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2026 - consolidation and calm
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Will done to little miss.
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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.1 -
Well done to your little miss , she sounds such a lovely caring young girl , great ammount raised for charity x
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Morning @jwil, just adding my congratulations to little miss and to you on the weight loss.
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2026 Declutter update:
109. Car
110. Clay dog
111-118. Pairs shoes
119-175. Clothing
176. Figure
177. Christmas paper
178. Glass
179. Container
180-194. Track pieces
195. Tractor
196. Toy burger
197. Soft toy
198-199. Trains
200. Jeans
201. Start straight
202. Dog bed
203. Printer
204-205. Plates
206-211. Rabbits
212. Lego clock
213. Pen
214. Walking boots
215. Bank card
216. Pen
217. Paperwork
218. Bus
219. Figure and pieces
220-221. Toy cars
222. Paperwork
223. Certificates
224. Notepad
225. Work boots
226-238. Clothing
239. Track piece
240. Bus
241. Boat
242-243. Books
244. Handcream
245. Lego instructions
246-247. Boxes
248. Trailer
249-254. Cars
255. Brick separator
256. Car
257-258. Trailers
259-260. Clothing
Magazines/papers: 173
Other: 260Total: 433
Ebay listings: 46
Ebay parcels: 45Survey/other earnings:
Amazon: £5
Paypal/cash: £26.42
Other vouchers:£0"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 McGee1 -
Thank you 😁
"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 McGee1 -
Thank you everyone 😁
"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 McGee1 -
PAD (Payment a Day)
Today's PAD - £3
Jan - £172
Feb - £203
Mar - £143
Apr - £67
May - £2
Car balance Sept 25 - £11,031 - now £7,854
"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 McGee1 -
I've finally caught up with some admin stuff. I hadn't updated the declutter list since the end of January!
I am very much looking forward to a quiet weekend at home. This week has been so full on, I'm drained. Little jwil had one of his feet done, he didn't take it well, so I don't think he'll be getting the other one done. Doc says he can probably get away with it not being done. Everyone we've seen has given conflicting information about aftercare. I thought I'd have a look online and see if I could find some - I did, but it seems that every different NHS trust gives different advice, and it often contradicts each other. It's so frustrating and confusing, especially when I need to buy the dressings!
Work has been full on too, with a week crammed with meetings and lots of peopling. I got an invite to a long service ceremony which is nice.
In a non scale victory I discovered that one of the tops I'd put aside for later as it didn't fit, does now fit! I've put another couple of tops out which I had kept, but on wearing, decided that they weren't for me.
Financials updated, and I seriously overspent last month, so I want to claw that back this month. Our energy company wants to put our DD up by £25 a month, I was going to refuse, but looking at the latest bill I might leave it. We were using (and therefore charging) my car a lot last month, so we would have spent a lot more on that than I do normally. But with the world as it is, it's probably better to start building up a surplus now in case it all gets much more expensive later.
"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 McGee4 -
PAD (Payment a Day)
Today's PAD - £2
Jan - £172
Feb - £203
Mar - £143
Apr - £67
May - £5
Car balance Sept 25 - £11,031 - now £7,853
"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 -
We're all enjoying a nice relaxed day today. I lost 1lb at SW this week which I'm happy with.
Not much to say really, just pottering and reading!
"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
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