Peonie's journey to smart money management

Peonie

Thanks Nattypants, MC and Lois. And everyone else for thanking.

My magazine subscription gift came through at the end of the week. 2 full sized bottles and one little :-) I'm trying to decide; do I keep the MB goodies to give as a present later in the year or do I sell them? I'm leaning towards keeping them as a gift.

NSD today. I need to phone my mum later.

It seems like everyone like me went to the Swedish shop yesterday.

shala_moo

Peonie wrote: »

It seems like everyone like me went to the Swedish shop yesterday.

:eek: on a weekend day?? you must have been feeling brave x

Peonie

Normally I wouldn't but it actually wasn't too bad.

Today I'm feeling a bit sick so won't be doing any exercise :-(

Yesterday we bought some bits off ebay so it became a spend day.

Peonie

Not buying anything but food in January and February led to a blow out this month. The items were planned for the kitchen and I finally got a new phone.

Decorating is progressing and we've actually completed 1 room. It may be the smallest room in the house but I don't care. Hopefully on Saturday we'll get another finished. :T

We're doing great on the cooking front. We hardly ever eat in restaurants these days.

I've achieved this months exercise target and I'm building up to the harder gears.

moneycurious

Well done , its great when the house starts to take shape, hows everything else? x

Peonie

Hi MC, I imagine we still have £750 or so to spend on the kitchen. We have everything to finish the WC apart from some tools. The utility still needs to be painted but we'll need to make a decision on the colour first. And I can't see that happening soon. So much to do and so many decisions. We'll get there slowly.

On a plus side I've checked my CA and I've been paid. :T When the account lets me move money around I will.

Does anyone know how far in advance an ISA rate can be held? My current ISA rate is very good at 3.3%; it ends in July and I don't want to transfer they money until the anniversary. Can I 'book' the H$BC rate now and transfer my funds in July?

Thanks for reading.

Peonie

£3,000 transferred to the ISA. :T

Peonie

WC is decorated and looks fantastic. But I forgot. We still need the Hollywood touches, as my friend calls it, to finish the room. And, I need to get my lazy !!! out of bed to paint the shelves the final time.

I hoped to spend some of this weekend in the garden; filling the green bin and planting seeds. The blanket of snow and harsh wind stopped that. The wind finally reduced the fence panel to twigs. We need to find out who is responsible for it.

I'm not sure what else we will do today. I'd really like to look around some second hand furniture shops. But there's no point until the room is ready for the furniture.

nattypants

Peonie wrote: »

The wind finally reduced the fence panel to twigs. We need to find out who is responsible for it.

God or Mother Nature I imagine, although both will probably deny it was either of them. Kids...tskk!!!!

Well done on the decorating accomplishments Peonie:T

coldcazzie

Pmsl Nattypants! :rotfl:

Not much on the garden front here either... except snowballs!