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An in-between phase
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It does rather send one absolutely spare doesn't it @ladyholly!
Is it bad that I kinda want this prize more than all the money @beanielou 😂 (blaming period)2 -
No I get thatI am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.
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.2 -
It’s no wonder you’re feeling fed up and grumpy what with the physical pain and then the mental pain of dealing with all the annoying flat and build things.I hope you’re managing to relax with a glass of something nice tonight.I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)2
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1kg of mini eggs can easily be shared between you, me and Beanie. 33.333% of a kilo is still a significant amount of mini eggs.
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Blackcats said:1kg of mini eggs can easily be shared between you, me and Beanie. 33.333% of a kilo is still a significant amount of mini eggs.
well done for adulting today.I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.
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.2 -
Tbf, mini-eggs have increased in price so much that I feel the time has come where they could realistically be used as legal currency.
F2025's challenges: 1) To fill our 10 Savings Pots to their healthiest level ever
2) To read 100 books (36/100) 3) The Shrinking of Foxgloves 5.9kg/30kg
"Life can only be understood backwards but it must be lived forwards" (Soren Kirkegaard 1813-55)5 -
I thought that too @foxgloves. I was stood in the shop muttering ‘how much !’
nope my parcel didn’t arrive but I was up just in case. It’s now coming Monday but I’ve a meeting so will be getting my sloth young person up before I go 🤣🤣🤣Sealed pot challenge 822
Jan - £176.66 :j4 -
Usuals
Tiny bit of spec work
25 minute walk getting essentials from aldi
20 minute walk getting a small bundle of olio food, found a tray of 39 mini plant pots which will be very handy for taking cuttings to boot sale
Little flat clean with Mr PIP
Prepped veg for dinner (pastry sheet with herby tomato-y base and topping of onion and asparagus with mozzarella and cheddar)
Beers with best friend 😊
Finished a book with Mr PIP; England's Finest by Christopher Fowler. Really enjoyed, will definitely be reading more of the Bryant and May books
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As we enjoyed Towards Zero we looked at what was similar on iplayer and there are several Agatha Christie based ones, so we've been watching And Then There Were None. Remind me never to accept an invite to an isolated island!
Usuals
Pest control came for appt 2/3, no further indications of mouse activity
Spec work
Emailed mortgage broker
Attempted to do DBS checks for invigilator role but the website wouldn't work 🙄
So tried to do some other forms but couldn't fill in the main one online 🙄
Did as much as I could and enquired about what I couldn't
Third wussy situps
Prepped dinner pasta bake with asparagus and tomato sauce
Out to meet another friend for drinks, it's a social whirl at the moment! 🍻
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Yay to no further activity from the mouse.
Enjoy drinks with your friend.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 100/1000
Buffer fund 0/100
Debt Free (again) 25/0720252
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