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  • jwil
    jwil Posts: 22,025 Forumite
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    Today's PAD - £2

    Jan - £319
    Feb - £135
    Mar - £129
    Apr - £114
    May - £118
    June - £93
    July - £123
    August - £80
    "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 McGee
  • jwil
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    We've been in town today to get the rest of the school stuff.  I think we are done now!  I'm definitely going to go back to doing it at the start of the holidays next year, it was really busy trying to find trainers!

    I've made a big pot of soup so I had some for lunch and will portion the rest up.

    Not much else planned today.  
    "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 McGee
  • jwil
    jwil Posts: 22,025 Forumite
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    Today's PAD - £2

    Jan - £319
    Feb - £135
    Mar - £129
    Apr - £114
    May - £118
    June - £93
    July - £123
    August - £82
    "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 McGee
  • doingitanyway
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    I made soup yesterday too.
    Sorry anxiety is still nagging away, but I am pleased your GP was so helpful. 
    If you have built castles in the air, your work should not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them

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  • jwil
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    I made soup yesterday too.
    Sorry anxiety is still nagging away, but I am pleased your GP was so helpful. 
    Thank you :)
    "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 McGee
  • jwil
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    I've packed a few ebay parcels today with some bulky and long standing items gone so that's good :)

    I've also decluttered my desk shelf, which is long overdue.  Found cheque/paying in books for accounts I haven't had for years!  I need to find a charity ink cartridge recycling scheme, I saw a FB post from a local charity the other day so will see if I can find that and post off the ones I have.

    I've ordered some more sticky name labels for school uniforms (looking for old ones was part of the motivation for clearing the desk), and I've run a scan and clean on the computer as it has been running slow.  It seems to have improved thankfully.
    "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 McGee
  • beanielou
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    So impressive of your GP. 
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  • jwil
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    beanielou said:
    So impressive of your GP. 
    Thank you, I was pleased.  Hopefully it will continue that way next week.
    "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 McGee
  • savingholmes
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    Glad you had a supportive GP. Sorry that another person is leaving at work. I think certain people are part of why we stay so it makes it double hard and a lot less predictable when they go.
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  • jwil
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    Glad you had a supportive GP. Sorry that another person is leaving at work. I think certain people are part of why we stay so it makes it double hard and a lot less predictable when they go.
    Thank you.  Yes, you are right, the colleagues we work with make a big difference, and it's hard when there's lots of change.
    "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 McGee
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