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Next steps; grip-relaxing bimbling, and avoiding the temptations

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foxgloves Posts: 12,553 Forumite

25 February at 10:36AM

So sorry to hear about Mr SL. Thinking positive thoughts.
F x

2025'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)
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Spendywendywoo Posts: 240 Forumite

25 February at 12:07PM

@Suffolk_lass, thinking of you, I do hope Mr SL, and yourself, are ok. Sending hugs xx

Mortgage (MFD 04/2053) (Jan 25) £238,983.71. Overpayment set to £200 per month. Current: £236,171.58

2025 goals:
20 / 25 books
10 / 25lbs lost
£1000 / £1000 EF

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trix-a-belle Posts: 1,531 Forumite

25 February at 4:07PM

Thinking of you & Mr SL, look after yourself xx

- Mortgage: 1st one down, 2nd also busted
- Student Loan gone
Swagbucks, Mingle, GiffGaff, Prolific, Qmee & Quidco; thank you MSE every little bit helps
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Twolabsandacat Posts: 36 Forumite

25 February at 5:50PM

Thinking of you both SL, take care x

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redofromstart Posts: 5,824 Forumite

25 February at 6:55PM

Late in catching up but thinking of you both.

My mortgage free diary: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6498069/whoops-here-comes-the-cheese

GNU Mr Redo

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LadyWithAPlan Posts: 3,744 Forumite

26 February at 2:39AM

Hope Mr SL is recovering - sending you both positive healing vibes

DON'T BUY STUFF (from Frugalwoods)
No seriously, just don’t buy things. 99% of our success with our savings rate is attributed to the fact that we don’t buy things... You can and should take advantage of discounts.... But at the end of the day, the only way to truly save money is to not buy stuff. Money doesn’t walk out of your wallet on its own accord.
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6289577/future-proofing-my-life-deposit-saving-then-mfw-journey-in-under-13-years#latest
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KajiKita Posts: 7,565 Forumite

26 February at 8:08AM

Sending good vibes for you and Mr SL x

KK

As at 15.07.25:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £233,521
- OPs to mortgage = £11,338 Interest saved £5225 to date
Fixed rate 3.85% ends January 2030

Read 38 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 27th July
Produce tracker: £227 of £300 in 2025

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Watch your words, they become your actions.
Watch your actions, they become your reality.
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Suffolk_lass Posts: 10,269 Forumite

26 February at 11:05AM

Thanks all, he is still in, complex management of symptoms and things are evolving. I can't go into it but they are desperately trying to get the cause determined. I saved his life, calling the ambulance when I did.

Save £12k in 2025 #2 I am at £4863.32 out of £6000 after May (81.05%)
OS Grocery Challenge in 2025 I am at £1286.68/£3000 or 42.89% of my annual spend so far
I also Reverse Meal Plan on that thread and grow much of our own premium price fruit and veg, joining in on the Grow your own thread
My new diary is here
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Makingabobor2 Posts: 4,193 Forumite

26 February at 11:34AM

Just popped over to subscribe to your diary after seeing you on FG diary a lot.
So sorry to hear about Mr SL and well done for saving his life, can't have been easy when you are upset and distressed. Sending lots of positive hugs and vibes to you both. x

Making the debt go down and savings go up

LBM 2015 - debt £57K / Now £28,744....its going down

Mortgage Free December 9th 2024! 18mths ahead of schedule. Since 2022 we paid over £15K in OPs.
Challenges
EF #68 £450/£3000
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Fiver Friday '25 #10 £15

Studies/surveys July £72.46

Decluttering items 750
Books read 12
Jigsaws done 8

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

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themadvix Posts: 8,714 Forumite

26 February at 11:54AM

Sorry to hear about Mr SL - thinking of you and hope things improve soon.

Mortgage free 16/06/2023! £132,500 cleared in 11 years, 3 months and 7 days

'Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is.' Ernest Hemingway

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