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Progress not Perfection

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  • Sun_Addict
    Sun_Addict Posts: 25,149 Forumite
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    Morning all, happy hump day.

    I've decided to take today off work and have just had my request approved by my manager. I've got the hairdressers this morning then the pneumonia vaccine at lunchtime plus DD is at work today so too good an opportunity to have a good catch up on the to do list.

    Mid week finance check done and cc balance cleared.

    Hoping for a very productive day.

    I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)
  • jwil
    jwil Posts: 23,184 Forumite
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    Enjoy your day off. Hope you get some 'you' time too.

    "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: 14,618 Forumite
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    What a lovely treat! Enjoy your day!

    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 21/3/22
  • Makingabobor2
    Makingabobor2 Posts: 4,654 Forumite
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    How on earth do you manage to so so much in one day? You must be on Fast Forward speed all the time….LOL

    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  £1390/£3000
    .

    Studies/surveys Feb....£104.71

    Decluttering items 1402/
    2025.  118/2026
    Books read    23 in 2025.  2026- 6 (target is 52)  
    Jigsaws done  20 in 2025.  3 this year. 

    My debt free diary...https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6396218/we-will-get-this-debt-d£own-the-savings-up


  • PennysIntoPounds
    PennysIntoPounds Posts: 6,047 Forumite
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    What a productive day! I think you can be allowed some treats especially since they're technically your celebration for being mortgage free 🥂

    You are a much nicer person than me, I would have stopped buying the milk you don't even use a long time ago

    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6466032/an-in-between-phase/p1

    'self-blame can be as egotistical as self-praise... any work worth doing is greater than we are... we must not overrate our importance to it, either for good or ill' Margaret Kennedy Lucy Carmichael
  • foxgloves
    foxgloves Posts: 13,162 Forumite
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    Nicer than me too!

    2026'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/30kg
  • Four_Seasons
    Four_Seasons Posts: 945 Forumite
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    And definately me x

  • Dakota_Rose
    Dakota_Rose Posts: 199 Forumite
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    That is not my idea of a day off 😂 I bet you felt great for having accomplished so much - you definitely deserved the boutique treats!

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