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Struggling along as best I can
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Been a while. How are things?5
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Delurked to say the gap since the last post is concerning. Hope all is well.Saving To Keep Ahead Of The Game — MoneySavingExpert Forum
December 2025 Target for Annual Bills and Travel Account 2026 £7000. Current Total £4000.5 -
Yes, me too delurking and wondering how you are and hope you are ok, yours is one of my favourite diaries.SAVE £25000 IN 2018 25600/25000 NO. 118
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Missing you. Hope all is well.4
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Hope you are well nannyg and that the news about reinstatement of the winter fuel allowance will be good news for you0% 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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It is the uncertainty of not knowing what has occurred to prevent this diary from being updated
Just hope it is a personal decision to stop making entries and nothing else.
Saving To Keep Ahead Of The Game — MoneySavingExpert Forum
December 2025 Target for Annual Bills and Travel Account 2026 £7000. Current Total £4000.2 -
Ordinary_Yet_Unique said:It is the uncertainty of not knowing what has occurred to prevent this diary from being updated
Just hope it is a personal decision to stop making entries and nothing else.
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One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.6
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