12133 07/15 £NILNet sales 2024: £200 -
It is grim isn’t it. Dark already
A good weekend on balance although we had a splurge on Thursday evening (restocked on some items that will make life easier- eg a vacuum we pensioned off to Freecycle that was 12 years old and pretty useless with all the pet fur we seem to get in our house as well as Xmas presents) but we did do some good things like Oxfam gift cards for stockings and yep the vacuum is already a joy.
Did a small amount of decluttering - another 10 items - will update my signature. Every little helps. OH also sold some items and so the PayPal account can be raided for £50 The solar panels also netted £283. Not fab but certainly better than nothing, especially given the weeks that they weren’t working. Student also stayed so income topped up a little.
Emotions wise I am feeling a bit mixed tbh. DD2 is really focussed and putting in the hours but worried it’s not all useful. And it’s unrelenting. Do fear we are in danger of putting our kids off learning with the unremitting pressure of it all. Luckily I breathe a sigh of relief that DD1 is through so only one to shepherd.
Hope everyone had a good start to the week x0 -
Sorry.. can’t type. Should have said we bought a new vacuum... and we pensioned off the old one.. doh.0
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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.***
One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.0 -
Thanks beanie.. you always do.. you’re telepathic
How’s you? Any snow yet?0 -
And it’s funny how a new domestic applicance could have made me and OH so happy!! It just uses up less of our life energy. The old one worked - just required lots and lots of elbow grease.. the person who collected it was very happy. I do like Freecycle when people turn up promptly0
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brizzlegirl wrote: »Thanks beanie.. you always do.. you’re telepathic
How’s you? Any snow yet?
No snow as yet~~phew!
I am plodding on, quite tired.
Thanks for asking.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.***
One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.0 -
Congrats on the new vacuum. It's always joyful!
Well done on the decluttering."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 McGee0
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