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Live on £4000 for a year - Part 2

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  • slowlyfading
    slowlyfading Posts: 13,429 Forumite
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    nykmedia wrote: »
    Slowlyfading, you may now join the ranks of 'we're scared, frugalling is much more expensive that we first thought' gang, welcome to the club. I'm getting scared to even look at the longterm forecast but cheers for saying what a lot of us [strike]are[/strike] may be thinking :beer: :rotfl:
    Lol thanks for letting me join! ;)
    Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
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  • Janey51
    Janey51 Posts: 1,195 Forumite
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    ceridwen what a really interesting link that is. And scary how much we can eat!
  • Prudent
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    Just about to catch up on the thread. Posted a long thread yesterday and my internet connection went off just as I clicked the ' submit reply' button :rolleyes: .

    Bad news first: Totalled my monthly spend and its higher than the last three months combined :o:o At £1176.58. :eek: :eek: :eek:

    Of this £636 was for my holiday (special one this year- explained in previous thread), just over £100 for a mattress and travel insurance.

    So I guess subtracting these things it wouldn't be much higher than usual. Howver I am dtermined to include everything minus communiting, union and council tax to get a realistic picture.

    Got that of my chest. Off to enjoy the thread now :)

    On the good side I have been inspired by the gardeners on here and potted up peppers and basil this week.:A
  • bails
    bails Posts: 3,196 Forumite
    Hi all, just back from Marru's house where I had a lovely time meeting all her pets and of course Marru herself! We had lovely chocolate cake as it's her birthday today (she kept that quiet didn't she?!) so HAPPY BIRTHDAY Marru :bdaycake:
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  • slowlyfading
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    happy birthday! xx
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  • taka
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    Happy birthday Marru!!
    :dance: _party_ :bdaycake: _party_ :dance:
    Ohhhhhh I love hearing of the peeps on here meeting each other!! Were you each as you imagined each other to be? Is anyone going to the Glasgow DFW meet in June??
    Mortgage free as of 12/08/20!
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  • bails
    bails Posts: 3,196 Forumite
    Ha ha, I don't know Taka, good question! Marru is as crazy about animals as you would expect and lovely. Don't know anything about the Glasgow meet. I met my first MSEr a few weeks back and she was lovely too, and we're having a meet on LW thread (if I ever get round to organising it :o). Has anyone else met anyone?
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  • Marru
    Marru Posts: 4,126 Forumite
    Thank you everybody and especially Bails - her visit was as nice birthday present as I imagined it to be,

    rushing off to get DD from nursery but will be back later.

    Marru
    "Everything will be alright in the end. If it's not alright, it's not the end."

  • Prudent
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    Happy birthday Marru :)

    Does anyone have details of the Glasgow meet?
  • andromache_2
    andromache_2 Posts: 356 Forumite
    I wondered what your mysterious hint was earlier, bails - that you were 'off to meet someone'! Happy birthday Marru xxx
    Live on £4000 a Year Challenge member
    Target: £3000 for academic year 2009/10
    Spent: £845.61; Remaining: 2154.39 :rolleyes:
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