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@Four_Seasons - Oooh, nice to hear about your simnel cake. I enjoy making (& eating!) those, but I thought I'd make a sponge cake this year - coffee & caramel. I'm intending to bake it today. It will still involve mini-eggs so I'm hoping there'll be some left for the baker.
F x2025's challenges: 1) To fill our 10 Savings Pots to their healthiest level ever
2) To read 100 books (36/100) 3) The Shrinking of Foxgloves 6.5kg/30kg
"Life can only be understood backwards but it must be lived forwards" (Soren Kirkegaard 1813-55)6 -
There is a 3 for £5 offer but it is inside the magazine, so not helpfulkayannie said:2 years ago, I took out a subscription to GW when it was on offer at a special price of £9.99 for 6 issues. It was at about this time of year, as the 2 for 1 card was enclosed with the first issue.
It might be worth looking for a similar offer this time next year.
KASave £12k in 2025 #2 I am at £4863.32 out of £6000 after May (81.05%)
OS Grocery Challenge in 2025 I am at £1286.68/£3000 or 42.89% 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 here4 -
I've just noticed that GW have a special Easter offer of 6 issues for £12, but obviously too late for getting the card. Good value though!Suffolk_lass said:
There is a 3 for £5 offer but it is inside the magazine, so not helpfulkayannie said:2 years ago, I took out a subscription to GW when it was on offer at a special price of £9.99 for 6 issues. It was at about this time of year, as the 2 for 1 card was enclosed with the first issue.
It might be worth looking for a similar offer this time next year.
KA
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Spring Blessings to you all. Wishing everyone a Happy Easter.
F xx
2025's challenges: 1) To fill our 10 Savings Pots to their healthiest level ever
2) To read 100 books (36/100) 3) The Shrinking of Foxgloves 6.5kg/30kg
"Life can only be understood backwards but it must be lived forwards" (Soren Kirkegaard 1813-55)17 -
Oh that looks lovely. I love the cheeky chick 🐣I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)4
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What an absolutely darling cake @foxgloves - Have a lovely long weekend!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)New projection - 14 YEARS 10 MONTHS LEFT OF 20 YEARS (reduced by 15 mths)Psst...I may have started a diary!4
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Thank-you x
It's not a difficult cake at all - Mary Berry's coffee sponge which has coffee buttercream. I just added a layer of caramel before sandwiching it together. As for the chick.....well, not long after the LBM, when we were busy debt-busting, I bought a box of 36 chicks for 99p in the (now defunct) 99p shop in town. Let's just say I stilll have sufficient chicks for many Easter cakes to come!
F2025's challenges: 1) To fill our 10 Savings Pots to their healthiest level ever
2) To read 100 books (36/100) 3) The Shrinking of Foxgloves 6.5kg/30kg
"Life can only be understood backwards but it must be lived forwards" (Soren Kirkegaard 1813-55)8 -
That is adorable and thoroughly nom. Love the hatched chick!5
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Looks delicious.
Happy Easter to you & Mr FGMaking the debt go down and savings go up
LBM 2015 - debt £57K / Now £28,524....its going down
Mortgage Free December 9th 2024! 18mths ahead of schedule. Since 2022 we paid over £15K in OPs.Challenges
EF #68 £590/£3000
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Studies/surveys August £14.50
Decluttering items 771
Books read 14
Jigsaws done 8
My debt free diary...https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6396218/we-will-get-this-debt-d£own-the-savings-up5 -
Caramel with coffee sounds lush! The cake looks so pretty 🤩 Happy Easter to you both 🐣4
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