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Haha! That sounds exactly like the kind of things I get up to in the very rare time I get alone!!


xx
There's always a job that needs doing isn't there.
GE 36 *MFD may 2043
MFIT-T5 #60 £136,850.30
Mortgage overpayments 2019 - £285.96
2020 Jan-£40-feb-£18.28.march-£25
Christmas savings card 2020 £20/£100
Emergency savings £100/£500
12/3/17 175lb - 06/11/2019 152lb0 -
Managed a no spend day on Tuesday and a low spend day (£1.60 to be precise, and that was a business expense) yesterday. We'll see what today brings.
Today I need to:
Photograph
Edit
List
Sort some stuff out to sell
Catch up with washing
Sort out a couple of boxes of stuff
I need to get back to kon Marie more stuff. I'm drowning in all sorts of stuff.
The extra mortgage payments (over and above the overpayments I make within the monthly payment), have fallen by the wayside somewhat. That said, I'm optomistic that I can still achieve MFIT4 target if I get my rear in gear and build my business.
Best get to it.GE 36 *MFD may 2043
MFIT-T5 #60 £136,850.30
Mortgage overpayments 2019 - £285.96
2020 Jan-£40-feb-£18.28.march-£25
Christmas savings card 2020 £20/£100
Emergency savings £100/£500
12/3/17 175lb - 06/11/2019 152lb0 -
Shopping yesterday and today.
I still haven't done any Christmas shopping yet.
Bought food yesterday-£120 but that covered loads of stuff we do t need to buy every week like pet food and detergent etc. So I'm happy with that.
Was unwell-again-yesterday so had an early night last night.
Today I feel like we've done loads and not achieved very much.
I really need to stick to lists, I perform much better when I work from lists.
Very busy week ahead. Need to be up super early tomorrow! I'll probably be working flat out from about half 6 until gone 6 tomorrow night.
Better go and make my first list.GE 36 *MFD may 2043
MFIT-T5 #60 £136,850.30
Mortgage overpayments 2019 - £285.96
2020 Jan-£40-feb-£18.28.march-£25
Christmas savings card 2020 £20/£100
Emergency savings £100/£500
12/3/17 175lb - 06/11/2019 152lb0 -
It's manic here at the moment and likely to continue for a few weeks yet.
I didn't even have time for breakfast until after 3 this afternoon!
Been working flat out.
Just having 5 minutes to catch my breath before I have to start again. Lots to do.
No spend day today
GE 36 *MFD may 2043
MFIT-T5 #60 £136,850.30
Mortgage overpayments 2019 - £285.96
2020 Jan-£40-feb-£18.28.march-£25
Christmas savings card 2020 £20/£100
Emergency savings £100/£500
12/3/17 175lb - 06/11/2019 152lb0 -
Targets for November:
Get on with listing
Finish sorting kitchen
Finish sorting bedroom
Make £250 from TCB, selling up unwanted stuff etc
Save £300
Start Christmas shopping
Sort electrics
Sort loft
£60 petrol
£250 grocery spends
I think that's more than enough to be going on with. Lol
Update. Kitchen and bedroom still need sorting. I ended up making £138/£250
Saved £300
I have started Christmas shopping.
Electrics and loft still need sorting.
Petrol spends were only £40
Slightly over on grocery spends.
November was a mixed bag really. although I didn't achieve everything I wanted to achieve, it is the run up to Christmas and I've been extremely busy with work etc.
I may have to set easier, more achievable targets for December.
GE 36 *MFD may 2043
MFIT-T5 #60 £136,850.30
Mortgage overpayments 2019 - £285.96
2020 Jan-£40-feb-£18.28.march-£25
Christmas savings card 2020 £20/£100
Emergency savings £100/£500
12/3/17 175lb - 06/11/2019 152lb0 -
December targets.
Sort bedroom
Sort lounge
Make £200 from TCB, sales of unwanted stuff etc
Save £300
Finish Christmas shopping
£80 fuel
Get rid of 100 itemsGE 36 *MFD may 2043
MFIT-T5 #60 £136,850.30
Mortgage overpayments 2019 - £285.96
2020 Jan-£40-feb-£18.28.march-£25
Christmas savings card 2020 £20/£100
Emergency savings £100/£500
12/3/17 175lb - 06/11/2019 152lb0 -
:xmastree: Merry Christmas tattycath, hope it's a fab one for you all :xmastree:"Good financial planning is about not spending money on things that add no value to your life in order to have more money for the things that do". Eoin McGee0
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done, sent over 150 items to charity and recycle and some in binDecember targets.
Sort bedroom fail
Sort lounge done
Make £200 from TCB, sales of unwanted stuff etc fail
Save £300done
Finish Christmas shopping done
£80 fuel£30
Get rid of 100 items
Quite successful in the grand scheme of things.
Onwards and upwards. I need to set targets for 2017.
Happy new year everybody. :jGE 36 *MFD may 2043
MFIT-T5 #60 £136,850.30
Mortgage overpayments 2019 - £285.96
2020 Jan-£40-feb-£18.28.march-£25
Christmas savings card 2020 £20/£100
Emergency savings £100/£500
12/3/17 175lb - 06/11/2019 152lb0 -
:xmastree: Merry Christmas tattycath, hope it's a fab one for you all :xmastree:
Thanks jwil. We had a lovely Christmas thanks. I hope you did as well.
Happy new year. :beer: all the best for next year.
GE 36 *MFD may 2043
MFIT-T5 #60 £136,850.30
Mortgage overpayments 2019 - £285.96
2020 Jan-£40-feb-£18.28.march-£25
Christmas savings card 2020 £20/£100
Emergency savings £100/£500
12/3/17 175lb - 06/11/2019 152lb0 -
Well done on hitting your "getting rid of things target", think I might set myself one for 2017. Could probably match your 150 just from the murky depths of my wardrobe lol. Happy new year to you and yours ��Starting Mortgage 01.08.08 £171,209.24. [STRIKE]01.08.16 £42,418.93[/STRIKE]; [STRIKE]01.02.17 £36,584.00[/STRIKE]; [STRIKE]01.04.17 £34,694.7[/STRIKE]1 [STRIKE][STRIKE]09.06.17 £32,828.89 MFW Target date Sept 2017; :[/STRIKE][/STRIKE]) [STRIKE]06.08.18 £24,769.47[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]01.11.18 £23,825.00[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]22.01.19 £21,990.00[/STRIKE] [STRIKE][STRIKE]06.02.19 £21,200[/STRIKE][/STRIKE] [STRIKE]03.03.19 £19,862.93[/STRIKE][STRIKE]01.05.19 £18,509.63[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]01.08.19 £16,750.00[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]01.10.19 £15,400.00[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]01.11.19 £14,700.00[/STRIKE] 01.12.19 £13,956.00 01.02.20 £12,503.61 01.04.20 £10,999.000
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