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Amazing April's NSD Challenge!
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KajiKita said:Definitely NOT an NSD here!Been to the garden centre and found a new rosemary plant (the last one got ‘eaten’ by a sage bush! 😳🤷♀️😂) and then the plant centre where I treated myself to some replacement salvias (lost every single one to the cold winter this year) and two bags of Sylv@grow (best pest free compost there is I think).
I long ago concluded that my allotment was more an expensive hobby than a money saver but think the boost in mental health getting out into nature and tending to plants makes it worth it. Salvias are beautiful, sorry to hear the winter got to them, hope the new ones flourish xx
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cathybird said:KajiKita said:Definitely NOT an NSD here!Been to the garden centre and found a new rosemary plant (the last one got ‘eaten’ by a sage bush! 😳🤷♀️😂) and then the plant centre where I treated myself to some replacement salvias (lost every single one to the cold winter this year) and two bags of Sylv@grow (best pest free compost there is I think).
I long ago concluded that my allotment was more an expensive hobby than a money saver but think the boost in mental health getting out into nature and tending to plants makes it worth it. Salvias are beautiful, sorry to hear the winter got to them, hope the new ones flourish xx
It saves me a gym subscription too, with wandering up and down and up and down our sloping garden all day - 12.6K steps both yesterday and today! 😂
But yes, 100% on the metal health aspects ❤️ I was even glad to start being dive bombed by biting insects again after there has been such a dearth of them this spring so far!
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- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £233,521
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NSD for me yesterday!Savings goal by 31/12/24: £22000
Dec 23: £6945.233 -
Another NSD for me today. Been to busy gardening to spend money..lolMaking 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
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Decluttering items 771
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Jigsaws done 8
My debt free diary...https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6396218/we-will-get-this-debt-d£own-the-savings-up3 -
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April targets
beanielou 7/15bekah89 15 cathybird 6/15
cherry 22 2/15
Crazycatlady2 7/18
GeorgianaCavendish 4/17
jammy dodger 6/20
KajiKita 4/15
KellyBelly 3/15
leftatthetrafficlights 1/15
LittleMissDetermined 7/15
Makingabobor2 4/15
Money Choices MrsCautious 6/17
QueenJess 5/15
Rupacomp 3/10
Saver-upper 5/15
short bird 6/18
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Well done GeorgianaCavendish, beanie, QueenJess, LittleMissDetermined, jammy dodger, Rupacomp and Makingabobor22
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And another NSD today!Savings goal by 31/12/24: £22000
Dec 23: £6945.232 -
Beautiful sunny day! Two more NSDs for today and yesterday, taking me to 6 so far for April.2
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Not sure when last posted but still NSD sat and sun but did spend Friday2
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Happy Easter everyone5
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