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Thank you for posting, marahouti. I joined this thread in 2018 so have been around for the same sort of time as you, although you have articulated far better than I could, just how much of a help and support this thread has proved to be. Also like you, I would now consider myself to be a very moderate / occasional drinker and I’m happy to go long stretches without drinking anything at all. This is all a very long way from where I used to be.Am finishing January on 28/28 thank you cathybird.6
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Jan was very poor 8/15. Feb. target 15Net Debt: £15,743AFD Dec 11/146
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January AFD challenge 20257 days =
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January targetsAlt80 4/TFArkers 26/TF
bamboo socks 7/30
BlueJ94 19/25
Brie 8cathybird 31/21
clootiedumplin 31/30
CuppaTea 2/25Dark Sunday 8/15
Dryjan 14/21
dustydigger 24Justcrackingonwithit 20/25
lantannalilian1977 28/31
maggiem 16/10
maman 17/10
manpants 22/31
marahouti 31/25
NeverendingDMP 20/21
Nextgenn 13/14
oceandreamer 22/20
outoftheviciouscircle 8/31
PriceySOS 25/24
redofromstart 23/28
RobM99 31/30
satchmo1 29/28
Season of Mist 28/28
Shrewbie 2/20sukeyboo 14/10
tiddles 27/25
Watty1 1/18WBF 7/14
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Annual AFD challenge 202550 days =
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2025 targets BlueJ94 19/300Brie 8/110cathybird 31/275CuppaTea 2/TFDark Sunday 8/160Dryjan 14/TFdustydigger 300Justcrackingonwithit 20/TFlilian1977 28/306maggiem 16/200maman 17/TFmarahouti 31/325oceandreamer 22/200outoftheviciouscircle 8/300PriceySOS 25/TFredofromstart 23/300RobM99 31/325Satchmo1 TFsukeyboo 14/TFtiddles 27/257Watty1 1/300WBF 7/168To see the updated results for 2025 on phone or tablet, click here
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February AFD challenge 20257 days =
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February targetsAlt80 TFArkers TFbamboo socksBlueJ94 25Briecathybird 1/21clootiedumplin 20CuppaTeaDark Sunday 15Dryjan 20dustydiggerJustcrackingonwithit 25lantannalilian1977LittleMissDetermined TFmaggiem 10maman 10manpantsmarahouti 2/25NeverendingDMP 1/21Nextgennoceandreamer 20outoftheviciouscirclePriceySOS 24redofromstart 20RobM99 27satchmo1 1/20Season of Mist 25Shrewbiesukeyboo 10tiddles 24Watty1 18WBF 14To see the updated results for January on phone or tablet, click here
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I am very motivated by that Peacock!
@maggiem, thank you. It would be very easy to use the situation as an excuse for eating and drinking all of the things but I am bribing myself with £5 per night gardening crediting for every night I don't drink. I generally prefer plants to alcohol but sadly not always.
@marahouti, also thank you. A really helpful post which made me think.My mortgage free diary: +++ Divide by Cucumber Error. Please reinstall universe and reboot+++
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1/20 for me to start off a new monthWhat would you get if all you got was what you were thankful for?4
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1/21 for me today.Jan 18 Joint debts 35,213
Mortgage Jan 18- 77224 nov 25- just over 64k
June 25 Debts in my name were £5170. Now 7150 (Nov 25)5 -
20 for February please5
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2/25 today please cathybird. Thank you. X
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