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2026 - consolidation and calm
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Thank you 😁
How much do you think a husband and two kids are worth??? 😂
"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 McGee0 -
Me and the kids are now on half term, hurrah! I really just want to hibernate. I don't have the energy for surveys today, but hopefully tomorrow I'll be full of enthusiasm.
I had a reasonably productive day at work today, and was winding down nicely for going on leave this afternoon, and then someone called me 30 minutes before I was planning on finishing, with a potentially serious issue. So I had to do some investigation and try to put things in place to set up a solution before I went. Of course, the website I needed to try and get some info from was down due to the global security issues, and several people weren't around, so that was fun! I managed it though thankfully, so although it will need properly dealing with when I'm back, it's not hanging over me.
"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 McGee2 -
Here’s to a hibernation half term - I’m all for that!
PBs £3050 (including £1k EF & £1k Christmas fund)
23/26 books for 2026Take the time to find the joy in each day
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😂 definitely at least £135, you go smash that pad onto the other side of half a hundred 😁
Well done getting that last minute serious work issue adequately dealt with, especially in the face of global connectivity eejitness! 🥂
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6466032/an-in-between-phase/p1
'aggressive safety shot' Ken Doherty0 -
I could happily hibernate this time of year with a pile of books, fairy lights and coffee 😆
We’ve had connectivity issues at work too with external websites, so frustrating 😖
I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping) -.literally have been run over by a bike, mobility scooter and a car - still here 💪1 -
Remember hurtle-durkle xx
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One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.[/b] [11 months left.[/b]0 -
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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]0
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