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  • Makingabobor2
    Makingabobor2 Posts: 5,087
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    I really don't know how you put up with Mr SA. I am pretty sure I couldn't.

    Making the debt go down and savings go up

    LBM 2015 - debt £57K / Now £25,444....its going down

     Mortgage Free December 9th 2024! 
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  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 101,783
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    I absolutely couldn’t. There would be a murder. Taggert style.

    I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.

    Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
    "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.

    ***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb.
    ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger.
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan. 9 months left.
  • foxgloves
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    Yes, agree. Mr SA occasionally puts me in mind of a long-ago flatmate who thought they 'did everything' around the house. So I simply stopped doing all the domestic chores I was doing each week & the complaint quietly went away. He doesn't know how lucky he is having someone run around after him all day, I'm sure I couldn't - I'd be on too short a fuse.

    2026's challenges: 1) To rebuild our Emergency Fund to at least £5k.
    2) To read 50 books (12/50) 3) The Re-Shrinking of Foxgloves 8.1kg/30kg
    Remember....if you have to put it on a credit card, extend your overdraft or take out a loan to buy whatever it is, you probably can't afford it, as that's not your money, it's somebody else's!
  • liselle
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    I can’t stand the smell of Br-t, think it’s because men used to smother themselves in it……Old Spice, on the other hand, is nice- quiet, understated.

  • PennysIntoPounds
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    Ask him if he'd like a divorce for his birthday present 😇😂

  • liselle
    liselle Posts: 401
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    Friend has similar problems with her husband who’s had brain illness issues relatively recently.She does laugh, as I always say, yes but what was his excuse before….

  • Baileys_Babe
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    Sun Addict is likely planning a new patio shortly after retiring 😉

    Fashion on a ration 2025 0/66 coupons spent
    79.5 coupons rolled over 4/75.5 coupons spent - using for secondhand purchases

    One
     income, home educating family 
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 101,783
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    I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.

    Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
    "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.

    ***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb.
    ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger.
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan. 9 months left.
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