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Giving Up/Cutting Down Alcohol Thread part 18
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Ending the month on a resounding 30/30, so target reached.
Here's to Fearsome February
"She was fearsomely and wonderfully made".What would you get if all you got was what you were thankful for?9 -
WooHoo! It's Gold Star Day and 65o days (exMen) since a drink !Now a gainfully employed bassist again - WooHoo!7
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Yippee - it’s dancing elephant day for me today. Declaring early on 14/10 please cathybird
Some amazing totals coming in for this month - congratulations to those who have smashed their targets and also well done to those that haven’t managed it but are still posting - a new month starts tomorrow 😀.7 -
Wishing you a very Happy 75th Birthday @dustydigger 🎂🎁🥳6
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Thanks!RobM99 said:
Join the club! 30/30 here too and tomorrow - Gold Star Day! YEAAAH!sunshine_raincloud said:30/30 for me today please! Target day
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Happy to be a member of the gold star club today for the first (and hopefully not the last...) time!
Well done everyone on so many AFDs!Debt free November 20226 -
Finishing January on 24/15, probably the most AF Jan I've had in about 20 years!7
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Declaring early on 31/30 - roll on February 😁'Happiness is not a destination but the journey you walk every day'
Jan GC: £0/£100
DNF: £0/£6700
Garden sections: 0/21
DNF: 3/45
'It's the small compromises you keep making over time that start to add up and get you to a place you don't want to be'8 -
January
7 days =
14 days = 
21 days = 
28 days = 
Target reached = 
Target beaten = 
Entire month =
January targets
AllNightDiner 10/11
alt80 19/24
Arkers 30/TF
cathybird 29/21
Coveredinbees 23/18
CuppaTea 4/31
Dark Sunday 11/15
dustydigger 27/26
happydenial 27/14
lantanna 24/15
leftatthetrafficlights 31/30
maggiem 10/15
maman 18/10
marahouti 30/25
MissPennySave 21/10
outoftheviciouscircle 15
oceandreamer 22/20
PriceySOS 17/24
RobM99 31/30
satchmo1 30/30
Season of Mist 14/27
sukeyboo 14/10
sunshine raincloud 31/30
TornErse 27/27
VALM 4/31
WBF 5/10
Newcomers welcome!
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Annual challenge 202350 days =
100 days =
150 days =
200 days =
250 days =
300 days =
Target reached =
Target beaten =
2023 targetsAllNightDiner 10/122alt80 19/TF Arkers 30/TF cathybird 30/300 Coveredinbees 23/240 CuppaTea 4/180 dustydigger 27/300 lantanna 24/215 leftatthetrafficlights 31/300 maggiem 10/185 maman 18/TF marahouti 30/325 MissPennySave 21/120 PriceySOS 17/TF RobM99 31/350 sukeyboo 14/160 sunshine raincloud 31/300 WBF 5/120 Newcomers welcome!
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Well, I'm going to have to beat my annual target so I can get myself one of those cheeky elephants!!!
I 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
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