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  • savingwannabe
    savingwannabe Posts: 16,619 Forumite
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    edited 4 July 2019 at 7:13PM
    Hurrah it is nearly Friday and the new account paperwork has arrived. I hope I get my £100 soon.

    I am going to help someone at work and wont be home till late tomorrow and then on the weekend I will aim to do some serious decluttering for the carboot. On Saturday I am going out for a meal with friends.
    Aiming for a minimal spend 2022
  • savingwannabe
    savingwannabe Posts: 16,619 Forumite
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    edited 6 July 2019 at 8:13PM
    So far I have done washing, cleaned and tidied. I also mowed the lawn. I do have ironing to do and will make myself do it tomorrow and try to do some decluttering.

    I am feeling well and happy and will be meeting friends in town for a meal tomorrow. Steve and Andy are in London for the weekend with Susan.
    Aiming for a minimal spend 2022
  • savingwannabe
    savingwannabe Posts: 16,619 Forumite
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    Plans for today
    • Ironing
    • Finding summer pjs & clothes in store room
    • Swapping spring for summer clothes
    • Meeting friends for a nice meal

    It feels much cooler here now we have a tiny bit of rain. Birds are chirping happily in the garden.
    Aiming for a minimal spend 2022
  • Skint_yet_Again
    Skint_yet_Again Posts: 8,526 Forumite
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    Have a lovely day SW and enjoy your meal ! Raining here still steady drizzle nice to walk dog in the cool and she enjoyed rolling in the wet grass even if she came home wet and stinky :D
    0% credit card £1360 & 0% Car Loan £7500 ~ paid in full JAN 2020 = NOW DEBT FREE 🤗
    House sale OCT 2022 = NOW MORTGAGE FREE 🤗
    House purchase completed FEB 2023 🥳🍾 Left work. 🤗

    Retired at 55 & now living off the equity £10k a year (until pensions start at 60 & 67).

    Previous Savings diary https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5597938/get-a-grip/p1

    Living off savings diary
    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6429003/escape-to-the-country-living-off-savings/p1
  • savingwannabe
    savingwannabe Posts: 16,619 Forumite
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    Hello Skinty it's raining here too, Im so glad I mowed the grass last night. I am decluttering and ironing for the next two hours. I have till 3pm then I had better get ready for meal out.

    Everyone is planning to go on glamorous hols and I will be here as usual but am looking forward to some nice places with my summer job. I can't wait to chill in garden and on the beach. I will walk as much as possible.
    Aiming for a minimal spend 2022
  • savingwannabe
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    edited 8 July 2019 at 5:16PM
    It was nice to meet up with my summer work friends last night. I thought the food wasn't that tasty but I was lucky - one of the group went home and was violently sick!

    Today I am waiting for handyman and am going to do all of my ironing. (so far I have done 3/4s).
    Aiming for a minimal spend 2022
  • savingwannabe
    savingwannabe Posts: 16,619 Forumite
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    edited 10 July 2019 at 9:09PM
    My hols start next week but I have sorted through loads of sacks and been utterly ruthless tonight.

    If I haven't worn something for a few years I have put it in the pile for carbooting. Lots of it is v nice timeless stuff but space is more important to me.

    I will go through my xmas boxes tomorrow and get rid of some of that too and maybe some jewellery and some books. I am just waiting to hear from my niece and then will plan a carboot for the holiday.
    Aiming for a minimal spend 2022
  • It sounds like you had a good evening with your summer work friends SW, I am glad you didn't get ill !


    Well done on being ruthless and sorting out the clutter for the car boot. :D
    0% credit card £1360 & 0% Car Loan £7500 ~ paid in full JAN 2020 = NOW DEBT FREE 🤗
    House sale OCT 2022 = NOW MORTGAGE FREE 🤗
    House purchase completed FEB 2023 🥳🍾 Left work. 🤗

    Retired at 55 & now living off the equity £10k a year (until pensions start at 60 & 67).

    Previous Savings diary https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5597938/get-a-grip/p1

    Living off savings diary
    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6429003/escape-to-the-country-living-off-savings/p1
  • savingwannabe
    savingwannabe Posts: 16,619 Forumite
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    edited 17 July 2019 at 5:25PM
    Thank you ryanmaryland!

    Today I am moving all my decluttering to the garage for the carboot which my lovely niece is going to help with. Handyman came again today to do some work. I have done some clothes washing too. Today I am concentrating on tidying the house for when my parents visit.

    The house feels much tidier.

    Things to do this holiday:
    • [STRIKE]Earn money from summer job[/STRIKE]
    • [STRIKE]Have a carboot [/STRIKE]just waiting for niece to set a date everything is packed.
    • Sell crystal glasses
    • Sell expensive diary
    • sort kitchen cupboards
    • sort xmas stuff
    • Do schemes of work
    • Write new subjects
    • Sell wellies?
    Aiming for a minimal spend 2022
  • savingwannabe
    savingwannabe Posts: 16,619 Forumite
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    Today I tidied the house everything was spotless. Parents arrived and I was so tired in the heat (24 degrees) I greeted them and then promptly fell asleep for 3 hours. lol.

    I have withdrawn £90 to spend for this month. Looking forward to a good day tomorrow I hope we go to beach. I am so unfit I fancy some walking.
    Aiming for a minimal spend 2022
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