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What a silly place to have a meeting.
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Today's PAD - £52
Jan - £98"Good financial planning is about not spending money on things that add no value to your life in order to have more money for the things that do". Eoin McGee2 -
That was quick with You gov!"Good financial planning is about not spending money on things that add no value to your life in order to have more money for the things that do". Eoin McGee2
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Fab news on the TCB and on the survey £.
On your knee - swimming might help it or a gym bike?Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
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It sounds like you need to gently remind your GP that they shouldn't be failing to investigate symptoms and just putting it down to weight, and ask that you're referred for the knee issue? Until it's looked at properly - and with the best will in the world, your GP might be excellent on all other counts but still be fatphobic, and also not be an expert in Osteopathy - you can't know whether to exercise it or rest it, what sort of exercise to do if the former, and what physio might help if the latter! You are entitled to good care and thoroughness regardless of whether they consider you "overweight" or not - a good test is often to simply ask yourself whether you would be happy with the same reaction if you were in a smaller body size - if not, then it probably needs in the first instance some gentle insistence that their feedback isn't good enough.
I'm deeply impressed with anyone who can get to cashout on YG - I've done it about three times in about as long as I've been active on here. Every time I swear that's it, I'm out, and every time I get suckered in by the little rush of super quick 50 point surveys you get immediately after cashing out...🎉 MORTGAGE FREE (First time!) 30/09/2016 🎉 And now we go again…New mortgage taken 01/09/23 🏡
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Balance as at 31/08/24 = £105,400.00 Balance as at 31/12/24 = £102,500.00
£100k barrier broken 1/4/25SOA CALCULATOR (for DFW newbies): SOA Calculatorshe/her3 -
savingholmes said:Fab news on the TCB and on the survey £.
On your knee - swimming might help it or a gym bike?
Thank you
Swimming's difficult as the times I'd normally go it's closed for lessons. Not sure I'd go to the gym. I could try my mini cycle though thank you.
Thank you. You are right of course, I should put on my big girl's pants and get it checked out. I do think my GP is a bit fatphobic. I might get in touch and see if I can get an appointment.EssexHebridean said:It sounds like you need to gently remind your GP that they shouldn't be failing to investigate symptoms and just putting it down to weight, and ask that you're referred for the knee issue? Until it's looked at properly - and with the best will in the world, your GP might be excellent on all other counts but still be fatphobic, and also not be an expert in Osteopathy - you can't know whether to exercise it or rest it, what sort of exercise to do if the former, and what physio might help if the latter! You are entitled to good care and thoroughness regardless of whether they consider you "overweight" or not - a good test is often to simply ask yourself whether you would be happy with the same reaction if you were in a smaller body size - if not, then it probably needs in the first instance some gentle insistence that their feedback isn't good enough.
I'm deeply impressed with anyone who can get to cashout on YG - I've done it about three times in about as long as I've been active on here. Every time I swear that's it, I'm out, and every time I get suckered in by the little rush of super quick 50 point surveys you get immediately after cashing out...
It always takes me around 2 years to get to cashout on You gov. It's always such a long time, but then it's very nice having a big cashout like that!"Good financial planning is about not spending money on things that add no value to your life in order to have more money for the things that do". Eoin McGee3 -
Today's PAD - £5 = my cashback arrived.
Jan - £103
"Good financial planning is about not spending money on things that add no value to your life in order to have more money for the things that do". Eoin McGee2 -
Hey @jwil sorry a bit late to the party, but happy new diary!!! I am just on page 4 but wanted to say hey! I’ll read to the end and hopefully I can keep up with this one as I find you so inspiring x3
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Aww thanks Missy! Lovely to 'see' you againmissymoo81 said:Hey @jwil sorry a bit late to the party, but happy new diary!!! I am just on page 4 but wanted to say hey! I’ll read to the end and hopefully I can keep up with this one as I find you so inspiring x "Good financial planning is about not spending money on things that add no value to your life in order to have more money for the things that do". Eoin McGee1
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