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  • foxgloves
    foxgloves Posts: 12,533 Forumite
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    Happy Birthday to Mr SA today (birthday twin, though my big one was last year).
    F x
    2025's challenges: 1) To fill our 10 Savings Pots to their healthiest level ever
    2) To read 100 books (29/100)

    "Life can only be understood backwards but it must be lived forwards" (Soren Kirkegaard 1813-55)
  • Sun_Addict
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    foxgloves said:
    Happy Birthday to Mr SA today (birthday twin, though my big one was last year).
    F x
    Happy birthday to you too 🎂🥳
    I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)
  • Cherryfudge
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    Happy birthday Mr SA!

    That's convenient about the scanners, I always find the liquids thing is a juggling act!

    Safe journey and happy hols x
    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
  • Sunshine_girl2
    Sunshine_girl2 Posts: 3,066 Forumite
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    Happy holiday SA and Mr SA happy birthday. Scanners at Manchester are the same now much easier x
    Life is an adventure, never stop exploring.

  • Makingabobor2
    Makingabobor2 Posts: 4,181 Forumite
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    Have a lovely time
    Making the debt go down and savings go up

    LBM 2015 - debt £57K / Now £28,744....its going down

     Mortgage Free December 9th 2024! 
    18mths ahead of schedule.  Since 2022 we paid over £15K in OPs.

    Challenges

    EF #68  £410/£3000
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    Fiver Friday '25 #10 £15

    Studies/surveys  July £58.64

    Decluttering items 748

    Books read    12
    Jigsaws done  8

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


  • IzzyBee
    IzzyBee Posts: 2,630 Forumite
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    Happy birthday Mr SA 
  • satchmo1
    satchmo1 Posts: 3,212 Forumite
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    It's a good thing you haven't gone to Spain to apparently there's a widespread power outage for Spain and Portugal!

    Happy holidays.
    What would you get if all you got was what you were thankful for?
  • SuzeQStan
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    Hey SA - just a heads up that the Spanish mainland power outages have affected internet connections in Lanzarote - everything is supposed to be operating normally but apparently the emergency services contact number was/is? disabled. I thankfully have mobile data I can use at no additional
    cost from lebara/vodaphone but my OH can’t get any signal at all. 
    Lancashire
    PV 5.04kWp SW facing
    Solar Battery 6.5 kWh 
    🐙 Intelligent Go

    Mortgage freedom January 2024 - paid off 7 years early by making overpayments where we could.

  • Sun_Addict
    Sun_Addict Posts: 23,964 Forumite
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    SuzeQStan said:
    Hey SA - just a heads up that the Spanish mainland power outages have affected internet connections in Lanzarote - everything is supposed to be operating normally but apparently the emergency services contact number was/is? disabled. I thankfully have mobile data I can use at no additional
    cost from lebara/vodaphone but my OH can’t get any signal at all. 
    We are fine for internet right now. 
    I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)
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