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Yes, if it's the same one, @Blackcats, it is quite interesting on the whole & the regularity of it means the payments are adding up. Just need to get back in the habit of engaging with my other main survey site now.
F2025's challenges: 1) To fill our 10 Savings Pots to their healthiest level ever
2) To read 100 books (46/100) 3) The Shrinking of Foxgloves 8.1kg/30kg
"Life can only be understood backwards but it must be lived forwards" (Soren Kirkegaard 1813-55)4 -
@PennysIntoPounds - All cat food has gone up in price, plus shrinkflation on pouch size, which Soot noticed instantly, but he really doesn't like this more premium brand. Ash loves it, so no waste, otherwise it would have been a lucky local hedgehog.
F2025's challenges: 1) To fill our 10 Savings Pots to their healthiest level ever
2) To read 100 books (46/100) 3) The Shrinking of Foxgloves 8.1kg/30kg
"Life can only be understood backwards but it must be lived forwards" (Soren Kirkegaard 1813-55)6 -
One small water saving we make is that we always stick the watering can under the kitchen tap when running water through to hot for washing up - we have a long run from the boiler so essentially get a full can each time, well worth having!🎉 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/her6 -
We do that in hosepipe ban seasons, @EH. It's surprising how much can be collected that way.
F2025's challenges: 1) To fill our 10 Savings Pots to their healthiest level ever
2) To read 100 books (46/100) 3) The Shrinking of Foxgloves 8.1kg/30kg
"Life can only be understood backwards but it must be lived forwards" (Soren Kirkegaard 1813-55)4 -
Hello Sunbeams,
Today's efforts:
*A no-spend day.
*Got my daily minimum steps by being generally busy, a 2 hr gardening session & wanging the vacuum around downstairs.
*Did a few budget updates to keep the various pots straight.
*Did 3 surveys.
*Wrote a list for town on Saturday.
*Unpacked my dress pattern & cut out the pieces.
*Cleared & weeded 2 patches of garden border & planted out the rest of the cosmos (free & saved seed), dead-headed sweetpeas & had a general tidy.
*Garden pickings - a lettuce, coriander & a few baby carrots & strawberries.
Delighted to discover that there are swift chicks in 2 of our 3 swift boxes. The 3rd may also be occupied, but I haven't seen birds coming & going from that one yet. Swift boxes are around £40 but they bring a lot of interest & joy, as well as helping a red listed species if anyone has been wondering whether to get one.
I think I've got time to do a few more steps in case they put me ahead of Mr F....not that we're competitive! 😀
F x
2025's challenges: 1) To fill our 10 Savings Pots to their healthiest level ever
2) To read 100 books (46/100) 3) The Shrinking of Foxgloves 8.1kg/30kg
"Life can only be understood backwards but it must be lived forwards" (Soren Kirkegaard 1813-55)9 -
Mr PIP and I wanted to install a swift brick but our builder seems to think the build won't meet the requirements that swift bricks need. I'm keeping my beady eye on it though! (If we even have forty or so quid left 😭😂)5
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@PiP - Ours is a wooden RSPB box. Our roofline wasn't quite as high as their specifications, but we had swift nests in our old wooden fascias so knowing they were the same height, we went ahead & the swifts do return every year.
F x2025's challenges: 1) To fill our 10 Savings Pots to their healthiest level ever
2) To read 100 books (46/100) 3) The Shrinking of Foxgloves 8.1kg/30kg
"Life can only be understood backwards but it must be lived forwards" (Soren Kirkegaard 1813-55)5 -
That is good to know, thank you. Might just wait until (if!) it's built then stick a box on and see if there are any takers.
Probably mice 😂4 -
@PiP - Just imagine spending £40 on it then discovering you've got a mouse box! Talking of which....spotted one scampering down our pear tree the other day. Foolhardy rodent, as we have magpies, sparrowhawks, Ash & Soot. That peanut feeder must have been tooooo enticing.
F
2025's challenges: 1) To fill our 10 Savings Pots to their healthiest level ever
2) To read 100 books (46/100) 3) The Shrinking of Foxgloves 8.1kg/30kg
"Life can only be understood backwards but it must be lived forwards" (Soren Kirkegaard 1813-55)5 -
Would be very on-brand for our current life and the build nonsense 😁 I can't believe 'our' mouse has turned its nose up at all the peanut butter offerings in the humane traps. Still, at least Mr PIP is happy being able to sample various peanut butters!5
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