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Progress not Perfection

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  • Makingabobor2
    Makingabobor2 Posts: 4,575 Forumite
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    Just book it. Who knows what's round the corner
    Making the debt go down and savings go up

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  • Sunshine_girl2
    Sunshine_girl2 Posts: 3,213 Forumite
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    Another in the book it camp but for longer . 
    Life is an adventure, never stop exploring.

  • Humdinger1
    Humdinger1 Posts: 2,724 Forumite
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    I agree; go right ahead and book it, for as long as possible @Sun_Addict! You both deserve and need it.  Love Humdinger xx 
  • Brewerspride
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    I’m currently toying with the idea of going to Ibiza for 3 nights at the beginning of September (or maybe a week 🤣).....
    For a moment, I thought you were thinking of escaping on your own as you said "I'm" :D

  • Sun_Addict
    Sun_Addict Posts: 24,948 Forumite
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    I’m currently toying with the idea of going to Ibiza for 3 nights at the beginning of September (or maybe a week 🤣).....
    For a moment, I thought you were thinking of escaping on your own as you said "I'm" :D

    I wish 🤣🤣 It was just me thinking about it before unleashing the idea on Mr SA. 
    I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)
  • He even culled his man bags.
    *faints in shock*
    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
  • Blackcats
    Blackcats Posts: 4,250 Forumite
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    I really hope DD can get the time off work to enable you to have a mini break in your happy place.  
  • Willowtree222
    Willowtree222 Posts: 8,399 Forumite
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    Maybe hide the man bags so when he wants another, he gets a 'new' one.
    September 2017 Debt = £25330

    Starting afresh.

    You can do anything if you put your mind to it. x
  • Seasidegal58
    Seasidegal58 Posts: 6,173 Forumite
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    Glad to hear Mr SA appears to be on the mend. Also if I were you I'd get rid of those bin bags pronto!  If you leave them lying around he's going to start to want to re-sort them and decide to keep most of what he decided to get rid of!
    Another here who thinks you should go to Ibiza!  Shame you can't sneak over there on your own!
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