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  • Dropped off a vinted sale, did a couple more listings, one already sold so will send that off tomorrow.
    Have also caught up with my steps which I'm pleased about, and almost caught up with my f&v portions
  • I've sorted a pitiful amount of stuff with my dad, so to make up for that I painted my shed bright pink today. Apart from that I've done a bit of housework and a bit of seeing friends and family. Not a particularly OATy weekend. 
    Debts                04/01/25         02/01/26  
    Natwest2           £6,509.97       £5,500 
    NatWest CC      £7,612.74       £6,605
    Lloyds CC          £6,112.60      £4,450
    1st Direct CC     £176.03         £39.26
    CC total             £20,411.34    £16,594.26
    TSB OD             £500              £0
    1st Direct OD     £600              £0
    Car loan             £4,000           £4,000
    1st Direct Loan  £10,684.44    £7.880
    Total                  £36,195.78    £28,474.26
    EF £701.52
    HF  £3.04
  • Sounds very productive to me @rachmac3 and extra points for doing something marvellous like choosing pink for the shed!
  • Researched and sent emails enquiring about possibly selling a piece of art Mr PIP was given by a family member years ago. Prob not worth owt but no harm in asking 
  • Called YW and switched to a water meter as my bill has gone to £56.00  :o Reset the log ins on 2 of my pensions, going to start a document with all these little bits in and cleaned the car out prior to it being serviced this morning 
    LBM Aug 25 - CC £14912 Other £19180
    CC1 - £2963 - now £2818.23

    My Diary: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6624438/paying-off-no-27-back-again-and-34k-in-the-red#
  • KajiKita
    KajiKita Posts: 9,228 Forumite
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    Booked Chloe in at the Cattery for us going away next week. Whether we will actually get her there is a problem for *next* week …! 😉

    KK


    As at 15.12.25:
    - When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £227,385
    - OPs to mortgage = £12,881 Estd. interest saved = £6,203 to date
    c. 16 months reduction in term
    Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030

    Read 5 books of target 52 in 2026 as @ 13th January 
    Produce tracker: £18 of £400 in 2026

    Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
    Watch your words, they become your actions. 
    Watch your actions, they become your reality. 
  • greenbee
    greenbee Posts: 18,598 Forumite
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    KajiKita said:
    Booked Chloe in at the Cattery for us going away next week. Whether we will actually get her there is a problem for *next* week …! 😉

    KK


    Make sure her carrier is out and available as a bed now, and start leaving treats in it. Mine are fine with being stuffed in carriers now… less fine with being in the car! I usually tempt them into the utility room (cat flaps locked first!) with treats and have the carriers ready to close - that way if the second one objects after the first one is imprisoned there are fewer places for them to hide. After 2 years I can now generally pick them up from anywhere in the house and put them in. Although i only do this for the vet, as so far neighbours have covered holidays and work trips.

    i replaced the elastic on an ancient zero-gravity garden chair on Monday (for the second time - it may have been expensive but it’s now well over 15 years old!), and ordered another set for the other chair. So hopefully I’ll get at least another 5 years of life out of the pair of them!
  • greent
    greent Posts: 10,949 Forumite
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    Love the pink shed! (I painted ours purple a few years ago but need to redo it now)
    I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul
    Repaid mtge early (orig 11/25) 01/09 £124616 01/11 £89873 01/13 £52546 01/15 £12133 07/15 £NIL
    Net sales 2024: £20
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