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  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 15,708 Forumite
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    edited 28 March 2024 at 12:24AM
    Well done short bird (for yesterday and today), MrsCautious, beanie, SecondStar, Nervous1234, HotDog2020, KajiKita and keggie
  • beanielou
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    One today. 
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  • KajiKita
    KajiKita Posts: 7,938 Forumite
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    Not today - buying cat accoutrements for 2 new family members arriving tomorrow 🤩

    KK
    As at 15.08.25:
    - When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £232,244
    - OPs to mortgage = £12,148  Interest saved £5,738 to date
    Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030

    Read 46 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 28th August
    Produce tracker: £353 of £300 in 2025

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  • HotDog2020
    HotDog2020 Posts: 593 Forumite
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    KajiKita said:
    Not today - buying cat accoutrements for 2 new family members arriving tomorrow 🤩

    KK
    Hi KK, Please send a picture of your two new Purrrfect members when they arrive! if you can that is and want to. ❤️
  • MrsCautious
    MrsCautious Posts: 1,621 Forumite
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    Not one for me today, treated a wonderful colleague to ridiculously priced hot chocolate as a congratulations for getting a promotion. 
  • LittleMissDetermined
    LittleMissDetermined Posts: 9,714 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Debt-free and Proud! Photogenic
    One for me today please.

    I will aim for 17 again in April as we are away for the last week
    LMD x
    Life gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...
    My savings diary - Now for a healthier, wealthier me
    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
  • leftatthetrafficlights
    leftatthetrafficlights Posts: 2,056 Forumite
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    24/24 for me today please 😁
    DNF: £708.92/£1000
    JSF: £708.58/£1000

    Winter season grocery budget: £600.85/£900

    Weight loss challenge 2024: 11/24lbs
    1st quarter start:9st 13.1lb
    2nd quarter start:9st 9.2 lb
    3rd quarter start: 9st 6.8 lb
    4th quarter start: 9st 10.2 lb
    End weight: 8st 13lb

    'It's the small compromises you keep making over time that start to add up and get you to a place you don't want to be'

  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 15,708 Forumite
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    March

    Off to a start = image
    5 days = image
    10 days = image

    15 days = image
    20 days = image
    Target reached = image
    Target beaten = image 

    March targets

    AuntieL 15/15  image  image  image  image  image

    Balancinglife 11/18  image  image  image

    beanielou 22/19  image  image  image  image  image  image  image

    blubella 7/10  image  image 

    Caeraugirl 15/25  image  image  image  image

    cathybird 20/15  image  image  image  image  image  image  image

    Couldsavemore 11/16  image  image 

    Crazycatlady2 16/18  image  image  image  image

    Flying By 16/14  image  image  image  image  image  image 

    GeorgianaCavendish 3/12   image

    Geriatricmum 16/10  image  image  image  image

    Honeysucklelou2 10 

    HotDog2020 11/14  image  image  image 

    ilovetea 20/20  image  image  image  image  image  image

    KajiKita 19/18  image  image  image  image  image  image 

    keggie 15/18  image  image  image  image

    laura lau 10/16  image  image  image

    leftatthetrafficlights 24/24  image  image  image  image  image  image

    LittleMissDetermined 18/17  image  image  image  image  image  image 

    madlyn 1/10  image

    Makingabobor2 8/15  image  image 

    Money Choices 8/15  image  image 

    Mrs Cautious 22/15  image  image  image  image  image  image  image 

    Nervous1234 17/23  image  image  image  image 

    Rupacomp 4/10  image 

    SecondStar 19/25  image  image  image  image 

    short bird 19/18  image  image  image  image  image  image

    Thevalueofless 20 

    Worlds Worst Superhero 18/25  image  image  image  image

    :):) Newcomers welcome! :):)

  • cathybird
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    edited 28 March 2024 at 10:00PM
    image

    Yes there's a shiny new month just round the corner, any thoughts on targets? ... image

    April targets

    AuntieL
    Balancinglife
    beanielou 19
    blubella
    Caeraugirl
    cathybird 15
    Couldsavemore
    Crazycatlady2
    Flying By 17
    GeorgianaCavendish
    Geriatricmum
    Honeysucklelou2
    HotDog2020 14
    ilovetea 20
    KajiKita 18
    keggie
    laura lau
    leftatthetrafficlights 24
    LittleMissDetermined 17
    madlyn
    Makingabobor2 15
    Money Choices
    Mrs Cautious
    Nervous1234
    Rupacomp
    SecondStar
    short bird 15
    Thevalueofless
    Worlds Worst Superhero


    :):) Newcomers welcome! :):)

  • Makingabobor2
    Makingabobor2 Posts: 4,252 Forumite
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    I've given up for this month as had so many spendy days and with a lot of "real life " family things going on, I wasn't fully focused and was AWOL from MSE for a bit.  
    But determined to start again and will go for 15 in April. I'm sure that will be a much better month. 
    Making the debt go down and savings go up

    LBM 2015 - debt £57K / Now £28,524....its going down

     Mortgage Free December 9th 2024!      18mths ahead of schedule.  Since 2022 we paid over £15K in OPs.

    Challenges

    EF #68  £590/£3000
    .

    Studies/surveys  August £32.11

    Decluttering items 936
    Books read    16
    Jigsaws done  10

    My debt free diary...https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6396218/we-will-get-this-debt-d£own-the-savings-up


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