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Resourcefulness: The budgeter's friend
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I can't wear in ear headphones either as they don't stay in my ears even when I'm sitting still. I have some blue tooth over the ear headphones and they're brilliant.
I've also got everything I can think of charging up and a load of washing on. Also air fried a piece of salmon to go in my stir fry later.I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)3 -
The thing about moving is a really good one. Both my sister & I have been advised by our hospital consultants, for completely different problems, to move regularly me at least hourly & her half hourly. I have a nasty habit of getting my head into some reading material & 3 hours later.... I say reading material as it can be anything that actually has words.4
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An extra holiday sounds like an excellent idea if funds allow.Making the debt go down and savings go up
LBM 2015 - debt £57K / Now £26,544....its going down
Mortgage Free December 9th 2024! 18mths ahead of schedule.Challenges
EF £690/3000
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Studies/surveys May...£110.35
Decluttering items 1400/2025. 303/2026
Books read 23 in 2025. 2026- 13 (target is 52)
Jigsaws done 20 in 2025. 3 this year.
My debt free diary...https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6396218/we-will-get-this-debt-d£own-the-savings-up4 -
Just deleted my own post. What a prize narna I am!
Thanks for your comments which I always enjoy reading. A decent day here on the whole - budget-friendly offerings as follows:
*Our fave local indie coffee shop was closed for some reason so we went to a different not-fave one which was cheaper.
*August Week 2 grocery shopping done within budget, making use of 3 money-off vouchers & a free coffee each.
*Crossed black sewing thread off my town list 1st thing as found a spare reel lurking in my mending jar (actually a re-purposed late 1920s glass biscuit barrel which I consider both impossibly & depressingly small for housing something as life-affirming as biscuits!) Anyway, thread successfully shopped from home.
*Garden pickings: Cucumber no.18.
*Baked the sourdough loaf I made yesterday.
*Mr F fed & watered all the veg plus baskets & containers.
*Bought some hairball control cat biscuits for Soot & he yummed some down for his lunch. More expensive than their usual bics but worth it moneywise if future vet visits & poorly miserable cat can be prevented.
*Enjoyed a sewing afternoon. Sewed a practice tier onto original toile prototype to check a)I could do it correctly b)It looked like something I'd wear & c)That I'd made it long enough. Yes to a) & b) but I will need to make the actual dress a bit longer to allow for a nice deep hem to ensure it hangs nicely. So.....then progressed the actual dress by sewing & neatening seams and cutting out the re-calculated size fabric pieces to make the gathered tier. Have written the next stages in my notebook so I can get on with it straight away when I next have sewing time & not have to faff around remembering where I got up to.
Wishing everyone a peaceful evening,
F x
2026's challenges: 1) To rebuild our Emergency Fund to at least £5k.
2) To read 50 books (12/50) 3) The Re-Shrinking of Foxgloves 8.1kg/30kg
Remember....if you have to put it on a credit card, extend your overdraft or take out a loan to buy whatever it is, you probably can't afford it, as that's not your money, it's somebody else's!6 -
Oh dear, I must get my eyes checked, I read that as being that you repurposed a spool of thread from the 1920's and ate a life affirming biscuit to celebrate!4 YEARS 10 MONTHS DEBT FREE!!! (24 OCT 2016)(With heartfelt thanks to those who have gone before us & their indubitable generosity.)...and now I have a mortgage! (23 AUG 2021)Original End Date - Sept 2041 New projection - Sep 2038 (reduced by 3 years)4
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@rtandon27 - If only! No biscuits in the house. 6.5kg off & counting.
F2026's challenges: 1) To rebuild our Emergency Fund to at least £5k.
2) To read 50 books (12/50) 3) The Re-Shrinking of Foxgloves 8.1kg/30kg
Remember....if you have to put it on a credit card, extend your overdraft or take out a loan to buy whatever it is, you probably can't afford it, as that's not your money, it's somebody else's!3 -
A day of kitchen witchery here before I disappear under a mountain of blackberries.......2026's challenges: 1) To rebuild our Emergency Fund to at least £5k.
2) To read 50 books (12/50) 3) The Re-Shrinking of Foxgloves 8.1kg/30kg
Remember....if you have to put it on a credit card, extend your overdraft or take out a loan to buy whatever it is, you probably can't afford it, as that's not your money, it's somebody else's!3 -
Looking forward to hearing what the witchery does with the blackberries ...
Good idea on the anti-furball treats. I hope they work!
KKAs at 17.04.26:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £216,847
- OPs to mortgage = £18,925 Estd. interest saved = £9,670 to date
c. 16 months reduction in term
Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030
Read 31 books of target 52 in 2026 as @ 7th May.
Produce tracker: £108 of £400 in 2026
Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
Watch your words, they become your actions.Watch your actions, they become your reality.3 -
Hello Thursday Savers,
Busy day of kitchen witchery & not a lot else!
*Made 10 jars of blackberry & apple jam.
*Made 6 jars of smoky blackberry ketchup (Recipe is by Thane Prince - online) & have water-bathed them in my cauldron for longer safe pantry life.
*Started off this year's blackberry & pear gin.
*Garden pickings: More blackberries, courgettes.
*Made some herby lemony veggie bulghur to go with tonight's salmon. Used up 3 courgettes in that plus half a red onion that was lurking.
*Made tomorrow's packed lunch & breakfast, which got another container out of the freezer as Mr F said he fancied tomato soup with a cheese bagel thin.
*Managed to wash another pillow. Pegged out until a sharp persistent shower arrived this afternoon.
And with all the chopping & preserving prep, that's it for today. I managed 1 crossword clue over my breakfast & watched a TV episode during my lunch hour, but apart from that I've been in my pinny all day! Just about to do some circuits of the garden to boost today's steps.
Cheers, F x
P.S Photo is the smoky blackberry ketchup simmering on the hob prior to bottling.2026's challenges: 1) To rebuild our Emergency Fund to at least £5k.
2) To read 50 books (12/50) 3) The Re-Shrinking of Foxgloves 8.1kg/30kg
Remember....if you have to put it on a credit card, extend your overdraft or take out a loan to buy whatever it is, you probably can't afford it, as that's not your money, it's somebody else's!10 -
Sounds like a very productive day. Bet your kitchen smells amazing.Making the debt go down and savings go up
LBM 2015 - debt £57K / Now £26,544....its going down
Mortgage Free December 9th 2024! 18mths ahead of schedule.Challenges
EF £690/3000
.
Studies/surveys May...£110.35
Decluttering items 1400/2025. 303/2026
Books read 23 in 2025. 2026- 13 (target is 52)
Jigsaws done 20 in 2025. 3 this year.
My debt free diary...https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6396218/we-will-get-this-debt-d£own-the-savings-up3
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