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Alchemausterity II
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@Lad@LadyWithAPlan it is one of my fav presents ever!LadyWithAPlan said:
Congrats!! The love spoon sounds cute !Alchemilla said:
I received a love spoon and a proposal for Valentines so it is probably time to stop oscillating about DF (dear fiancee) 🙂
me three on the Watty comment.4 -
@sav@savingholmes it will be a very quiet wedding a year from now. Nothing has been done that can't be easily undone and I will be keeping a watching brief 🙂savingholmes said:
Ditto from me on the Watty comment. While a proposal sounds romantic - you have shared some red flag warnings on your diary since your return... I've known people spend a lot of money on weddings they can't afford to paper over the cracks - only to then get divorced shortly after... Best to be as sure / protected as possible ahead of time.LadyWithAPlan said:
Congrats!! The love spoon sounds cute !Alchemilla said:
I received a love spoon and a proposal for Valentines so it is probably time to stop oscillating about DF (dear fiancee) 🙂
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Thanks @edinburgheredinburgher said:Oh my! Congratulations.5 -
So it has been half term here. We have given it a good bat!
We've done something every day and the kids have had fun. Now don't have much £££ until the end of my financial month which is Friday.
I do have a night in a hotel with breakfast up my sleeve though as HdV responded with great generosity to my feedback 🙂5 -
Saw Bridget Jones Mad about the boy last night.
I have only read the first two books and was unprepared for the subject matter.
Consequently blubbed through most of it - though glad I saw it, it was brilliant!
@redofromstart in case you want to see it, it is very, very sad in places 😘6 -
Thanks for the warning - I read the book a while back and I know I would just sit and howl through the film.
I watched 'Truly, Madly Deeply' recently and that is an emotional watch too, but an excellent film.My mortgage free diary: +++ Divide by Cucumber Error. Please reinstall universe and reboot+++
GNU Mr Redo6 -
So grocery spend this month was £706.24.Alchemilla said:Grocery spend last month £821.69 😱
I have had a NSD today. Another tomorrow and really it should be every day this week until payday!
Went to see the haunting of Blaine manor last night. Very good 🙂
In good news, the nephrologist has signed be off, appears I no longer have dodgy kidneys!8 -
Great news on the kidneys.
Glad you are not rushing into things.
Film sounds interesting but I think it would be too much for me.Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £171.8K Equity 36.37%
2) £2.6K Net savings after CCs 10/10/25
3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £27.9K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.25K) = 34/£127.5K target 26.6% 10/10/25
(If took bigger lump sum = 60.35K or 47.6%)
4) FI Age 60 income target £17.1/30K 57% (if mortgage and debts repaid - need more otherwise) (If bigger lump sum £15.8/30K 52.67%)
5) SIPP £5K updated 10/10/253 -
Exhausted this week.
Saw Ed Byrne last night who was excellent.5
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