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So sorry to read this Cheery.Hope Mr Cheery is on the mend really soon ❤️🩹
Take care of yourself too xxI am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.
Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
"A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb. ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
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Another one hoping Mr Cheery improves soon - and more to the point, doesn't have to wait until the end of the strike to be seen. Don't blame you for not trying to work - be kind to yourself today.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 Hemingway4 -
Blimey, the strikes are on until Thursday morning.I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.
Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
"A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb. ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
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Hope Mr Cheery feeling much better very soon x2
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Yes - ultimately it is reassuring to know that someone is at least in the right place to get urgent attention if it's called for. That much is true even for those of us who live in slightly more "mainstream" locations!Cheery_Daff said:
Ah, didn't realise that, thanks for the heads up. Well, I'd rather he was in the hospital for the duration at least - although he may not agree with me! 😂joedenise said:Hate to say it but there is a Consultant and Junior Doctors strike on today and tomorrow so that may have an effect on whether or not Mr Cheery is able to be discharged.
Glad your GP surgery once again proved how good they can be - and that they took the safety first approach.🎉 MORTGAGE FREE (First time!) 30/09/2016 🎉 And now we go again…New mortgage taken 01/09/23 🏡
Balance as at 01/09/23 = £115,000.00 Balance as at 31/12/23 = £112,000.00
Balance as at 31/08/24 = £105,400.00 Balance as at 31/12/24 = £102,500.00
Balance as at 31/08/25 = £ 95,450.00
£100k barrier broken 1/4/25SOA CALCULATOR (for DFW newbies): SOA Calculatorshe/her2 -
Wishing Mr Cheery a speedy recovery and make sure you look after yourself too, cheery xStarting Mortgage Balance (June 2019) £72,000. Mortgage Free November 2025!2
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Sending get well soon wishes to Mr Cheery & hope he escapes his hot ward of snorers very soon!Part time working mum of DS (2015) and DD (2018).
NET WORTH Nov 25: £159,943
Assets: £230,000
Investments: £70,169
Savings: £3,288
Debt: -£143,514 (£700 CC / £16k car / £127k mortgage)3 -
Thank you all for your kind words and good thoughts 😊 xxx
We are both home safe 😊 Serious things eliminated, more tests coming up in the future just in case, and an easy fix for the symptoms for the time being. As you say, EH, I am very grateful the surgery, and the hospital, for taking it seriously 😊
Sadly Agent Million didn't ring 🙄 but I did win £42 on the Happy wheel this evening, up £46 for Oct now 😊11 -
I'm so pleased to hear he's at home again, Cheery! That's such good news
I really hope you can both relax and get some sleep tonight. And HW result is good too 😊 2023: the year I get to buy a car5 -
Good to hear that Mr Cheery is home and the hospital they have ruled out serious things. I hope Mr Cheery makes a full and speedy recovery.Fashion on a ration 2025 0/66 coupons spent
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