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Giving Up/Cutting Down Alcohol Thread part 18
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23/30 for me today please
Big day for me as I completed on selling my house! Celebrating with a nice dinner and 0% G&T.
Last weekend was the first time during dry January that I felt like I wanted a glass of wine with the stress of it all but managed to resist temptation and glad I did! Going to book a nice weekend break away with my boyfriend to celebrate Debt free November 20229 -
Great news sunshine_raincloud and well done on resisting temptation!
16/20 here please Cathybird4 -
18/18, target day, alcohol free weekend and a week left still to go. Only negative is I didn't lose any lbs this week but there was cake involved.
Nothing to see here, move along.6 -
Mon. is always a night when the last thing I ever want is alcohol. 10/15 nowNet Debt: £15,743AFD Dec 11/147
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Good to see how well everyone is doing.
+1 for me this evening.5 -
Not one for me, I had a meetup with friends, two drinks, had a great time. 6
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January 7 days =14 days =
21 days =
28 days =
Target reached =
Target beaten =
Entire month =
January targetsAllNightDiner 7/11
alt80 14/24
Arkers 23/TF
cathybird 22/21
Coveredinbees!!!! 18/18
CuppaTea 4/31Dark Sunday 10/15
dustydigger 21/26
happydenial 23/14
lantanna 19/15
leftatthetrafficlights 16/30
maggiem 5/15maman 14/10
marahouti 23/25
MissPennySave 18/10
outoftheviciouscircle 15oceandreamer 16/20
PriceySOS 17/24
RobM99 23/30
satchmo1 23/30
Season of Mist 14/27
sunshine raincloud 23/30
sukeyboo 11/10
TornErse 20/27
VALM 4/31WBF 5/10Newcomers welcome!6 -
23/30 for me today please. I forgot to press "post comment" yesterday, doh.What would you get if all you got was what you were thankful for?6
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18/10 for me please.xI AM DEBT FREE!!!!!! (as at 24.10.25)
November 2022 - £46,626.96 / November 2025 - £0.00
Debt paid off - £46,626.96 (100%)
Completed Challenges:
#10 DFBXMAS25 £15120.00 / £15120.00 (100% paid off) COMPLETED!
#15 DFBXMAS24 £16972.80 / £14000.00 (121.23% paid off) COMPLETED!
#41 DFBXMAS23 £14751.96 / £12000.00 (122.93% paid off) COMPLETED!
MissPennySave's Debt Free Diary - DFW Diary6 -
23/14 for me today, thank you!Books read 2023 - 49/755
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