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And there was me thinking it was all about Take That!
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It’s really really about The Proclaimers & Runrig!
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Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
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***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** in ~~Japanese proverb. ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger.
One debt remaining. Home improvement loan. 19months left.10 -
Runrig, now that's a blast from the past ☺️
Fashion on a ration 2025 0/66 coupons spent
79.5 coupons rolled over 4/75.5 coupons spent - using for secondhand purchases
One income, home educating family7 -
Is it bad to say never heard of Runrig… dashing off to YT to check. Rubbish with names! eeek!
2026 financial goals & challenges!
1). Mortgage (started Jan 2024) £97,305.10/ £122,400.00 Overpayment total: £1515.81 (Inc Sprive yr 1 & 2 o/p £70.93, £5.52 Natwest o/p & £55.34 reg monthly overpayment) Equity 34%
2). #47 Save 1p a day challenge 2026 £146.47/£780
3). £2,777.16/£3000.00 - Investment ISA
4). CC debt - £21061.12. Aiming for £19,999.99 31/12/2026. (£1062.12)
5). £305.05 / £1000.00 - EF
6). Lose weight, get fitter and read 12 books in 12 months in 2026. 3 out 12 COMPLETED5 -
La, La, La, La I can't hear you. I would rather shove pins in my eyeballs! *which may have been what I said when @greenbee originally suggested it last year! and yes @rtandon27 you are right, it was a new suggestion to go and see that thing from another friend who should know better.
Anyway TT was very good indeed, I am still not a 'fan' but the whole thing was fairly spectacular. Belinda Carlisle opened and she was excellent. I still have 'circle in the sand' ear worming as a result. The worst bit was the hour and a half it took to get out of the car park, followed by a similar drive back to my friends house. I also squeezed a sneaky visit in in the afternoon to see a mini star wars exhibition in a local city museum which was well worth a visit.
I also finally decided on the classical music that I want to see performed, and committed to those tickets for the autumn. That is very much a first for me, quite looking forward to it.
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Exciting stuff. I took VNM to his first classical concert with 2 girlfriends and he absolutely loved it. Which surprised us all I must admit, himself most of all!
He has also tried Opera and was grateful for the heads up that sopranos take a surprisingly long time to die, especially when freezing in an attic and ill with consumption but admitted he had enjoyed that too!
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 !!7 -
Seeing as you refused ABBA, if you're dipping your toe in the classical waters, I'm going to insist on taking you to the Opera :)
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any recommendations for things to do on a flying visit to Edinburgh? I'll have a few hours free on my own.
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