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  • beanielou
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    LittleMissDetermined said:
    It's another one for me today please, the only benefit of being poorly! 
    LMD x
    Feel better soon ❤️‍🩹
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  • Makingabobor2
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    Another one today, up to 7/15 now. 
    Making the debt go down and savings go up

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  • KajiKita
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    Not an NSD today.

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    - OPs to mortgage = £12,345 Estd. interest saved = £5,863 to date
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  • [Deleted User]
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    Number 10 today :):):) I think I’ve peaked though, don’t think I’ll get another one in until Friday
  • Rupacomp
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    An NSD today
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  • cathybird
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    beanielou said:
    Do new specs count or can I exclude them?
    That's a tricky one beanie, because they're a necessity, but sometimes not cheap. I have included them in the past with this challenge, but can see an argument for not doing so. I guess that's probably not much help? What do you think? xx
  • cathybird
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    edited 19 July 2023 at 6:10PM
    July

    Off to a start = image
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     July targets
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    Newcomers welcome :)
  • cathybird
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    LittleMissDetermined said:
    It's another one for me today please, the only benefit of being poorly! 
    LMD x
    @LittleMissDetermined  I hope you feel better soon too! xx
  • LittleMissDetermined
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    edited 19 July 2023 at 8:16AM
    beanielou said:
    LittleMissDetermined said:
    It's another one for me today please, the only benefit of being poorly! 
    LMD x
    Feel better soon ❤️‍🩹
    cathybird said:
    LittleMissDetermined said:
    It's another one for me today please, the only benefit of being poorly! 
    LMD x
    @LittleMissDetermined  I hope you feel better soon too! xx


     Thank you xx 

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  • GeorgianaCavendish
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    Not today ... had a sports massage treatment and then had to stock up on bits from Boots & Savers. Feeling very floaty now! :) 
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