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Time to Face The Music
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Not long until your holiday now - 2 more work get ups. Looking forward to the photos 😀I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)2
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It's going to be a long two days if the last two have been anything to go by 🤔1
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It will be a no spends day today. Number 7 I think for September. Will double check that later.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner will be from stores. Breakfast was toast, we have both taken our packed lunches to work and dinner tonight is lamb chops with garlic and herb potatoes and vegetables.
Tonight's jobs are:- vacuuming the house
- cleaning the bathrooms
- starting to load up the van
- must remember to plug the van in and turn on the fridge
- packing clothes
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That’s a lot to get through this evening - and yes, remember to plug the van in! 🤣 (And that confirms that I’ve read the bits of the thread I’d missed over the last few weeks!)🎉 MORTGAGE FREE (First time!) 30/09/2016 🎉 And now we go again…New mortgage taken 01/09/23 🏡
Balance as at 01/09/23 = £115,000.00 Balance as at 31/12/23 = £112,000.00
Balance as at 31/08/24 = £105,400.00 Balance as at 31/12/24 = £102,500.00
Balance as at 31/08/25 = £ 95,450.00
£100k barrier broken 1/4/25SOA CALCULATOR (for DFW newbies): SOA Calculatorshe/her1 -
Sheff I meant to ask you earlier this week if you have been here when you have visited Cornwall?
Visit Trebah | Trebah Garden Cornwall
It was on TV at the weekend and it reminded me what a lovely pace it is to visit.If you go down to the woods today you better not go alone.2 -
That looks lovely. Will have a look while we are down there see of we can squeeze a visit in.Grumpelstiltskin said:Sheff I meant to ask you earlier this week if you have been here when you have visited Cornwall?
Visit Trebah | Trebah Garden Cornwall
It was on TV at the weekend and it reminded me what a lovely pace it is to visit.
Thank you
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Another no spends day today. Number 8 I think. Never did check that.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner will be from stores. Breakfast was crumpets, we have both taken our packed lunches to work and dinner tonight is lamb burgers with onion rings and corn on the cob.
Another busy night tonight. Tonight's jobs are:- walking the dog
- finishing packing our clothes
- finishing loading up the van
- cooking tomorrow night's shepherd's pie
- cooking tonights dinner
- bathing the dog
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Enjoy Cornwall…..I’m jealous. We’re back there in spring 😀January spends - £587.582
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Hopefully all your packing and other bits are going to plan - enjoy the cold beers and have a safe trip. Looking forward to seeing lovely Cornish photos - this time last year we were looking forward to heading down that way ourselves!🎉 MORTGAGE FREE (First time!) 30/09/2016 🎉 And now we go again…New mortgage taken 01/09/23 🏡
Balance as at 01/09/23 = £115,000.00 Balance as at 31/12/23 = £112,000.00
Balance as at 31/08/24 = £105,400.00 Balance as at 31/12/24 = £102,500.00
Balance as at 31/08/25 = £ 95,450.00
£100k barrier broken 1/4/25SOA CALCULATOR (for DFW newbies): SOA Calculatorshe/her1 -
Are you travelling straight there or stopping over somewhere? Have a fantastic time 🍻I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)1
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