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The Happiness Fund.

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  • savingwannabe
    savingwannabe Posts: 16,619 Forumite
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    edited 29 June 2021 at 10:37AM
    Bambi has gone thank goodness. I hope she is with her mum. Payday at midnight tonight. I owe £190 to xmas fund, £250 to savings, leaving me with £100 for food.
    Aiming for a minimal spend 2022
  • MovingForwards
    MovingForwards Posts: 17,150 Forumite
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    Can you carry forward £90 to Xmas fund and pay a bit extra in over the next few months, that way you've got £150 for food and £40 for fun?

    Bambi was a blessing to have visit and will be back with mom.
    Mortgage started 2020, aiming to clear 31/12/2029.
  • savingwannabe
    savingwannabe Posts: 16,619 Forumite
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    edited 29 June 2021 at 2:33PM
    Lol no MF i have extra money for enjoyment. I will be spending the xmas fund as it is also my holiday fund and i am using it all this month to spend on my family when lockdown ends at the end of July. Hence i have £100 for food and £190 for fun/birthday presents and meals! An awful lot of spending but i have a year to make up to them all. 

    Payday at midnight tonight! So excited.
    Aiming for a minimal spend 2022
  • savingwannabe
    savingwannabe Posts: 16,619 Forumite
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    Ok I blew £10 already and only got paid at midnight. Some lovely handwash (4.00 that i didnt need) chocolate (2.00 in case of hypos) and treated a stressed friend to coffee (£4) that's my weekly spend done. 
    Aiming for a minimal spend 2022
  • MovingForwards
    MovingForwards Posts: 17,150 Forumite
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    Nice handwash is a must, it helps release happy feelings and memories. I don't think your spends are too bad, provided it's not a daily thing.
    Mortgage started 2020, aiming to clear 31/12/2029.
  • savingwannabe
    savingwannabe Posts: 16,619 Forumite
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    My friend at work was v down so i dragged her out ! She doesnt bring her own coffee and she is on a low salary too. I will stick to my own tea from tomorrow. Im  home early and going to rest then do a bit of tidying or gardening i havent decided yet.  
    Aiming for a minimal spend 2022
  • Skint_yet_Again
    Skint_yet_Again Posts: 8,461 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Hung up my suit! Mortgage-free Glee!
    I think it’s lovely that you treated your friend who was feeling stressed. Hope you had a good rest. I’ve just had an email from GP to go for another Hba1c and I know it will be really bad as I have just been eating loads of chocolate and cake and ice cream 🤦‍♀️
    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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    I think with your walking you are miles ahead of me I barely walk now. I have been eating rubbish too. I will keep my fingers crossed for you my lovely. 
    Aiming for a minimal spend 2022
  • savingwannabe
    savingwannabe Posts: 16,619 Forumite
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    edited 1 July 2021 at 5:15PM
    It is nearly the weekend. I cannot wait. Lots of tidying to do and also gardening in between rain. I picked strawberries today from my garden the crop isnt as good as usual (as i have ignored them all year) but i still enjoyed them. 

    I am planning to tidy medicine cabinet for a start and mow the grass before the rain starts. 
    Aiming for a minimal spend 2022
  • MovingForwards
    MovingForwards Posts: 17,150 Forumite
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    Only one more day to go!
    Growing season has had a late start due to the weather, there's a lot complaining in England about how far behind they are.
    Hope your lawn appreciated the haircut 😃
    Mortgage started 2020, aiming to clear 31/12/2029.
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