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An in-between phase
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Tidying
Comping
Found and uploaded more mortgage broker documents ✔️
Saw best friend for a cuppa, gave her some clothes
Little survey
Did Vinted pics ✔️
Replied to two messages I've been meaning to since Christmas 👀✔️
20 minute walk getting free paper for crossword, and a bottle of lovely looking rosè organic prosecco from aldi's wine of the week, 4.99 reduced from 7.99. Will keep aside for mum's birthday
Put a note on a good quality bin we're not using and left it outside, gone by the time I got back so that's very pleasing someone can use it
Received a free full size cleaning spray to review, lavender and eucalyptus, smells lovely. Hopefully stranger mouse won't enjoy it too
Laundry and domestic bits
Prepped what can be prepped for dinner without mouse or staleness risk. Veg chopped and in tupperware in non working fridge, for pasta bake with last remaining garlic bread if it's not too dodgy
Walk to see friend for a Friday beer (in local with camra discount), had a good catch up 😊
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From your task lists and tasks achieved list I detect some progress on your build. I hope so, I really, really do.1
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We're just throwing everything at everything @Blackcats and hoping something happens before planning permission runs out, and hoping we don't make stupid desperate decisions that eff everything up, not that it matters loads as we're already effed from several directions, but it would be upsetting to eff ourselves even further. But at this stage desperate decisions and praying are our options!3
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Lavender and eucalyptus sounds lovely
The Prosecco is a great offer. Might pop along to buy a bottle for myself!
Sending out positive vibes.If you have built castles in the air, your work should not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them
Emergency fund 0/1000
Buffer fund 0/100
Debt March -1,119 (April) -889 (April) -498 (April) -378 (May) -875 July (190)1 -
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Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
"A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb. ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.1 -
Morning PiP,
Please tell me that your little rodenty friend skipped into the trap overnight, ate a heartening supper of peanut butter before settling down for a nice snooze prior to his relocation.......
2025's challenges: 1) To fill our 10 Savings Pots to their healthiest level ever
2) To read 100 books (29/100)
"Life can only be understood backwards but it must be lived forwards" (Soren Kirkegaard 1813-55)0 -
Morning @foxgloves, no sign of the little b*gger, I'm now convinced its just waiting for us to get a new fridgefreezer 😁3
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Ooo that does look lovely!
Debts 04/01/25 01/07/25
Tesco CC £6,509.97 £5,945.00
NatWest CC £7,612.74 £7,155.00
Lloyds CC £6,112.60 £5,215.00
1st Direct CC £176.03 £4.50
CC total £20,411.34 £18,319.50TSB OD £500 £0
1st Direct OD £600 £250 (0%)
Car loan £4,000 £4,000
1st Direct Loan £10,684.44 £9,451.62
Total £36,195.78 £32,021.12
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Woke up at a ghastly early hour. Sunshine streaming in and birds singing. Dreadful 😂
Usuals
25 minute walk getting bits for Mothers Day and dropping off the food at mums functioning fridge!
Half wussy situps
Little stroll with Mr PIP to see if local place had flowers. They did not, but I did find a small bundle of clothes a neighbour was getting rid of
25 minute walk getting flowers, and a pack of two hot cross buns from aldi as they have a 'guess the flavour' competition, which I thought would be a bit of a laugh for me and mum. Hoping they've gone for sweet flavours rather than something like medium rare steak
Big bedroom clean and bedding change
Prepped mac cheese. Presuming it'll be fine. It's getting eaten anyway!
Now collapsing on sofa. If I get a second wind I'll carry on flat cleaning but it can wait until tomorrow.
Happy Saturday evening everyone 🥂
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