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Till May Be Out

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  • KajiKita
    KajiKita Posts: 8,333 Forumite
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    Blackcats said:
    @KajiKita - it's actually your fault that I bought the new pots for the cacti 🤣.  When you posted a photo of your beautifully potted up plants I decided I needed to make my motley collection look better.  How nice that your have flowered to thank you for your kind attention to them.
    That’s the second time today I’ve been a Fluencer! 😂
    (First time was when the technical manager fessed up to robbing my red bush teabags and that he’d liked them so much he’s bought some for home! 😂😂).

    And yes, my cacti seem to be putting on a charm offensive 😉❤️

    KK
    As at 15.09.25:
    - When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £230,969
    - OPs to mortgage = £12,345 Estd. interest saved = £5,863 to date
    Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030

    Read 58 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 12th October 
    Produce tracker: £426 of £300 in 2025

    Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
    Watch your words, they become your actions. 
    Watch your actions, they become your reality. 
  • PennysIntoPounds
    PennysIntoPounds Posts: 4,841 Forumite
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    Cleaned a plant pot that I've been meaning to clean for ages. It of course took about twenty seconds!

    Tomorrow is only three days left till May be out so I am going to put designated time aside to have a concerted push at getting all the household repairs and maintenance the housing company is being terrible at sorting, booked in. I am not looking forward to dealing with these numpties on multiple issues but what a relief it'll be when (well, if 😁) they're all just done
    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6466032/an-in-between-phase

    Books read 2025: 56

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  • rachmac3
    rachmac3 Posts: 554 Forumite
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    Good luck on your numpty mission!
    Debts                04/01/25         01/10/25   
    Natwest2           £6,509.97       £5,830 
    NatWest CC      £7,612.74       £6,830
    Lloyds CC          £6,112.60      £4,940
    1st Direct CC     £176.03         £0
    CC total             £20,411.34     £17,600
    TSB OD             £500              £0
    1st Direct OD     £600              £250
    Car loan             £4,000           £4,000
    1st Direct Loan  £10,684.44    £8,710
    Total                   £36,195.78    £30,310
  • PennysIntoPounds
    PennysIntoPounds Posts: 4,841 Forumite
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    Thanks @rachmach3, there are too many things dragging on for too long due to nothing but their utter ineptitude so tomorrow is the day to Have A Word.
    How's Carl, and are the chickens still obeying the string curtain? 
    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6466032/an-in-between-phase

    Books read 2025: 56

    Hey! Use my code GW7II3 on Eureka Surveys and unlock a short 80p survey just for signing up! https://eurekasurveys.page.link/do9nSyy8u4nikx6r6
  • Cheery_Daff
    Cheery_Daff Posts: 17,545 Forumite
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    Mr Cheery is contributing an OAT this week by buying a bracket to attach the TV to the wall. This has created another OAT - clearing out the big dresser in the living room so we can get rid of it. Mostly it's his stuff (and most of it will just go in the loft) but one shelf is old paperwork etc that I've been meaning to sort for ages - have earmarked that as a Friday job so hopefully done before May is out!
  • Makingabobor2
    Makingabobor2 Posts: 4,335 Forumite
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    Last push of the month tomorrow & Friday. Got some boxes of photo albums to go through & also bedroom drawers & wardrobe and kitchen cupboards. Been saying I would do them for ages. 

    Making the debt go down and savings go up

    LBM 2015 - debt £57K / Now £28,084....its going down

     Mortgage Free December 9th 2024! 
    18mths ahead of schedule.  Since 2022 we paid over £15K in OPs.

    Challenges

    EF #68  £650/£3000
    .

    Studies/surveys  October £21.15

    Decluttering items 1213/
    2025
    Books read    18
    Jigsaws done  11

    My debt free diary...https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6396218/we-will-get-this-debt-d£own-the-savings-up


  • KajiKita
    KajiKita Posts: 8,333 Forumite
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    Mr KK and I wrestled and wiggled the dishwasher into place this evening - it fits perfectly 😊
    Hoping to connect up the water, waste and power tomorrow and then maybe actually use it tomorrow. 7 years without a dishwasher will finally come to an end … 👏❤️

    I did a couple more mini jobs in the bedroom this evening. Found somewhere for two enormous floaty kaftans to be put away. Also swopped over the useless, annoying glasses case I have for my prescription sunglasses with the more functional case I have for a pair of non prescription sunglasses that will never be worn and have been put to charity now. 

    KK


    As at 15.09.25:
    - When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £230,969
    - OPs to mortgage = £12,345 Estd. interest saved = £5,863 to date
    Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030

    Read 58 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 12th October 
    Produce tracker: £426 of £300 in 2025

    Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
    Watch your words, they become your actions. 
    Watch your actions, they become your reality. 
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