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Saving lots in pots!
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Glad your daughter’s review went well Flowers. Fingers crossed for the document being useful 🤞
Paintings sound lovely0% credit card £1360 & 0% Car Loan £7500 ~ paid in full JAN 2020 = NOW DEBT FREE 🤗
House sale OCT 2022 = NOW MORTGAGE FREE 🤗
House purchase completed FEB 2023 🥳🍾 Left work. 🤗
Retired at 55 & now living off the equity £10k a year (until pensions start at 60 & 67).
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February!
I have just dropped off 2 paintings to be hung in the art cafe for this month, I am hoping that they sell. But they are quite large and expensive, at least for this cafe. Fingers crossed a customer falls in love with one of them 🤞😍.
Savings have been pathetic, I am just trying to keep afloat at the moment. Many pots have been raided and unless my income increases, there isn't much chance of them being refilled.
Which partly why I haven't been updating!
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Good luck selling the pictures Flowers 🤞0% credit card £1360 & 0% Car Loan £7500 ~ paid in full JAN 2020 = NOW DEBT FREE 🤗
House sale OCT 2022 = NOW MORTGAGE FREE 🤗
House purchase completed FEB 2023 🥳🍾 Left work. 🤗
Retired at 55 & now living off the equity £10k a year (until pensions start at 60 & 67).
Previous Savings diary https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5597938/get-a-grip/p1
Living off savings diary
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Good luck on the pictures, I'm sure there will be lots of admirers, fingers crossed someone with the right amount in their pocket sees one
Dxx22: 3🏅 4⭐ 23: 5🏅 6 ⭐ 24 1🏅 2⭐ 25 🏅 🥈 Never save something for a special occasion. Every day is a special occasion. The diff between what you were yesterday and what you will be tomorrow is what you do today Well organised clutter is still clutter - Joshua Becker If you aren't already using something you won't start using it more by shoving it in a cupboard- AJMoney The barrier standing between you & what youre truly capable of isnt lack of info, ideas or techniques. The secret is 'do it'0 -
You don’t have to only update when you have financial things to tell us! 😊
So pleased about your daughter’s review. That must be such a step forward for both of you. That will massively help her confidence too and become an upward, positive spiral.
🤞🤞 for the pictures selling. Let’s be optimistic and think that they will both sell, not just one! 😊🤩
KKAs at 15.01.25:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £244,153
- OPs to mortgage = £9,694 Interest saved £4,182 to date
Fixed rate 3.85% ends November 2029
Read 4 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 7th February
Produce tracker: £11 of £300 in 2025
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I (stupidly) feel a bit like my diary is on the wrong broad as savings are not happening!
Anyway,
Thank s for your replies guys. The pics are up.
I was planning to paint today, but feeling very tired. I did get the dog out for a nice frosty walk which was good, but it's worn me out, which is ridiculous and frustrating.
Had a lovely treat last night DH bought a takeout curry. Nice of the kids were home, so it was a nice change! Plus ice just finished mine up for a late breakfast, yum!
We sold a vintage toy of mine on ebay, I saw it in the loft at my mums when I got the Xmas decorations down for her. Bought it home and cleaned it up abut. It was in really good condition and with its box. It sold for £50, so that was worth doing! Plus 2 phone cases that were new, some how had come free, but no good sold for £14 each, all proceeds have gone as a mortgage overpayment so that's another lump we don't ever have to pay interest on!♥️ Your thoughts are incredibly powerful. Choose yours wisely ♥️ Dr Joe Dispenza ♥️🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸Decluttering 2025 So far 132 / 2025
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Nice result on the vintage toy22: 3🏅 4⭐ 23: 5🏅 6 ⭐ 24 1🏅 2⭐ 25 🏅 🥈 Never save something for a special occasion. Every day is a special occasion. The diff between what you were yesterday and what you will be tomorrow is what you do today Well organised clutter is still clutter - Joshua Becker If you aren't already using something you won't start using it more by shoving it in a cupboard- AJMoney The barrier standing between you & what youre truly capable of isnt lack of info, ideas or techniques. The secret is 'do it'0
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Well done on the ebay sale. Fingers crossed for a painting sale.
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Thank you Doris,
Oh my days, what an evening!
DD has been in bed all day. Refusing to get up. I just left her to it. But when I went in after taking her some tea up. She's had a complete meltdown and crying for hours. I dint no how she can keep it up for so long mashed me feel wretched watching! Anyway, things are calmer now, finally. She doesn't think she wants to stay at college. But she doesn't want to leave. She wants to do 'sports', but doesn't know which one. So very hard to help, as she's unhappy and not got a clue about what she does want to do. Anyway I have a list of a few things to do and enquires to make. Maybe it will help 🤔
Other than that a very quiet day. DD had spag bol use ups, I had leftover curry for brunch and then 2 sausages and humous for tea and Oh had his left over curry for his tea. So a cheap day!
Oh and I'm back to the mushroom drink again and this time it's now doing me sleep, which is great because I Di think it's giving me a little bit of something 😂😂♥️ Your thoughts are incredibly powerful. Choose yours wisely ♥️ Dr Joe Dispenza ♥️🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸Decluttering 2025 So far 132 / 2025
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Morning, just stopped off dd at college, didn't want to get the bus but would go in with a lift, so that's fine and now I need to tackle a great big frog and I'm running out of time! It will take a few hours, so I best get started!♥️ Your thoughts are incredibly powerful. Choose yours wisely ♥️ Dr Joe Dispenza ♥️🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸Decluttering 2025 So far 132 / 2025
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