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I’ve bought my friend a tub of gf liquorice for Xmas, I wrapped it straight up otherwise I would have eaten it. I’m banking on her opening in front of us so we can share !Sealed pot challenge 822
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I like your tactics dawnybabes 🤣.
love 🐞
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Up early this morning to fit yoga and a quick dog walk before we drove to the 12th parkrun of the year. The eldest wanted to do 12 different venues. They managed to get sub 28 minutes and both got personal bests. Best bit for me was coming home and Mr 🐞made a us all a full English breakfast.Sent off a bay sale and then uploaded several items that we got out the loft. Unfortunately one item had to be thrown in the bin as Mr 🐞forgot to take out the batteries out and they had leaked. Counted the fun pot where all the sales goes and we are currently at £125.20🎉.Mr🐞 got all the Christmas decs down as we went and got the tree. Mulled wine flowed, tinsel hats made, music blared out as we sang Christmas songs out of tune and the tree is decorated with memories. Read Percy the park keeper to the kids ( they are adults) and added various additional words to make it a true to life version.
Had a lovely day
love 🐞
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Oooooh - "One Snowy Night????" 🥰🥰🥰 Greying XGrocery Spend January 2026 £19.67/£300
Non-food spend January 2026 £0.85p/£80
Bulk Fund 2026 Month 1/12 - £0/£1201 -
I love that - especially the bit about added words for Percy!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
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GP yep that the one. Love Percy. We then sat and looked for the hidden objects in the poster that comes with it.Love 🐞
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Sounds like a fantastic day!Mortgage free 16/06/2023! £132,500 cleared in 11 years, 3 months and 7 days
'Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is.' Ernest Hemingway3 -
That sounds such a lovely dayMade 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 !!2 -
Had a fairly sedate day. The eldest went back at lunchtime as they were meeting up with friends to go climbing.
I went to the plot to pick tea, I’ve really missed my daily visits. Hopefully I’ll get up there more in the new year. Mr🐞 spent the majority of the afternoon in the garden chopping up wood ready for our new years holiday ( house has a wood burning stove) as he plans to take it up with us in the eldest car.Mum stopping over , so cooked extra for tea. There is enough for her to have bubble and squeak tomorrow and rumbledethump on Tuesday.Managed to sell the eldests old ice skates on V and a watch that was dad’s on the bay. Will get those parcelled up and sent tomorrow.
Other than that not a lot else to report . Only 5 more sleeps and Mr 🐞 will be finished.
love 🐞
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Your Christmassy day sounded fab 😊
I just had to Google what rumbledethump was I'd never heard of that! XEmergency Fund goal - £717.77/1500
Weight loss goal 1 - 0/7 lb
Mortgage OP goal 2026 - £4500
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