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The savings pit
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Picnic sounds lovely and great for the kids to be able to get out in the fresh air and run around.Well done on cooking dinner & saving the budget ☺️0% credit card £1360 & 0% Car Loan £7500 ~ paid in full JAN 2020 = NOW DEBT FREE 🤗
House sale OCT 2022 = NOW MORTGAGE FREE 🤗
House purchase completed FEB 2023 🥳🍾 Left work. 🤗
Retired at 55 & now living off the equity £10k a year (until pensions start at 60 & 67).
Previous Savings diary https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5597938/get-a-grip/p1
Living off savings diary
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Well done on fence painting. It is getting chillier.Aiming for a minimal spend 20221
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Well done on savings and extra work for weekend! A whole fence almost done. I feel your relief.Aiming for a minimal spend 20221
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Yum to all the crumbles!!! Glad your hanging basket has revived. Praying for good weather this weekend.Aiming for a minimal spend 20221
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I love crumble and custard 😋 All the painting will burn off any extra calories 😉0% credit card £1360 & 0% Car Loan £7500 ~ paid in full JAN 2020 = NOW DEBT FREE 🤗
House sale OCT 2022 = NOW MORTGAGE FREE 🤗
House purchase completed FEB 2023 🥳🍾 Left work. 🤗
Retired at 55 & now living off the equity £10k a year (until pensions start at 60 & 67).
Previous Savings diary https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5597938/get-a-grip/p1
Living off savings diary
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6429003/escape-to-the-country-living-off-savings/p12 -
Well done on the to do list being reduced and the first fence. Well done in sorting out budget too.Aiming for a minimal spend 20221
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Well done on the reasonably priced frames. Dads are good for diy 🤗 I’m looking forward to mine coming to stay 😆0% credit card £1360 & 0% Car Loan £7500 ~ paid in full JAN 2020 = NOW DEBT FREE 🤗
House sale OCT 2022 = NOW MORTGAGE FREE 🤗
House purchase completed FEB 2023 🥳🍾 Left work. 🤗
Retired at 55 & now living off the equity £10k a year (until pensions start at 60 & 67).
Previous Savings diary https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5597938/get-a-grip/p1
Living off savings diary
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6429003/escape-to-the-country-living-off-savings/p11 -
Glad you are doing so well. Little things keep us going and cheer us up, we will get there.Aiming for a minimal spend 20220
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Stay thrifty and well done on Christmas shopping. I havent even started! Good luck with inside of the house.Aiming for a minimal spend 20221
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Oh no to the tap! Funny how all these products used to last for life and now due to planned obsolescence they last 5mins. Well done on the Clinique at a good price.Aiming for a minimal spend 20221
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