Taking it slowly, but doing it well.
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Yep, I'm here too. It's utterly miserable! Stay safe
Don't sacrifice what you want most for what you want now
Sneaking back into the confessional
'Forgive me savers for I have sinned, I have taken my eye off the ball, made an excessive amount of unbudgetted spends and had to wam like a crazy think from various pots.'
So, what do I have to show for my misbehaviour:
A lovely new office chair (the wheels fell off ours) plus other 'blue & yellow pleasure palace' items that hubby addd to the trolley, including a new pillow which is lovely, but could have waited.
Lots of eating out and food things when planning has gone out of the window.
A present for a friend adopting a little one.
Lots of books - I've done lots of travelling and have been eating books on the go.
Other stuff!!!
But, I've covered it, I'm not in debt. And today is a new day. I'm caught up, I know where I am, just need to watch the pennies until the start of July. Only 10 days or so to go.
I will behave I promise.
Wish.
MFW 2020 Challenge Member #10 0/£2318
Retired August 2016
Paid off French mortgage September 2018
New kitchen fully installed June 2019
Not counting this! 2020
Garden fencing completed, woohoo 2021
Yes, kindle books for fiction. I used my fruity device and the app for years but bought the basic actual kindle with birthday money when Pickle was born, much better for the hours of feeding we went through.
I've tried non-fiction & recipe books but just don't get on with it. I like to have the real things.
My defence, is I've done a heck of a lot of traveling over the last few weeks and my flight on Tuesday night was delayed by 2.5 hours.
MFW 2020 Challenge Member #10 0/£2318
Food shop - under budget.
Payment to contractor who's done a little job to allow a bigger job to happen next week.
Now, watching the tennis with a glass of vino.
Good evening all.
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Enjoy the books, enjoy the tennis and vino
Retired August 2016
Paid off French mortgage September 2018
New kitchen fully installed June 2019
Not counting this! 2020
Garden fencing completed, woohoo 2021
I would have liked to have claimed an nsd today, but the chimney sweep came, one chimney sweep is part of the installation package we've purchased. But the other one didn't need doing as we aren't having a stove installed, however, when the sweep took a look he concluded that it really did need doing. Oh well, at least it's done and 100 year old spot is not going to continue to corpse the brick work. £55 though!!! (Came from house renovation funds and a new line in ynab set up to save the cost annually for the other one)
Other than that, nothing to report financially.
I have swept, tidied & sorted front and back yards looking much more presentable now.
Wish.
MFW 2020 Challenge Member #10 0/£2318
I love reading too and try and download the bargain books from [email protected] when there are some decent ones. I use my Kindle for travel, but love a proper book too. One of the real pleasures in life is reading a good book and then passing it onto someone else.