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If I done this right I’ve just renewed my magazine subscription via £co £15 bonus cashback plus £6 ordinary cashback and the subscription includes a free cookbook. No doubt I’ve not clicked something to trigger the £15 bonus but still a good deal £35.94 for the year with a cookbook. Was going to renew it anyway and accounted for in the sinking funds.Just had confirmation the £6 has tracked so fingers crossed for the £15 bonus.I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)4
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Do you think MR SA's next pester might be some diving gear?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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Don't even go there 🤣🤣Cherryfudge said:Do you think MR SA's next pester might be some diving gear?I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)2 -
Morning all, happy hump day. Payday eve.
In the office today, arrived just after 7 so it's very quiet at the moment. Planning on staying until just after lunch then finish up at home.
Experienced kudos at its finest this morning. I was about to cross a little side road on my way to work when a car sped up and didn't let me cross. Nine times out of ten in these instances the driver will wave me across. The driver was just about to pull out into a gap in the traffic when I sped up deliberately so I could press the pedestrian crossing button which immediately turned the traffic lights red and they couldn't pull out. The traffic then banked up so they had to wait in the side road. Serves them right as if they had let me cross I would've waited for them to pass before I pressed the pedestrian crossing button. Kudos 😁
Today's exercise is walking to/from work and Zumba at 6pm.
Tonight's dinner is a portion of plant based mince from the freezer which I'll add to pasta to make a bolognese type thing.
I'm going to try and pick up some tomato and aubergine seeds on the way home so it won't be a NSD. Also want to pick up a bunch of daffodils as I like a bunch on the kitchen island and my current ones are dead.I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)8 -
It’s worth checking your bank SA, mine came in today! It must be a leap year thing as it’s normally the last day!Not all who wander are lost - J.R.R.Tolkien
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My WW and friends diary is here 😁 …
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No I’m afraid not. I’ll just have to wait until tomorrow.WinterWarrior said:It’s worth checking your bank SA, mine came in today! It must be a leap year thing as it’s normally the last day!I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)2 -
Love that with that driver - well worth the speed-up to get to the crossing button as well!
Payday Eve for MrEH as well, although I forgot about the leap year and had a minor panic when I realised it wasn't in this morning!🎉 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 1/4/25SOA CALCULATOR (for DFW newbies): SOA Calculatorshe/her2 -
Pension day eve for me too as last day of the month. DH gets his pension on 1st.I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the Debt free Wannabe, Budgeting and Banking and Savings and Investment boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts 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 and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.
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I got some seeds in Aldee today - selection of 8 grouped seeds for £1.19. I went for the aubergine and tomatoes one. Long dated and a reasonable number of seeds.My mortgage free diary: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6498069/whoops-here-comes-the-cheese
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I ended up ordering online from Thompson & Morgan, they had some great prices. Had to pay P&P but got 8 packs of seeds for £10 all in. I went a bit mad and have got 3 different types of tomatoes, aubergine, squash, mangetout, sugar snap peas and yellow courgette. Not sure where I’ll find the room for that lot if they all take but I’ll cross that bridge if/when I come to it 😆redofromstart said:I got some seeds in Aldee today - selection of 8 grouped seeds for £1.19. I went for the aubergine and tomatoes one. Long dated and a reasonable number of seeds.I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)4
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