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Thank god we paid the mortgage off
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Glad you feel better for offloading. 🤗
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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****
"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.
One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.[/b] [11 months left.[/b]2 -
Sounds like a day of worthwhile things. Lovely that your conversation with your Mum helped sort out what's pressuring you.
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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FRUGAL WINS FOR TODAY.
•Slow morning, got AI to create me a new yoga routine as I’ve got bored. The previous one I’ve done for several years. Hopefully it will motivate me to do free exercise.
• We’ve had rain over night and all the water butts at home are half full. Will save using metered water. Wish I could say the same for the butts at the plot.
• We’ve bought a new car😱. As I’ve said before we’ve had our money worth from Tank. She was 3 years old when we bought her, less than £10,000 with about 15,000 on the clock. She’s done 10years and in that time cars have gone up so much. Anyway nutkin ( nickname) is 6 years old and only done 12,000 miles and costing us £11500. Fully adapted. No more taking the wheelchair apart🥳. So relieved it’s sorted. 🤞Nutkin isn’t a lemon.
• went to the plot this morning to harvest potatoes and 🍇.
• tea was risotto using homegrown carrots, onions and french beans.
Right best go do bedtime yoga.
love🐞Declutter 2098/ 2026
books read 17 in 2026
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Happy new car. So glad it’s adapted.
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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****
"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.
One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.[/b] [11 months left.[/b]3 -
Great news on the water butts and the car!
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 21/3/223 -
So am i beanielou, and the best thing about it is the youngest can transfer into a car seat that will be adjacent to their wheelchair. The youngest is over the moon( they hate the thought of sitting in their chair in the car).
love 🐞Declutter 2098/ 2026
books read 17 in 2026
£0🥳 funpot
🐞change pot £0.11st 3lbs 13/10/26. 11st 20/10/26
week1 averaged 6781 steps per day4 -
Thanks cherryfudge.
love 🐞Declutter 2098/ 2026
books read 17 in 2026
£0🥳 funpot
🐞change pot £0.11st 3lbs 13/10/26. 11st 20/10/26
week1 averaged 6781 steps per day3 -
Aw I'm glad you got an adapted vehicle and it has the youngest's approval. x
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Thanks teapot2 they are a very happy bunny.
love 🐞P.S I can hear rain
Declutter 2098/ 2026
books read 17 in 2026
£0🥳 funpot
🐞change pot £0.11st 3lbs 13/10/26. 11st 20/10/26
week1 averaged 6781 steps per day4 -
Wishing you (and youngest) many happy years with the new car.
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 !!5
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