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Teetering on the brink
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It sounds like a near miss. Would it be worth reporting the strength of the effects on the Yellow Card scheme?
Welcome back to the land of the awake. I was getting a bit concerned.
I think a bit of sunshine is good for frugal living. (Cranky40)
The sun's been out and I think I’m solar powered (Onebrokelady)
Fashion on the Ration 2025: Fabric 2, men's socks 3, Duvet 7.5, 2 t-shirts 10, men's socks 3, uniform top 0, hat 0, shoes 5 = 30.5/68
2024: Trainers 5, dress 7, slippers 5, 2 prs socks (gift) 2, 3 prs white socks 3, t-shirts x 2 10, 6 prs socks: mostly gifts 6, duvet set 7.5 = 45.5/68 coupons
20.5 coupons used in 2020. 62.5 used in 2021. 94.5 remaining as of 21/3/223 -
Thanks all.I’d not heard of the Yellow Card scheme, I will have to look into that.Both my daughters are indeed totally sensible enough to monitor my medication if I asked but I guess I’d not thought about it before. Currently I still flag this sort of thing to my mum and she will phone and check in on me if I ask her too. Though tbf I probably need to consider a back up plan because whilst I always used to trust that she would come and intervene if I was no longer able to make my own decisions, she now has her own significant issues with memory and she is perhaps less able to rescue me should I need it. My brother is great for lots of things but not this. dd1 would be the obvious choice but is rarely around. Hmm, something to ponder.End ofDec-24Sep-25
Brother
5,400.00
7,800.00Overdraft owed 1,349.90 0.00 MBNA CC 10,534.20 11,481.53 Barclaycard CC 9,667.21 9,662.17 Fluid CC 0.00 1,046.44 NatWest CC 12,018.14 11,705.36 Aqua 0.00 1,127.94
Total debt
38,969.45
42,823.44Paid off in the month 211.33
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Oh and debt wise it doesn’t look too bad. I have apparently spent a bit of money on things I do not recall buying, but if I am adding it up correctly I think in total it comes to about £30. It could have been a lot worse! No evidence of McDs being purchased so that is good! 😁
Thanks to the previous listings I even managed to sell something on ebay - the girl’s posted it for me today - and I gained a few pounds back from NatWest rewards. No Olio or surveys though. Tbh, we were supposed to do another Olio trip this evening but I don’t feel up to driving yet so I said we will do one as soon as I am able. Bless, dd1 also wanted to come on our Olio trip but then she realised she’s at work. Maybe she could do the driving next time she has the night off if I am still not sure about it. Just going to have to take each day as it comes.End ofDec-24Sep-25
Brother
5,400.00
7,800.00Overdraft owed 1,349.90 0.00 MBNA CC 10,534.20 11,481.53 Barclaycard CC 9,667.21 9,662.17 Fluid CC 0.00 1,046.44 NatWest CC 12,018.14 11,705.36 Aqua 0.00 1,127.94
Total debt
38,969.45
42,823.44Paid off in the month 211.33
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Weigh-in day. (Amazingly I have apparently continued to weigh myself every morning despite being in another planet so clearly that is just an automatic habit now 😁)
Weight today: 200.1lbs
Average last week: 201.6lbs
Average this week: 201.4lbs
Loss this week: 0.2lbs! 🎉
Honestly, I will take that as a win! I literally have no idea what I ate for half the week so any loss at all is a good result in my book. And so close to being back under 200lbs today!Just 60.1lbs to go. 😬End ofDec-24Sep-25
Brother
5,400.00
7,800.00Overdraft owed 1,349.90 0.00 MBNA CC 10,534.20 11,481.53 Barclaycard CC 9,667.21 9,662.17 Fluid CC 0.00 1,046.44 NatWest CC 12,018.14 11,705.36 Aqua 0.00 1,127.94
Total debt
38,969.45
42,823.44Paid off in the month 211.33
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Wonderfully close to that next milestone! Well done!I think a bit of sunshine is good for frugal living. (Cranky40)
The sun's been out and I think I’m solar powered (Onebrokelady)
Fashion on the Ration 2025: Fabric 2, men's socks 3, Duvet 7.5, 2 t-shirts 10, men's socks 3, uniform top 0, hat 0, shoes 5 = 30.5/68
2024: Trainers 5, dress 7, slippers 5, 2 prs socks (gift) 2, 3 prs white socks 3, t-shirts x 2 10, 6 prs socks: mostly gifts 6, duvet set 7.5 = 45.5/68 coupons
20.5 coupons used in 2020. 62.5 used in 2021. 94.5 remaining as of 21/3/222 -
Ok, so slightly more back in the real world today. I am really hoping to do an Olio run this evening but I don’t recall ever doing one on a Sunday night before so we will have to see what comes up.I did take a tentative step back towards surveys today, and sold a book on eBay for £20. 😁
I think this brings my £5’s back up to date…
End ofDec-24Sep-25
Brother
5,400.00
7,800.00Overdraft owed 1,349.90 0.00 MBNA CC 10,534.20 11,481.53 Barclaycard CC 9,667.21 9,662.17 Fluid CC 0.00 1,046.44 NatWest CC 12,018.14 11,705.36 Aqua 0.00 1,127.94
Total debt
38,969.45
42,823.44Paid off in the month 211.33
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Hi EB, olio listings on Sundays are generally much earlier due to the big stores closing at 4.2
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