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Next steps; grip-relaxing bimbling, and avoiding the temptations
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That is good news SL2
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Well that was a shock update so i'm glad to see he has now turned the right corner.- Mortgage: 1st one down, 2nd also busted
- Student Loan gone
Swagbucks, Mingle, GiffGaff, Prolific, Qmee & Quidco; thank you MSE every little bit helps1 -
Sorry Mr SL has been so poorly but good he has turned a corner now.I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the Debt free Wannabe, Budgeting and Banking and Savings and Investment boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts 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 and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.
The 365 Day 1p Challenge 2025 #1 £667.95/£391.55
Save £12k in 2025 #1 £12000/£120001 -
Glad Mr SL is on the mendMaking the debt go down and savings go up
LBM 2015 - debt £57K / Now £28,304....its going down
Mortgage Free December 9th 2024! 18mths ahead of schedule. Since 2022 we paid over £15K in OPs.Challenges
EF #68 £600/£3000
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Studies/surveys September £18.30
Decluttering items 1200/2025
Books read 17
Jigsaws done 11
My debt free diary...https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6396218/we-will-get-this-debt-d£own-the-savings-up1 -
Just popping in to check Mr SL is still making good progress.Made it to mortgage free but what a muddle that became
In the event the proverbial hits the fan then co-habitees are better stashing their cash than being mortgage free !!2 -
Progress over the weekend with Mr Sl continued, with all putting the resultant diarrhoea down to the deployment of every laxative known to man. Anyway, that and the gargantuan quantities of antibiotics to combat the chest infection (a form of pneumonia as a result of the ileus or bowel blockage pressing on his lungs) when they did blood and poo testing on Monday morning, they found C-diff (Clostridium difficile) present in his poo. Of course a C-diff symptom is diarrhoea, so into an isolation room with private facilities went Mr Sl. Fortunately, repeat testing yesterday showed he had overcome the escapee (which occurs naturally in the gut but had had it's protective biome washed away by said antibiotics and laxatives) before it became an infection, so, finally, I was able to collect him. Just the bile drain hole to heal (four hours turned into 8 days).
What can I say? we are so relieved. I honestly thought I was losing him last week as he got worse with every visit, and I am hugely relieved he had prepared by losing 2 stone so was out of the obese and into the overweight category (which takes no account of him being a strong and muscular former prop forward, still in good shape at 66, btw!). He does resemble Mike Wozowski in Monsters Inc in terms of loss of condition in his arms and legs but we can deal with that!
Save £12k in 2025 #2 I am at £9586.01 out of £6000 after August (158.45%)
OS Grocery Challenge in 2025 I am at £2226.88/£3000 or 74.23% 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
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Glad Mr SL is home, that must be such a weight off your shoulders. I wish Mr SL a speedy recovery and remember to look after yourself it will take time to recover from the stress of the last week or so.Fashion on a ration 2025 0/66 coupons spent
79.5 coupons rolled over 4/75.5 coupons spent - using for secondhand purchases
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What a stressful time you have both had. Glad to hear things have improved & sending best wishes for continued recovery.
F x2025'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 8.1kg/30kg
"Life can only be understood backwards but it must be lived forwards" (Soren Kirkegaard 1813-55)5 -
Very relieved to hear that things have turned out OK for you and Mr SL - echoing what BB says above about ensuring that you do remember that you too have been through an ordeal and will need recovery time.🎉 MORTGAGE FREE (First time!) 30/09/2016 🎉 And now we go again…New mortgage taken 01/09/23 🏡
Balance as at 01/09/23 = £115,000.00 Balance as at 31/12/23 = £112,000.00
Balance as at 31/08/24 = £105,400.00 Balance as at 31/12/24 = £102,500.00
Balance as at 31/08/25 = £ 95,450.00
£100k barrier broken 1/4/25SOA CALCULATOR (for DFW newbies): SOA Calculatorshe/her6 -
So pleased to read he is now home. I'm sure he will start to feel a lot better in himself now, and, hopefully you do too Sending loveMade it to mortgage free but what a muddle that became
In the event the proverbial hits the fan then co-habitees are better stashing their cash than being mortgage free !!4
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