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Sounding like your space is genuinely becoming your space 😀
Dxx
22: 3🏅 4⭐ 23: 5🏅 6 ⭐ 24 1🏅 2⭐ 25 🏅 🥈2⭐ 26 🥈 Never save something for a special occasion. Every day is a special occasion. The diff between what you were yesterday and what you'll be tomorrow is what you do today Well organised clutter is still clutter - Joshua Becker If youre not already using a thing you won't start using it more by shoving it in a cupboard- AJMoney The barrier standing between you & what youre truly capable of isnt lack of info, ideas or techniques. The secret is 'do it'4 -
Thanks kk and daisy ❤️, I have just watched our new robot vac (named Dexter) mapping the bottom floor. It was more interesting than the series I've been watching for sure 🤣 we watched him bump into every surface, try to eat a cable, pour a glass of water on him and then got stuck on a door threshold 🤣. However it was pretty fun and entertaining and eventually once mapped it didn't bump into anything again and picked up a fair amount of dust. We'll attempt the first floor of the house another day now. Just the stairs that won't be done and they are awful for dust collection so I might have to sweep them down to the bottom and set Dex to go and clean then where it can reach it.
I've made my meal for when I break fast, I'm still fasting but only 16 hours at the mo. I had pushed it up to 18/19 hours but I felt too dizzy with it so reduced back to 16 so I stick with it. Dinner was just plain pasta and mixed veg with a bit of oil thrown in as it was getting late and I wasn't particularly hungry anyway. Still need to make some snacks for work but won't take too long. Determined to have as many NSD this week as possible to make up for yesterday 🙂!
Emergency Fund goal - £1000/2000
Mortgage OP goal 2026 - £1200/£4500
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Morning all,
I'm up early (nearly said bright and early but it's not bright out and I don't feel so bright either 🤣💤).
£261 sent across to the mortgage OP. Maintenance and some survey money that hit my bank. I'll update signatures later. Interest on my mortgage yesterday was £461.32 😳. Would love to find another £200 to counteract that but I don't think it will be possible 🙃🫠!
Right off to start my day, meeting a student for a brand new placement for them. Hopefully it will go well 🙂.
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Just caught up - I loved watching my robot vac too :) (It was not up to the job here though!)
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 cats watch the robot vac here (also not up to the job but keeps it bearable between visits from the cleaner!).
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My cats hated robo vacuum cleaner.
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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. 19months left.4 -
Well done on the OP 😊 Not bad at all when your finances have been under pressure of late.
KK
As at 21.05.26:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £215,607
- 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 35 books of target 52 in 2026 as @ 24th May.
Produce tracker: £119 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.4 -
Evening all, I got my NSD. Was a close one, I got home early and decided to go to the gym but DD and DP wanted to go so I waited for them to come with me. By the time we left the gym I nearly turned left for McD rather than cooking 😅. Don't worry, I held off and went home.
Absolutely shattered so off to bed soon. Glad I managed to get to the gym though even if I did only manage 2km and then the rest of my time there was in the sauna 🫠🤣. I did do at least a quarter of my time on the treadmill at a slow jog so that was good. Knee was threatening me though so I stopped before my usual 3km.
I'm in class tomorrow and out and about so the day should go quite quickly I hope. I am pretty tired though considering it's only Monday. Roll on next Friday when I have a week off 🙂!
Emergency Fund goal - £1000/2000
Mortgage OP goal 2026 - £1200/£4500
Read 24 books this year 14/246 -
I paid it over before thinking about it for too long @KajiKita !
Emergency Fund goal - £1000/2000
Mortgage OP goal 2026 - £1200/£4500
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@Watty1 @greenbee @beanielou 🤣 love that the animals love it or hate it. I don't think my little dog would have looked twice at it he was so chilled out. DD though, she saw it, her first comment- omg that's what cats sit on 🤣.
Emergency Fund goal - £1000/2000
Mortgage OP goal 2026 - £1200/£4500
Read 24 books this year 14/248
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