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Trust Mr SA to be the Christmas Grinch! Tell him you're going and he can stay in if he wants and watch Scrooge on the telly!Finally Debt Free! - July 2016 🌟
Finished Emergency Fund- £10,000 April 2017
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RETIRED: MAY 2021!!!!😀🎆
My diary: “Seasidegal's Scrimpy Retirement Diary!”1 -
I have shallots, 3 bags of 🥳😆
Went to Lid! at 7 and it was empty. I think people didn’t realise it was opening earlier than normal. Lots of the 8p veg, including shallots, they were limiting it to 3 bags per customer. Got another bag of potatoes and carrots also lots of 50% off bits and bobs. Got 2 bags of shopping and only spent £12.Annoyed that on the walk there although the pedestrian crossing was on a green man cars were driving through the red light so I couldn’t cross. Hope there’s a camera and they get fined 😠 I was shaking my fist at them and pointing to the red light.It’s quite a long walk so just over 8,000 steps clocked up in one go. More exercise will be dog walking in a bit, GFWR day 23 and hopefully lots of dancing at the Christmas concert tonight.I need to dust off Mr SA’s wheelchair as we’re going in a taxi and I’ll need it to get him from the restaurant to the concert. He’s still moaning about going but I’m ignoring him.I’m going to finish off the cleaning this morning then I have the hairdressers after lunch.Tonight’s dinner will be at an Italian restaurant so no cooking 🥳 They sent me a code for a free main course but it’s not the end of the world if they’re not accepting them due to it being Christmas, need to read the small print.I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)8 -
Glad you managed to get the veg. Hope you and Mr SA enjoy the concert later. It must be frustrating that he moans when you go out without him and also moans when you arrange stuff with him!"If you can dream it, you can do it". Walt Disney3
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Enjoy your night out.
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Enjoy the concert and your Italian meal!😀👍Finally Debt Free! - July 2016 🌟
Finished Emergency Fund- £10,000 April 2017
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RETIRED: MAY 2021!!!!😀🎆
My diary: “Seasidegal's Scrimpy Retirement Diary!”1 -
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One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.2 -
Have a lovely evening and hope Mr SA isnt too grumpy.
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Hope you’re having a fabulous evening SA!🎉 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 -
Hope you’re having a lovely evening, Italian, my favourite 😍2
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Morning all, happy Christmas Eve 🎄
The show last night was absolutely brilliant. I was singing and dancing all the way through. Mr SA did indeed enjoy it despite all his moaning. The show has been on a tour of the UK and last night was their 44th show. I’d highly recommend it if it tours next year. It’s called Step into Christmas. Bumped into someone from work and a neighbour there. The meal was lovely too although we only had pizza but it was as light as a feather which is just how I like them. Mr SA missed the taxi seat on the way home and fell on the floor. A passer by and the cab driver managed to get him back up. He’s a nightmare getting in and out of taxis, the seats are too low for him.Today we’ve got DS and the GKs coming at lunchtime. Only doing a buffet. Then it’s time to put my feet up and have a well earned relaxing Christmas.Today’s exercise will be dog walking, the final bums & tums at lunchtime before the instructor moves to Cyprus and the final day of GFWR advent challenge.Not sure what I’m doing for tonight’s dinner yet. Totally lost the plot with what day of the week it is already 😆I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)9
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