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Oh gosh. You can't seem to catch a break. Take care.edinburgher said:Ah nuts! Now Mrs E and I have the fever and mystery aches 😵💫2026 decluttering: 319 🤑🥉 ⭐️🥈🥇
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- £4 paid into my S&S ISA
- £2.52 paid into SIPP (£3.13 after tax relief)
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Oh ed your illness sounds rough - especially when you've others to care for. Fingers crossed it passes over with no more than a fever spike and aches - for both MrsE and you. I suppose in theory at least you can articulate your symptoms and take otc medicine possibly. A little more difficult with littlies.
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Non-food spend January 2026 £20.32/£80
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Hope you all are feeling better soon!
You have inspired me to move my £25 vinted sale thats been sitting in my acct over to my sippDON'T BUY STUFF (from Frugalwoods)
No seriously, just don’t buy things. 99% of our success with our savings rate is attributed to the fact that we don’t buy things... You can and should take advantage of discounts.... But at the end of the day, the only way to truly save money is to not buy stuff. Money doesn’t walk out of your wallet on its own accord.
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Hoping your lurgy is the 24 hour kind, and you are feeling better.Save £12k in 2025 #2 I saved £14,660.97 of £6000 or 244.35% of my target. The 2026 Save £12k in 2026 thread is here
OS Grocery Challenge in 2025 I finished the year at £2880.99/£3000 or 96.03% of my annual spend so I am sticking with a £3000 annual budget for 2026
I also Reverse Meal Plan on that thread and grow much of our own premium price fruit and veg, joining in on the grow your own in 2026 discussion thread
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Temperature back to normal for me, absolutely knackered after a spell between 2-5 where DD2 refused to sleep. Scunnered!
Mrs E seems slightly worse, but at least DD1 went to school (first day this week)
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@edinburgher wishing you all a full and speedy recovery, plus a full nights sleep 🤗Fashion on a ration 2025 0/66 coupons spent
79.5 coupons rolled over 4/75.5 coupons spent - using for secondhand purchases
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Seconding wot Baileys_Babe said - hoping for a full recovery for you all.
Greying XGrocery Spend January 2026 £175.39/£300
Non-food spend January 2026 £20.32/£80
Bulk Fund 2026 Month 1/12 - £0/£1207
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