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I am really behind on diaries and some back to 10 December
Just caught up on this one, but a few more to go... SC, you always remind me to try a bit harder on my extra income activities, so that is always appreciated 
With Jan being the start of the year and another lockdown, I'm thinking all the forums are going to be jam packed for a while.2025 decluttering: 5,544 🌟🥉🌟💐🏅🏅🌟🥈🏅🌟🏅💐💎🌟🏅🏆🌟🏅🌟🌟2025 use up challenge: 513🥉🥈🥇💎🏆 👑Big kitchen declutter challenge 143/1502025 decluttering goals I Use up Challenge: 🥉365 🥈750 🥇1,000 💎2,000 🏆 3,000 👑 8,000 I 🥉12 🥈26 🥇52 💎 100 🏆 250 👑 5007 -
Have to say I'm loving the enthusiasm though, makes you feel all reinvigorated 😀
Mortgage start: £65,495 (March 2016)
Cleared 🧚♀️🧚♀️🧚♀️!!! In 5 years, 1 month and 29 days
Total amount repaid: £72,307.03. £1.10 repaid for every £1.00 borrowed
Finally earning interest instead of paying it!!!4 -
OMG, I thought I'd better raise my game on the free money stakes as I've not done very much so far this month. Started a survey which turned out to be about feminine hygiene products and looked like it was gearing up to be a product test.... Very relieved to be screened out - I can only muster up so much enthusiasm for answering questions on that particular subject 🤣!Mortgage start: £65,495 (March 2016)
Cleared 🧚♀️🧚♀️🧚♀️!!! In 5 years, 1 month and 29 days
Total amount repaid: £72,307.03. £1.10 repaid for every £1.00 borrowed
Finally earning interest instead of paying it!!!6 -
Apparently I was one of the most prolific purchasers of red onions in my local Sainsbury's last year - not bad for someone that lives alone! Now I know why I get them as an extra points offer most weeks 🤣!
Mortgage start: £65,495 (March 2016)
Cleared 🧚♀️🧚♀️🧚♀️!!! In 5 years, 1 month and 29 days
Total amount repaid: £72,307.03. £1.10 repaid for every £1.00 borrowed
Finally earning interest instead of paying it!!!8 -
You must smell wonderful, SC 😛Starting Mortgage Balance (June 2019) £72,000. Mortgage Free November 2025!4
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😂😂 that’s a very random fact!Mortgage free 16/06/2023! £132,500 cleared in 11 years, 3 months and 7 days
'Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is.' Ernest Hemingway5 -
I do love onions (and garlic - whoops!) 😀
Apparently they were the top item I purchased, followed by bananas, followed by own-brand diet coke. Now, given that I only drink coke with spirits and that I stopped drinking spirits at the end of July, that will give you a feel for how stressed I was in the first half of the year....!Mortgage start: £65,495 (March 2016)
Cleared 🧚♀️🧚♀️🧚♀️!!! In 5 years, 1 month and 29 days
Total amount repaid: £72,307.03. £1.10 repaid for every £1.00 borrowed
Finally earning interest instead of paying it!!!4 -
This nectar stats thing is so embarrassing... our top purchase AND our number 3 purchase were different brands of butter....4
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Wow. I’m in awe to be in your company oh great onion buyer!South_coast said:Apparently I was one of the most prolific purchasers of red onions in my local Sainsbury's last year - not bad for someone that lives alone! Now I know why I get them as an extra points offer most weeks 🤣!DFW (08/08) £64,346.53 Gone (02/19)
MFW (08/08) £118k Gone (09/23)4 -
I just looked at my top three which were bananas, peanuts and ginger nuts. I shopped with them 5 times last year!!DFW (08/08) £64,346.53 Gone (02/19)
MFW (08/08) £118k Gone (09/23)3
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