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Progress not Perfection

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  • PennysIntoPounds
    PennysIntoPounds Posts: 7,688
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    Awesome work on the to-do list 🥂
    Don't forget to keep a bag or two to hide gin/beers in 
  • Willowtree222
    Willowtree222 Posts: 8,869
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    Did your friend ever get her points back from the person who stole them?
    I’ve just heard from her. Yes she did. She phoned the helpline and they reinstated them. 
    That is good news. Awful that someone did that though. Glad she has them back. 
    September 2017 Debt = £25330

    Starting afresh.

    You can do anything if you put your mind to it. x
  • doingitanyway
    doingitanyway Posts: 10,925
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    I am glad Mr SA got the dentist
    Your frog listed is motivating. I also like the idea of listing what has been done rather than what needs to be done. 
    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) 25/07/2025
  • Rhyddid2026
    Rhyddid2026 Posts: 1,618
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    I'm glad your friend got her points back.
    When I was really struggling and overwhelmed I did a ta-da! list instead of a to-do list to list the small achievements rather than the ever growing things that needed doing. 
    Debts                04/01/25       01/11/26  
    CC total             £20,411.34    £13,370
    OD                     £1100            £0
    Car loan             £4,000          £2,100
    Roof loan           £10,684.44    £0
    Total                  £36,195.78    £15,470
    EF £5,000
    HF £0.52
    EB £240
  • milann
    milann Posts: 11,887
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    What a ridiculous place to put veg boxes 🤷🏻‍♀️
    January spends - £587.58
  • jwil
    jwil Posts: 24,084
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    The only time I've ever seen the veg boxes in ours is behind the checkouts, it's a pain (not that I see them very often!)
    "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
  • Cherryfudge
    Cherryfudge Posts: 15,851
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    I our L1dl, they're the wrong side of the tills as well - possibly to stop people from swapping in 'good' fruit, but it's a nuisance. Once I've been through the till with my shopping, I have my hands full and it's hard to collect a box - then you've got to find a way back and queue to pay.
    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)

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