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Thinking of you and wishing you success!Save £12k in 2026 #2 I have banked £2870.61 so far, against a £10k target The 2026 Save £12k in 2026 thread is here
OS Grocery Challenge in 2026 I am sticking with a £3000 annual budget for 2026 - currently £568.34 and most of my March purchasing made
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
My keep within our budget diary is here4 -
Thinking of your new start tomorrow, hope all goes well, and you enjoy your first day, and all days thereafter.
Greying XGrocery spend March 2026 £166.80/£195
Non-food spend March 2026 £35.93/£80
Bulk Fund 2026 Month 3/12 - £16.48/£114.50 (reducing balance - start £120 pa)
""Mother Nature don't draw straight lines
The broken moulds in a grand design
We look a mess but we're doing fine
We're card carrying lifelong members
Of the union of different kinds..."
"Union of the Different kinds" - R Christie & T Gilbert, Fisherman's Friends4 -
I hope all goes well tomorrowFashion on a ration 2025 0/66 coupons spent
79.5 coupons rolled over 4/75.5 coupons spent - using for secondhand purchases
One income, home educating family5 -
Hope today is a good day Ed!Mortgage free 16/06/2023! £132,500 cleared in 11 years, 3 months and 7 days
'Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is.' Ernest Hemingway5 -
Hope today goes smoothly
love 🐞Declutter 415/2026
£62.30 saved by growing and eating my own 2026
books read 5 in 2026
£195 🥳 funpot
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Echoing the hopes for a great day.Made it to mortgage free but what a muddle that became
In the event the proverbial hits the fan then co-habitees are better stashing their cash than being mortgage free !!5 -
Happy First Day Ed! May every minute be full of joy and anticipation!4 YEARS 10 MONTHS DEBT FREE!!! (24 OCT 2016)(With heartfelt thanks to those who have gone before us & their indubitable generosity.)...and now I have a mortgage! (23 AUG 2021)Original End Date - Sept 2041 New projection - Dec 2039 (reduced by 21 months)4
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Wishing you a great first day.2026 Decluttering 2710⭐️⭐️
2025 Decluttering 17207⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
2024 Decluttering 11728⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️5 -
Thinking of you in your first day of new job - I hope you love it 🤓5
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I still work for social work, but thank you 😂rtandon27 said:Happy First Day Ed! May every minute be full of joy and anticipation!
I had a decent first day. Read a billion things and feel like a spare part, but everyone was friendly and good-humoured. Man! How I've missed chat 🙂
Thank you all for the positivity.14
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