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Good call on the summerhouse @KajiKita @greenbee so I bumped it up the list and will declare it officially open for the season later once the cushion covers are dry and back on.
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GNU Mr Redo6 -
Shift the cars off the drive as it is being repaired and resealed todayDo some washingand change bedding - can't move sleeping catWork out what I am feeding tonight's visitor withand make a list of things I need help with tomorrowDo the very outstanding admin OATSbefore I put a new planner up in the kitchen(dentist and bank account)S&S of kitchen (DW emptied, sink shined), bathrooms (2 done, 1 to go) and hooverAnd if I have any energy left
sort the outdoor stuff that is still all over the Snug. I think it is all rehome stuff now.Maybe spring clean the summer house so I can start sitting up there again.My mortgage free diary: +++ Divide by Cucumber Error. Please reinstall universe and reboot+++
GNU Mr Redo5 -
Well done on the getting back into decluttering, yesterday we had a failed attempt to get a bus and instead ended up in a local charity shop. Charity shops are dangerous ground as I love a good rummage and well loved secondhand books are especially my true love. But something stopped us as we too need a declutter. Keep going. The positive clear out vibes are spreading.
Love you found a forum from 2006. I bought my first flat in London and it was teeny tiny and we ended up using our car as storage. It was a nice place but not much bigger than a studio. Fond memories!
2026 financial goals & challenges!
1). Mortgage (started Jan 2024) £98,254.64/ £122,400.00 Overpayment total: £1460.47 (Inc Sprive yr 1 & 2 o/p £70.93, £5.52 Natwest o/p & £55.34 reg monthly overpayment) Equity 33%
2). #47 Save 1p a day challenge 2026 £96.47/£780
3). £2667.95/£3000.00 - Investment ISA
4). CC debt - £21,180.79. Aiming for £19,999.99 31/12/2026
5). £252.66 / £1000.00 - EF
6). Lose weight, get fitter and read 12 books in 12 months in 2026. 2 out 12 COMPLETED7 -
Well done on the renewed decluttering focus. I need to do the same, it all feels more visible when the sun is out!
"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 McGee4 -
Love this 🌞❤️ Well done and I hope you enjoy the space 😊
KK
As at 17.04.26:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £216,847
- OPs to mortgage = £18,925 Estd. interest saved = £9,670 to date
c. 16 months reduction in term
Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030
Read 30 books of target 52 in 2026 as @ 4th May.
Produce tracker: £93 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.6 -
That's a really impressive list! And of course you can't move a sleeping cat, that would be Wrong.
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 21/3/225 -
Nothing like a nice new planner to get OATs done so you don't have to write them on it 😁
You are absolutely smashing it
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'aggressive safety shot' Ken Doherty6 -
Well done. I hope you feel mentally lighter and not too sore after doing that lot. And that you managed to make a list of the things to do tomorrow while you have a helper (and that the cat moved so you could make your bed!).
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Lots done - is there a list for today's helper?
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 !!4 -
The bed did (eventually) get made, and the visitors list got done this morning before they left with some snowdrops to transplant. Eldest is also working his way through the 'too thick for me' branch pile.
I made HM doner kebabs last night using this recipe. It worked very well and I would make it again but the house smells of kebab shop. Luckily all of my lovely new windows actually open (unlike the old ones!) so the house has been airing since I got up. ETA I also made some 'gunpowder potatoes' loosely based on this recipe.
Lovely sun shine so I am focussing on outside jobs this afternoon:
Trim back the driveway lavender
Trim the enormous shoots off the blasted pyracanthaTry and
mow the front lawn and a path to the summer house.Order a spark plug for said lawnmower, and
find a jerry canso I can buy some new petrolMy mortgage free diary: +++ Divide by Cucumber Error. Please reinstall universe and reboot+++
GNU Mr Redo9
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