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  • Blackcats
    Blackcats Posts: 3,857 Forumite
    Sixth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Beautiful photo @Wednesday2000.  I was advised to print out the state pension forecast pages that show each years contributions.  There will be a date accessed recorded at tge top of your print out - just in case of any discrepancies at a later stage.

    that's great stick skill @beanielou.  How will you get the curtain back up?  Hopefully you've got a willing helper.
  • rachmac3
    rachmac3 Posts: 304 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    I finished work early so made the most of the nice weather and painted another bit of my very long, 8ft tall, extremely ugly breeze block wall in the garden.
    My put off for weeks job for today will be to change a flickering light in the kitchen.

    Debts                 04/01/25        01/07/25   

    Tesco CC          £6,509.97       £5,945.00 
    NatWest CC      £7,612.74      £7,155.00
    Lloyds CC          £6,112.60      £5,215.00
    1st Direct CC     £176.03         £4.50
    CC total             £20,411.34   £18,319.50
    TSB OD             £500             £0
    1st Direct OD     £600             £250 (0%)
    Car loan             £4,000          £4,000
    1st Direct Loan  £10,684.44   £9,451.62
    Total                  £36,195.78   £32,021.12
    EF £300.00
  • doingitanyway
    doingitanyway Posts: 9,861 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Mortgage-free Glee!
    Such a calming pic @Wednesday2000

    If the curtain needed a wash it is indeed a win @beanielou!

    I failed on my tasks :( but I can see why I haven't done them now.
    The curtains have different fittings so can't be swapped. And the place I planned on doing stretches, isn't where I actually want to do them! 
    No excuse for not tidying my bedroom however, I can see that...

    Task tomorrow is to tidy me bedroom (again)
    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 0/1000
    Buffer fund 0/100
    Debt March -1,119 (April) -889 (April) -498 (April) -378 (May) -875 July (190)
  • PennysIntoPounds
    PennysIntoPounds Posts: 4,239 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Second Anniversary Photogenic Name Dropper
    A busy day for me and trying to mouse-proof the flat is not a big job I needed added to my list!

    But penpal was replied to, and enquiry was sent about the laptops.
    I need to book an opticians appointment but I'm gearing up to it, I did open the website so that's a start!

    Everyone is doing very well indeed, keep up the good work team 💪
  • doingitanyway
    doingitanyway Posts: 9,861 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Mortgage-free Glee!
    1. clean from window and doors
    2. plant up a pot of herbs for front 
    3. clean bathroom window
    4. sweep front of house and junk yard at the back
    5. clean kitchen window and door
    The above will be done over the weekend...it will...:)
    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 0/1000
    Buffer fund 0/100
    Debt March -1,119 (April) -889 (April) -498 (April) -378 (May) -875 July (190)
  • rachmac3
    rachmac3 Posts: 304 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    I changed the lightbulb but then realised I'd bought warm white and the other 3 were bright white. So I had to change all 4!! 
    I need to have a think about which of the annoying tasks I'm going to tackle next. I quite like just deciding on one or two because then I feel like I've actually completed something when I do them. 

    Debts                 04/01/25        01/07/25   

    Tesco CC          £6,509.97       £5,945.00 
    NatWest CC      £7,612.74      £7,155.00
    Lloyds CC          £6,112.60      £5,215.00
    1st Direct CC     £176.03         £4.50
    CC total             £20,411.34   £18,319.50
    TSB OD             £500             £0
    1st Direct OD     £600             £250 (0%)
    Car loan             £4,000          £4,000
    1st Direct Loan  £10,684.44   £9,451.62
    Total                  £36,195.78   £32,021.12
    EF £300.00
  • redofromstart
    redofromstart Posts: 5,797 Forumite
    Seventh Anniversary 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Lovely picture Wednesday.  

    I spent this afternoon potting many bulbs and bare root plants which I had been putting off for weeks.  I did not so much as look at the paperwork, but equally I haven't wasted the afternoon doing nothing much so I am ok with that. 
  • Blackcats
    Blackcats Posts: 3,857 Forumite
    Sixth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    2 more tasks ticked off the list today.  I've found a nice green felt pen that I'm using to tick off my completed tasks.  It's highly motivating and reminds me of playing schools when I was a child.   
    Tomorrow I'm going to tackle 2 garden jobs which I've been doing in my head for weeks but haven't progressed to actually doing in real life.
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