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Declaring early as no socials or desire to drink today
14/15 please cathybird
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 350/1000
Buffer fund 100/100
Debt Free (again) 25/07/20255 -
May AFD challenge 20257 days =
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Dark Sunday 7/14
doingitanyway 14/23
Dryjan 12/18dustydigger 21Jellybaby 14/TF
maggiem 10maman 8/10
ManPants 31marahouti 14/25
oceandreamer 14/24
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RobM99 16/30
satchmo1 16/20
Season of Mist 14/31
sukeyboo 6/10tiddles 14/23
Watty1 7/20
WBF 1/14To see the updated results for May on phone or tablet, click here🌞 🌞 Newcomers welcome! 🌞 🌞5 -
15/20 for me today please.
Had a spendy, but thrifty, afternoon, with 3 fab charity shop finds, plus 2 TK Maxx blouses. Total costs less than a month's spend on wine.What would you get if all you got was what you were thankful for?7 -
Sounds like a good afternoon Satchmo, and plenty to show for it.
15 for me please CathybirdMy mortgage free diary: +++ Divide by Cucumber Error. Please reinstall universe and reboot+++
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8/10 AFDs please@cathybird6
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14/24 today please Cathybird5
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7/20 I've managed a week and my first sticker 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 !!6 -
16/20 for me today pleaseWhat would you get if all you got was what you were thankful for?5
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16 for me please CathybirdMy mortgage free diary: +++ Divide by Cucumber Error. Please reinstall universe and reboot+++
GNU Mr Redo5
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