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Time to Face The Music

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  • Sun_Addict
    Sun_Addict Posts: 24,448 Forumite
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    Great photos as always. 
    I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)
  • RelievedSheff
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    Another working week is upon us.

    £200 sent to the savings account, £100 sent to the Premium Bonds and today is the first of our mortgage repayments with the larger overpayment set up (£206).

    Breakfast, lunch and dinner will be from stores today. Breakfast was a bacon sandwich using up some weekend leftovers, we have both taken our packed lunches to work and dinner tonight is enchilada's made with some leftover roast pork from yesterdays Sunday roast.

    Tonight's jobs are:
    • walking the dog
    • weekly shop
    • cleaning the washing machine (this flashed up that it was ready for a clean cycle yesterday)
    The weekend seems to have flown by!
  • RelievedSheff
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    Balances Update 02.10.23

     

    Furniture Loan = £0 (Account Settled)

    HP Car Loan = £0 (Account Settled)

    Debt 1 = £0 (Account Settled)

    Paypal Credit = £0

    Credit Card 1 =£0 (Account Closed)

    Credit Card 2 = £0 (Account Closed)

    Credit Card 3 = £0 (Account Closed)

    Credit Card 4 = £0 (Account Closed)

    Credit Card 5 = £0 (Account Closed)

    Credit Card 7 = £0

     

    Credit Card 6 = £9363 (£300 repayment 0% interest until July 2024)

    HP Motorhome Loan = £12191 (£393 repayment final payment April 2026)

     

    Total Debt = £21554

     

    Savings Account = £1450

    Premium Bonds = £1500

     

    Total Savings = £2950


  • beanielou
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    Debts coming down nicely. 
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  • RelievedSheff
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    beanielou said:
    Debts coming down nicely. 
    Tomorrows repayment to the credit card will take us down into the next thousand bracket and by the end of the year we should be below £20k. 

    It is all going in the right direction. Looking forward to in 2.5 years time when we can finally say we are debt free  :) 
  • maggiem
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    Looking forward to seeing and celebrating a number beginning with 19K 👏👏👏
  • RelievedSheff
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    Another day at the office.

    Breakfast, lunch and dinner will be from stores. Breakfast was crumpets, we have both taken our packed lunches to work and dinner tonight is garlic chicken with rice and stir fried vegetables.

    Tonight's jobs are:
    • walking the dog
    • load of washing
  • RelievedSheff
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    The traffic was terrible this morning. Hope it's not going to be like that all winter. It seems to have taken an age to get to work today.

    Breakfast, lunch and dinner will be from stores. Breakfast was a toasted bagel, we have both taken our packed lunches to work and dinner tonight is goat chops with rice and vegetables.

    Tonight's jobs are:
    • walking the dog
    • cleaning the kitchen
  • Sun_Addict
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    Raíl strikes today so more people might be driving to work. 
    I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)
  • LittleMissDetermined
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    Hubby did the grocery shop yesterday... I requested crumpets! Mainly because of your diary :D 
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