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  • Imagine my shock this morning when I sent £33 to the EF AGAIN! I don't even know how it happened... I must have fat fingers. Although I have changed my nails so maybe that contributed. Anyway, the EF is now very close to 50%. 

    I have also cashed £5.44 from Prolific and this has been sent to the sealed pot, which is now getting close to that £3k mark. I've been looking at excursions for our big November holiday and it looks like we will need quite a lot of spending money. There's no point travelling all that way and then scrimping. 

    Today won't be a NSD, hubby has requested that we pop out for dinner at the pub this evening, who am I to argue? It means I don't have to cook :)

    Hope you all have a good day
    LMD x
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  • Good morning, a busy one for me already this morning with payments as I have cashed out £1.12 from WeAre8 and £10 from Pinecone research. I also did an early morning Y live study which takes me to £47... just £3 more before they send me payment :)

    Managed to ONLY send £3 to the EF this morning.  I also realised what was happening, the 'done' button is just above the 3 so as I hit 'done' I must have inadvertently caught the 3 before it confirmed. Lesson learned.

    It will be a NSD for me today, 2 spendy days coming up with events and then Sunday onwards should be quiet until we get to the airport. 

    I hope everyone is well
    LMD x
    Life gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...
    2025 1p challenge #41 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017
    Sealed pot 2025 £6573 | EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £3364/£6000 | Travel savings £1508 | Sinking pots £2571
  • Sun_Addict
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    You made me laugh with the sending too much by mistake to the EF 😆 I’m also on holiday countdown 13 days to go 😎
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  • You made me laugh with the sending too much by mistake to the EF 😆 I’m also on holiday countdown 13 days to go 😎
    We are off to the canaries again but it's currently on fire so I am anxiously checking to see the status of flights each day!

    Glad I could make you laugh, I was so confused when I did it the second time! At least it's bolstered the EF a bit haha. 
    Life gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...
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    Sealed pot 2025 £6573 | EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £3364/£6000 | Travel savings £1508 | Sinking pots £2571
  • Sun_Addict
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    Oh no, I didn’t realise the Canaries were having fires 😱 I know it’s been really hot there. We’re off to Zante this time, our 3rd visit since 2020, 4th time counting our first visit back in the 90s. It’s a lovely place. 
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  • Oh no, I didn’t realise the Canaries were having fires 😱 I know it’s been really hot there. We’re off to Zante this time, our 3rd visit since 2020, 4th time counting our first visit back in the 90s. It’s a lovely place. 
    It's been more than 20 years since I went to Zante, I did enjoy it there. Hubby's not keen on Greece so we haven't been in a very long time. 

    Happy Friday all, it's been a hellish week for me and I am certainly looking forward to 4pm. We are out tonight and tomorrow so it will be Sunday before I know it and I will need to pack my suitcase. Oh and then back to work on Monday :D 

    I sent £3 to the EF today, it's not a NSD as we are off out... no extra funds available at the moment, Prolific still has £2.55 pending which is enough to take me to cash out level. Watch this space. 

    That's it from me. 
    Have a great day! 
    LMD x 
    Life gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...
    2025 1p challenge #41 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017
    Sealed pot 2025 £6573 | EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £3364/£6000 | Travel savings £1508 | Sinking pots £2571
  • Happy Monday everyone, it's lovely and sunny here today which is very welcome :)

    Sausage fingers strikes again this morning with another £33 sent to the EF... I really do need to be more careful. It's a NSD for me today, as will tomorrow.  That should see me to my 14 target for August.  I had planned spends at the weekend but I actually spent less than I had anticipated, so the extra to the EF doesn't really make much difference to the accounts. 

    I will move my general savings to my current account tomorrow ready for the holiday spending which will start with breakfast at the airport :) 

    I am all packed and ready to go, just 2 very full days of work left to get through.
    Hope you all had a great weekend
    LMD x
    Life gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...
    2025 1p challenge #41 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017
    Sealed pot 2025 £6573 | EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £3364/£6000 | Travel savings £1508 | Sinking pots £2571
  • ~FlowerPot~
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    ooh i think we are nearly going away at the same time. Except I think you are much more organised than I am. :D:D
    I have pulled out some clothes to take, but nothing is in the case yet!!!
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  • LittleMissDetermined
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    edited 21 August 2023 at 1:59PM
    ooh i think we are nearly going away at the same time. Except I think you are much more organised than I am. :D:D
    I have pulled out some clothes to take, but nothing is in the case yet!!!
    How exciting! I didn’t have any choice given my work schedule for the next 2 days and if I’m packing last minute I panic that I’ve forgotten something. 

    We are heading to the airport at 2am Weds morning so I’ll need some sleep after work tomorrow 😂
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    Sealed pot 2025 £6573 | EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £3364/£6000 | Travel savings £1508 | Sinking pots £2571
  • ~FlowerPot~
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    ahh, we have an extra day!!! leaving 4am on thursday! work tomorrow and then driving to my mums with the dog on wed. So will panic pack when I get back from that!!! lol!!
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