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I'm sorry, but the Minions singing Gilbert & Sullivan cannot be topped in my (very) humble opinion……. 😉🤣
Greying X
Grocery Spend May 2026 £111.65/£200
Grocery spend April 2026 £199.95/£200 +5pence
Non-food spend May 2026 £41.72/£80
Bulk Fund 2026 Month 5/12 - £5.98/£93.54 (reducing balance - start £120 pa)
""Mother Nature don't draw straight lines
The broken moulds in a grand design
We look a mess but we're doing fine
We're card carrying lifelong members
Of the union of different kinds..."
"Union of the Different kinds" - R Christie & T Gilbert, Fisherman's Friends7 -
Hope the flare up calms down soon.
What a lot of events! Good for you.
Buckley purists will thoroughly dislike me but sorry, the Leonard Cohen version of Hallelujah is the best version by miles, oceans, and continents
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'aggressive safety shot' Ken Doherty9 -
Leonard Cohen for me too.
Hope you enjoy the events, and hope the fibro improves soon x
"Good financial planning is about not spending money on things that add no value to your life in order to have more money for the things that do". Eoin McGee5 -
just had to pop the Leonard Cohen one on :)
Made it to mortgage free but what a muddle that became
In the event the proverbial hits the fan then co-habitees are better stashing their cash than being mortgage free !!6 -
I need to see the minions singing Gilbert and Sullivan now
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Boo to the flare.
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"A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** in ~~Japanese proverb. ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger.
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oh rubbish on the flare but so much to look forward to in the next month!
Start mortgage date: August 2022; Start mortgage amount: £240,999; Original mortgage free date: August 2056
Current mortgage amount: £224,460.73
Start student loan 2012: £29,750; current student loan: CLEARED July 2025
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WelshmansDaughter - you you goggle 'M1n1ons Idol Scene' it should come up on the video selection. It's a slow start - but…. Follow the pizza! 🤣
Sorry, another vote for Leonard Cohen, although Pentatonix run a very close second…….
Greying X
Grocery Spend May 2026 £111.65/£200
Grocery spend April 2026 £199.95/£200 +5pence
Non-food spend May 2026 £41.72/£80
Bulk Fund 2026 Month 5/12 - £5.98/£93.54 (reducing balance - start £120 pa)
""Mother Nature don't draw straight lines
The broken moulds in a grand design
We look a mess but we're doing fine
We're card carrying lifelong members
Of the union of different kinds..."
"Union of the Different kinds" - R Christie & T Gilbert, Fisherman's Friends5 -
Am I the only one now doing 'I am the very model of a modern major general' as an ear worm?
My mortgage free diary: +++ Divide by Cucumber Error. Please reinstall universe and reboot+++
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Not now you've mentioned it…
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