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Have a lovely time with your family.I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)7
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Wishing you a lovely Christmas with your family 🎄
Fashion on a ration 2025 0/66 coupons spent
79.5 coupons rolled over 4/75.5 coupons spent - using for secondhand purchases
One income, home educating family7 -
Have a lovely Christmas and safe travels to anyone out and about over the festive period7
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Safe travels and I hope you have a lovely time 😊🎄
KKAs at 15.09.25:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £230,969
- OPs to mortgage = £12,270 Interest saved £5,816 to date
Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030
Read 51 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 17th September
Produce tracker: £389 of £300 in 2025
Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
Watch your words, they become your actions.Watch your actions, they become your reality.7 -
Merry Christmas to you and yours xx7
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Merry Christmas to you and Mr F, just caught up on your diary and am as impressed as ever, you have made me want to be more Foxgloves next year. Thank you for another years friendship, sending love and best wishes for a fabulous Christmas celebrating with your family.Goodreads 2025 Challenge :16/75
Goodreads 2024 Challenge: 65/80
Goodreads 2023 Challenge: 77/5210 -
Just caught up with your diary 😀I’m slowly working my way through everyone’s . That Christmas cake looked gorgeous 😍😍
Merry Christmas to you and yours xxOriginal Debt Owed Jan 18 = £17,630 Paid To Date = £6,736 Owed = £10,8947 -
Yuletide greetings. Have a lovely day.
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I hope you are enjoying Christmas with your family. Also hope that the hand sanitizer keeps the London festive germs at bay.7
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Wishing you and yours, festive greetings. Also to all the readers on this diary. Peace and goodwill to allSave £12k in 2025 #2 I am at £9586.01 out of £6000 after August (158.45%)
OS Grocery Challenge in 2025 I am at £2226.88/£3000 or 74.23% of my annual spend so far
I also Reverse Meal Plan on that thread and grow much of our own premium price fruit and veg, joining in on the Grow your own thread
My new diary is here9
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