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Progress not Perfection
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Carrot and butterbean sounds a good combination, and very tasty.Making the debt go down and savings go up
LBM 2015 - debt £57K / Now £27,204....its going down
Mortgage Free December 9th 2024! 18mths ahead of schedule.Challenges
EF £1330/£3000
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Studies/surveys Feb....£59.25
Decluttering items 1402/2025. 95/2026
Books read 23 in 2025. 2026- 5 (target is 52)
Jigsaws done 20 in 2025. 2 this year.
My debt free diary...https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6396218/we-will-get-this-debt-d£own-the-savings-up4 -
I might look up that soup recipe, we have quite a few tins of butterbeans and I forget to use them though I like them.
P.S. You are on page 1000 of your diary!I think a bit of sunshine is good for frugal living. (Cranky40)
The sun's been out and I think I’m solar powered (Onebrokelady)
Fashion on the Ration 2025: Fabric 2, men's socks 3, Duvet 7.5, 2 t-shirts 10, men's socks 3, uniform top 0, hat 0, shoes 5 = 30.5/68
2024: Trainers 5, dress 7, slippers 5, 2 prs socks (gift) 2, 3 prs white socks 3, t-shirts x 2 10, 6 prs socks: mostly gifts 6, duvet set 7.5 = 45.5/68 coupons
20.5 coupons used in 2020. 62.5 used in 2021. 94.5 remaining as of 21/3/224 -
https://pinchofnom.com/recipes/carrot-and-butter-bean-soup/
I’ve just made it @Cherryfudge. It’s nice but I feel I need to add a bit more spice to it. Depends how spicy you like your food.I also added some swede as I only had 2 carrots.I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)4 -
I like butterbeans too. I regularly used to make Rose Elliot's butterbean quiche.
F2026's challenges: 1) To rebuild our Emergency Fund to at least £5k.
2) To read 50 books (5/50) 3) The Re-Shrinking of Foxgloves 8.1kg/30kg4 -
Rose Elliot has a fabulous butter bean and tomato soup in her (very old now) Bean Cookbook. I love that soup!Made it to mortgage free but what a muddle that became
In the event the proverbial hits the fan then co-habitees are better stashing their cash than being mortgage free !!4 -
Ooh, I have that book! Two soup recipes to look into, thanks ladies.
DH won't touch quiche so I will leave that for others to try. I think a bit of sunshine is good for frugal living. (Cranky40)
The sun's been out and I think I’m solar powered (Onebrokelady)
Fashion on the Ration 2025: Fabric 2, men's socks 3, Duvet 7.5, 2 t-shirts 10, men's socks 3, uniform top 0, hat 0, shoes 5 = 30.5/68
2024: Trainers 5, dress 7, slippers 5, 2 prs socks (gift) 2, 3 prs white socks 3, t-shirts x 2 10, 6 prs socks: mostly gifts 6, duvet set 7.5 = 45.5/68 coupons
20.5 coupons used in 2020. 62.5 used in 2021. 94.5 remaining as of 21/3/222 -
Afternoon all.
Worked in the office until lunchtime now back home for the afternoon shift. I wasn't feeling the love for walking to work in the dark this morning. At least it's been a bit milder today, I didn't need to wear my gloves which is my test of how cold/warm it is, when the scarf comes off too then it's positively balmy 😆
Picked up my free Ner0 coffee.
Stopped off at Lid! on the way home.
Usual Monday finance check done. CC balance paid off. Still doing well with the grocery budget. Have received a very tempting £18 off a £60 online shop from Mr S, might be worth using as a one-off if I can get a decent priced delivery slot. I used to shop with them years ago so it must be a sufficiently long enough time ago for me to be classed as a new customer. Worth looking at anyway.
Today's exercise walking to/from work, day 19 of the yoga challenge and live strength training at 7.15. I might do the live yoga/mindfulness session at 8pm too, I've been wanting to try that for a while.
Tonight's dinner is leftover rainbow vegetable biriyani I left out the raisins because I don't like sweet things in savoury food.
I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)5 -
Happy page 1000 SA! (now watch this post trip over onto page 1001!)
It's lovely feeling a bit warmer isn't it - I get the nasty feeling we'll have more cold to contend with before spring though!🎉 MORTGAGE FREE (First time!) 30/09/2016 🎉 And now we go again…New mortgage taken 01/09/23 🏡
Balance as at 01/09/23 = £115,000.00 Balance as at 31/12/23 = £112,000.00
Balance as at 31/08/24 = £105,400.00 Balance as at 31/12/24 = £102,500.00
£100k barrier broken 1/4/25
Balance as at 31/08/25 = £ 95,450.00. Balance as at 31/12/25 = £ 91,100.00
SOA CALCULATOR (for DFW newbies): SOA Calculatorshe/her0 -
A great S offer for shopping
I have noticed the warmer weather too 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
Emergency fund 1400/1000
Buffer fund 100/100
Debt Free (again) 25/07/20251 -
I managed to get a £1 delivery slot for next week and the £18 off worked 🙂
I forgot to say I received a £25 gift voucher from work today via my manager to say thank you so that was a lovely surprise.I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)7
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