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My Off-grid and need to be frugal diary

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  • AnimalTribe
    AnimalTribe Posts: 760 Forumite
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    Teapot2 thanks.

    Whatever was wrong with my stomach seems to be very close to resolving itself and I feel like a human being again - so no visit to the GP needed. I’ve been once this year when I broke my wrist, but other than that I haven’t needed a GP in years, maybe even a decade. My back still hurts but I don’t think it will take long to heal. I’m still taking it easy, so I’m just fixing/making some jewellery today and reading the new book that’s just been delivered. DH has sold something on eBay so he’ll be going to the post office and taking one of the dogs in the car with him and then going on a long walk.

    GC Feb 25 - £225.54/£250 Mar £218.63/£240
  • foxgloves
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    It's surprising how just a minor tweak in the wrong direction can set off a nuisance back muscle, isn't it? And it can be ridiculously painful. That & a gastric bug simultaneously sounds like a particularly horrid combination. Glad at least one thing seems to be on the mend.

    F

    2026's challenges: 1) To rebuild our Emergency Fund to at least £5k.
    2) To read 50 books (12/50) 3) The Re-Shrinking of Foxgloves 8.1kg/30kg
    Remember....if you have to put it on a credit card, extend your overdraft or take out a loan to buy whatever it is, you probably can't afford it, as that's not your money, it's somebody else's!
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