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The Cutting Down Alcohol challenge for December & 2025 :)
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Well done Rob. That’s fantastic
7/20 pleaseMade 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 !!5 -
8/24 today please5
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June AFD challenge 20257 days =
14 days =
21 days =
28 days =
Target reached =
Target beaten =
Entire month =
June targetsBlueJ94 6/25cathybird 7/21
Dark Sunday 4/14doingitanyway 9/25
Dryjan 3/18dustydigger 24Jellybaby 9/TF
maggiem 7/10
maman 2/10ManPants 30marahouti 7/25
oceandreamer 8/24
PriceySOS 24redofromstart 7/20
RobM99 7/29
satchmo1 9/28
Season of Mist 7/30
sukeyboo 5/10tiddles 4/20Watty1 7/20
WBF 3/14🌞 🌞 Newcomers welcome! 🌞 🌞5 -
Excellent result @RobM99
I bought alcohol for family but did not drink! I have posh bottled water in my wine rack. That caused a few laughs, but I don't care right now. 9 days for me please cathybirdIf 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 -
Well done Rob!!
Declaring early for 3/14 for this evening please Cathybird.6 -
9/28 for me today please.
Well done, DIA, for sticking to your guns, but poor show to those family members who laughed at you - I'm cross on your behalf!!What would you get if all you got was what you were thankful for?5 -
5/10 for today please cathybird4
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4/20 today please, @cathybird - thank you.4
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