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The Happiness Fund.

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  • savingwannabe
    savingwannabe Posts: 16,619 Forumite
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    edited 2 June 2021 at 9:33AM
    Morning, I feel better but it is still here! I do think all the stress of work has caught up with me, lol but we are alive the weather is lovely so I will do some marking today and work so i can enjoy the weekend with Andy. Almost all of the dd's have gone & I have £150 for food and fun this month,  and i am putting another £50 into my Christmas fund. :)  
    The greenhouse is tidy, there are weeds everywhere and v little work has been done. I will catch up with this today.
    Aiming for a minimal spend 2022
  • Skint_yet_Again
    Skint_yet_Again Posts: 8,462 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Hung up my suit! Mortgage-free Glee!
    Budget is looking good SW. Sorry to hear you are still unwell hopefully it will settle by the weekend. It’s raining here on & off 
    0% credit card £1360 & 0% Car Loan £7500 ~ paid in full JAN 2020 = NOW DEBT FREE 🤗
    House sale OCT 2022 = NOW MORTGAGE FREE 🤗
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    Retired at 55 & now living off the equity £10k a year (until pensions start at 60 & 67).

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  • savingwannabe
    savingwannabe Posts: 16,619 Forumite
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    There was light mist here but nothing else. I did a bit of work but got rather tired with the heat so fell asleep! I have a few bits to do tomorrow. I think one of the plans for marking has to be put on hold, I will deal with it when we go back to work.
    Aiming for a minimal spend 2022
  • MovingForwards
    MovingForwards Posts: 17,150 Forumite
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    Slow and steady wins the garden race, no point pushing yourself as it will get done. Keep chipping away as and when you're up to it.
    It will be the stress, hopefully things will settle and your tummy will get back to normal.
    That's a nice budget, plan carefully and make it work for you. There's even enough for some ice cream.
    Mortgage started 2020, aiming to clear 31/12/2029.
  • Skint_yet_Again
    Skint_yet_Again Posts: 8,462 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Hung up my suit! Mortgage-free Glee!
    Hope you are feeling better SW. The weather has cooled down here and we had some spots of rain yesterday. The sky is very grey this morning, hope it stays dry for dog walking later. 


    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
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts
    It's raining here- v light but omg i wasnt expecting this and hoped to do some more weeding. Nevermind it saves me a watering job tonight. 
    I'm marking today and then hoping for the weekend off. Quite a bit to do! So far i havent spent much. 
    Aiming for a minimal spend 2022
  • MovingForwards
    MovingForwards Posts: 17,150 Forumite
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    The weather will pass and then a bit more weeding can be done.
    Hope the marking is easy and done quicker than anticipated.
    We've all made it through another week!
    Mortgage started 2020, aiming to clear 31/12/2029.
  • savingwannabe
    savingwannabe Posts: 16,619 Forumite
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    edited 6 June 2021 at 10:07AM
    I had a great day with Andy yesterday. We went for a lovely walk and then watched telly. Bless him his new car came and I was the first journey in his car which is lovely. Total spend was £28 money. I have £22 left in fun fund. 
    I go back to work tomorrow and have a number of things to do. A bit of tidying, washing, a tiny bit of marking which wont take more than an hour, house tidying, gardening. I'm planning to have a lazy day.
    Aiming for a minimal spend 2022
  • Skint_yet_Again
    Skint_yet_Again Posts: 8,462 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Hung up my suit! Mortgage-free Glee!
    Glad you had a lovely time with Andy. Fun fund was money well spent. 

    That is still a fairly long list of jobs for a lazy day! I think we are all the same 😆 lazy day is laying down between jobs 😆
    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
  • riotlady
    riotlady Posts: 442 Forumite
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    Yes your idea of a lazy day sounds very productive!
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