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2-4-1 on Babies - Time to Tackle Debt

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  • Good Morning and positive Sunday Morning Vibes to all 🙌

    Yesterday, we managed to find the missing diamond! After deep cleaning the bathroom, I knocked the bath board and it fell into the bath! Couldn’t believe it, that has now been sent off to the jeweller to be added back to the ring.


    it’s not only nice to have the original Dimond going back on the ring, I feel like good karma is due as they where going to replace it regardless.

    The V*nted money came in, some extra money from T*p cashback and £20 back in our pocket that we had dedicated to a family gathering that we didn’t have to pay for in the end.


    Other than the £10 postage and having my beard cut at £10 (nice treat that I had budgeted at the start of the month from my playing out money) we had a no spend day!

    Today I’m taking the boys out with a mate while my wife paints the ensuite (she’s much quicker than I am 😂) ready for the plumber to start tomorrow.

    With all the moving financial parts this week, we can probably roughly scrape £30 together for the final food shop before payday that will see us through just over a week - this will also be enough to get us the £5 off voucher at L*dl so that’s extra food on the basket.

    I have a fair few miles to drive for work tomorrow so I will have to top the car up, I will put that on the credit card but being able to claim the money back I’ll make sure it goes STRICTLY to the card to pay it off and put the extra towards saving when it comes in.

  • DancingInTheRain
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    How fantastic that the diamond turned up!

    Have fun on your boys day 🙂

    Debt Busting Again in 2026

    Starting Debt 03.05.26 £5345. Total 01.10.26 £2994

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  • Blackcats
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    how lovely that the original diamond decided to make a re-appearance. So that proves that deep cleaning can be a good thing - I'll try and remember that 😁

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