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Resourcefulness: The budgeter's friend
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I am also ignoring a very large pile of ironing 😆Job for tomorrow.I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)7
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Quick update following my announcement that I was running for City Council...I am one of the many elected on the yellow ticket! Enjoying a huge catch-up on diaries. Love Humdinger xx9
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Humdinger1 said:Quick update following my announcement that I was running for City Council...I am one of the many elected on the yellow ticket! Enjoying a huge catch-up on diaries. Love Humdinger xx
Congraulations.
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Fantastic news, @Humdinger! I found my stint as a councillor interesting & not going to lie, was delighted to take a seat which, here in Toryville, the blues thought they had in the bag. We followed the elections closely as usual, esp as the 'favourite' to win our new regional mayoralty didn't get it, which was a big 'Yay' from us.
Hope you enjoy your term of office. What good news to start the day, m'dear!
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!8 -
That’s fantastic news 🥳 Well done 👏 I’m sure you’ll do a great job.Humdinger1 said:Quick update following my announcement that I was running for City Council...I am one of the many elected on the yellow ticket! Enjoying a huge catch-up on diaries. Love Humdinger xxI get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)6 -
Oh well done.Humdinger1 said:Quick update following my announcement that I was running for City Council...I am one of the many elected on the yellow ticket! Enjoying a huge catch-up on diaries. Love Humdinger xxMaking the debt go down and savings go up
LBM 2015 - debt £57K / Now £26,764....its going down
Mortgage Free December 9th 2024! 18mths ahead of schedule.Challenges
EF £630/3000
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Studies/surveys April.....£177.86
Decluttering items 1400/2025. 198/2026
Books read 23 in 2025. 2026- 11 (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-up5 -
That's fabulous @Humdinger1, good for you!https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6466032/an-in-between-phase/p1
'aggressive safety shot' Ken Doherty4 -
Afternoon Sunbeams,
Have decamped to the coffee bench, read all your comments & am smiling again that @Humdinger1 won her council seat.
Quite a productive day, but in a pottering around kind of a way, which tbh, I find often results in more getting done.
Anyway, today's vaguely money saving bits:
*Not quite a no-spend day as ordered a book for b-in-l's bday, but as Mr F also wanted a book, it meant we cleared the bar for free postage, so a small saving there.
*Continued hardening off tomato plants. 6 of these outdoor ones will go in quite a sheltered position so I am aiming to get them in place at some point this week. We do want a good crop now that I've discovered bottling.
*A little bit of free exercise weeding & forking over a front courtyard border & planting out cosmos, nemophilia 5-spot & a few larkspur, then trotting down to village post box to post my thank-you letters.
*Chatted through our diaries for the week ahead so we know what we're doing. Thankfully our car has more appointments than I do, so I'm hoping for a productive week of post-holiday catching up!
*Made tomorrow's packed lunch.
*Cut some wild garlic to add to tonight's wraps. Will also be using some homegrown lettuce & a pot of l/o sweetcorn.
*Did a laundry load to make use of good free drying weather.
*Started thinking of ways I can make an unused metal arch trellis on our back courtyard into an attractive feature without spending any money. Nothing will grow up it as too dark & shady. Think a bit of a hippyfied idea is starting to form.......will keep thinking.....but am determined it will not involve parting with any cash!
Well, I'm going to crack on with some sleeve knitting now. Didn't get any done last night. We ate later than usual, then I had a large gin & didn't trust myself not to knit a load of old stuff & nonsense!
Peace,
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!12 -
Good to have you back after your holiday @foxgloves. Sounds like you had a great time and fab birthday.
L x6 -
Thanks, @Less_Talk_and_More_Action, I did have a lovely birthday & we both enjoyed our time away. I am very much looking at my entry into a new decade as a bit of a new start so my head is in a good place age-wise, I think.
F x2026'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
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