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Getting FIREd up 😀
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Interesting article and a great reminder I do need to do a will beyond having allocated my pensions
yeah to your OPs as well
DON'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.
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6289577/future-proofing-my-life-deposit-saving-then-mfw-journey-in-under-13-years#latest4 -
Does anyone else that does Shop & Scan ever feel tempted to send them a random photograph at the same time as your till receipts to cheer them up? Or is that just me 🤣?
The last photo I took was a selfie of me posing with a bag of frozen broccoli to send to my Mum (first time they've had it in Lidl for at least 3 months, so I pounced - didn't even need it right now 🤣!). It's food-shopping-related, surely they'd like to see that 🤷♀️🤣🤷♀️???Mortgage start: £65,495 (March 2016)
Cleared 🧚♀️🧚♀️🧚♀️!!! In 5 years, 1 month and 29 days
Total amount repaid: £72,307.03. £1.10 repaid for every £1.00 borrowed
Finally earning interest instead of paying it!!!4 -
😂😂😂 I have never thought of that, but will do now!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 Hemingway3 -
Should we give it a go??? Extra bonus points if we get a load of us together and upload on the same day for super puzzlement factor 🤣!Mortgage start: £65,495 (March 2016)
Cleared 🧚♀️🧚♀️🧚♀️!!! In 5 years, 1 month and 29 days
Total amount repaid: £72,307.03. £1.10 repaid for every £1.00 borrowed
Finally earning interest instead of paying it!!!4 -
God, I am so over shortages in the supermarkets 🙁Mortgage start: £65,495 (March 2016)
Cleared 🧚♀️🧚♀️🧚♀️!!! In 5 years, 1 month and 29 days
Total amount repaid: £72,307.03. £1.10 repaid for every £1.00 borrowed
Finally earning interest instead of paying it!!!2 -
Sorry SC, I’m probably not in good enough standing to risk a photo that’s not of a receipt - they’re often lucky to get one at all!
What couldn’t you get? Or was it more a case of what you could get?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 Hemingway3 -
Er, off the top of my head, chopped tomatoes, tomato puree, frozen mushrooms, deodorant, errr "ladies' feminine hygiene products". Frozen broccoli already sold out again. Sainsbury's went weeks without any courgettes. I went to two Lidl's and an Asda today and no-one had any chopped tomatoes, so I need to try Sainsbury's tomorrow. I'm just fed up with it!!! Visiting multiple supermarkets to try and get a week's shop in is not how I want to spend my only two days off 🙁!Mortgage start: £65,495 (March 2016)
Cleared 🧚♀️🧚♀️🧚♀️!!! In 5 years, 1 month and 29 days
Total amount repaid: £72,307.03. £1.10 repaid for every £1.00 borrowed
Finally earning interest instead of paying it!!!4 -
Oh, shampoo! Plenty of conditioner, but they're not exactly interchangeable 🤦♀️!Mortgage start: £65,495 (March 2016)
Cleared 🧚♀️🧚♀️🧚♀️!!! In 5 years, 1 month and 29 days
Total amount repaid: £72,307.03. £1.10 repaid for every £1.00 borrowed
Finally earning interest instead of paying it!!!3 -
Sounds like it's time to switch to a mooncup and stop washing your hair!3
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Chopped toms short here too, bought extra cans when they came back into stock4
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