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  • WinterWarrior
    WinterWarrior Posts: 6,094 Forumite
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    It’s in! What a palaver though. At one point it sounded like Fawlty towers was being re-enacted in the kitchen. The back door had to be taken off its hinges to get it in, then after the deliverers had gone MrWW had to work out the plumbing and spent several years aligning the doors. He managed to smack his elbow and get wire stuck in his thumb, there was much cursing…so much cursing  😬. I kept getting called in for this and that so finished early in the end. It took so long that we ended up blowing calories out of the water with an Indian takeaway and wine…and then an icecream sandwich … oops. The ff looks amazing though, it’s so lovely and shiny and new 😬.We must chase the refund on the install and package removal though! 
    It’s the first big diet fail for weeks, so tomorrow I will climb back on the wagon 😅
    Not all who wander are lost - J.R.R.Tolkien
    🌊 A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor 🌊

    My WW and friends diary is here 😁 … 
    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6259606/must-try-harder/p1

  • KajiKita
    KajiKita Posts: 7,456 Forumite
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    Happy new fridge freezer! (Sounds like the fraught-fallout might take a while to settle! Poor Mr WW’s thumb!)

    Hope you enjoy your day off today 😊

    KK
    As at 15.07.25:
    - When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £233,521
    - OPs to mortgage = £11,338 Interest saved £5225 to date
    Fixed rate 3.85% ends January 2030

    Read 35 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 13th July
    Produce tracker: £205 of £300 in 2025

    Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
    Watch your words, they become your actions. 
    Watch your actions, they become your reality. 
  • jwil
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    I just keep raw meat on the bottom shelf.  It's all in plastic anyway, so not harmful unless it's leaking.
    "If you can dream it, you can do it". Walt Disney
  • WinterWarrior
    WinterWarrior Posts: 6,094 Forumite
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    jwil said:
    I just keep raw meat on the bottom shelf.  It's all in plastic anyway, so not harmful unless it's leaking.
    Thanks.i may need to have a reshuffle. I’m always amazed at how full a fridge can be without having anything in it to eat! 
    Not all who wander are lost - J.R.R.Tolkien
    🌊 A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor 🌊

    My WW and friends diary is here 😁 … 
    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6259606/must-try-harder/p1

  • WinterWarrior
    WinterWarrior Posts: 6,094 Forumite
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    edited 9 June 2024 at 7:32PM
    Happy Sunday to you all. I took my car for a drive and filled up the tank. I’m a ‘half a tank is dangerously empty’ person so it was just under three quarters and cost £34 to fill with diesel, so that wasn’t bad. It seems to be going down in price a touch just now. I’d estimated £50 so feel like I’m winning. I moved the £16 to the garage fund. Then I went for my march around the countryside, and as I was low on steps to start with, I also added in a beach walk. So I’ve ended the day over 10k steps with a bit of effort. I even dodged most of the rain, although it did feel cold. Other than that, some washing, cooking and normal jobs I don’t have much to report. I hope you’ve all had a good day ✨
    I was sad to see the MIchael Mosely news, even though it wasn’t likely to have had a happy ending after all of this time. It just shows no matter how fit and confident you are, when your time is up, it’s up. I feel I should remind my fellow steppers that we should never forget our phones when we venture out alone, even if it means doubling back for it! So very sad.  
    Not all who wander are lost - J.R.R.Tolkien
    🌊 A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor 🌊

    My WW and friends diary is here 😁 … 
    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6259606/must-try-harder/p1

  • PennysIntoPounds
    PennysIntoPounds Posts: 4,264 Forumite
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    Good reminder to make sure we always utilise the fact that mobile phones can be literal lifesavers. When I eventually get to switching my old phone to Mr PIPs old but nowhere near as decrepit phone, I must put What 3 Words back on there. I think I never go anywhere interesting enough to need it, but it's the app the emergency services use and it's stupid to not have it available if one's phone can make space for it. 

    You're doing so brilliantly on your steps! I'm most impressed. Great you could put some money in the garage fund too 😊
  • WinterWarrior
    WinterWarrior Posts: 6,094 Forumite
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    Nothing much to report over here. Plenty of work and some spending has been done on presents (all accounted for) and fritterings 😬 I am looking forward to receiving some new stay warm cups (with a nifty handle for easy carrying if I feel like coffee on my step counting walks), some cheapy eyeliners and a mirror! All from my spending money though, so I’m happy with that and it cheered me up on a work day 😅
    I have booked my car mot and service in for the beginning of next month. I have enough in the car pot to cover it, with some left over ‘just in case’. They quoted £411 for the service and mot fee together and I have £800 in the pot, so I’m pleased that pot is working well right now. I do need to fill my heating oil pot, but it won’t go down too fast over summer, so I have some time yet.
    i hope you are all having a good week ⭐️
    Not all who wander are lost - J.R.R.Tolkien
    🌊 A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor 🌊

    My WW and friends diary is here 😁 … 
    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6259606/must-try-harder/p1

  • KajiKita
    KajiKita Posts: 7,456 Forumite
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    Nothing more satisfying than an expense appearing and having the pot to deal with it … 😊👏

    KK
    As at 15.07.25:
    - When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £233,521
    - OPs to mortgage = £11,338 Interest saved £5225 to date
    Fixed rate 3.85% ends January 2030

    Read 35 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 13th July
    Produce tracker: £205 of £300 in 2025

    Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
    Watch your words, they become your actions. 
    Watch your actions, they become your reality. 
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