Prosperous soul in the making

savingholmes

Thanks Jwil and Grogged. Really hoping I get a boost in sales from the free weekend. If I can rise up the rankings - makes me more likely to come up in someone's search for a book. I updated the UK categories successfully - but apparently each country has their own slightly different ones - so I need to go through each of theirs too! I'm just doing it a bit at a time. Need to work on my website as well as it's still not live...

Grogged - what was scariest - is that it took it going off for quite a while before we got up to check it out. DD didn't hear the alarm at all and DS assumed it was outside! Oops.

Blackcats

Well done on the Amaz*n top 103 - must be really motivating.  Glad you've bought the extra annual leave - the extra time you will have is worth every £.  I can only buy 5 days extra but it has made a real difference this year -  although a worldwide pandemic with no travel has certainly added to the feeling of having plenty of time at home this year 🤷‍♀️

MovingForwards

I can't stand hardwired alarms, had them in the last flat, the steam from cooking always set them off. Can tell when the one neighbour is cooking as theirs goes off. Maybe they are better in houses, but flats where everything runs off one hallway, it's too much having them in all rooms too.

Fantastic news about your book ranking, if there's a different link for the promotion let me know and I can circulate it again!

Buying extra holidays is a wonderful perk and reward for everything you've done over the last year.

savingholmes

Well last payment of the pay period. Now paid just over £118 - giving a revised total of £11999
Monday I get paid - and will clear the target CC
Then I'll struggle to do more - as banking codes having arrived for next target CC

MovingForwards

Wow! Look how far that's come down!
That's a big positive for the current climate, the money saved has gone towards clearing the debt and doing your home.

lucielle

You're making headway now SH
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savingholmes

Thanks MF and Lucielle.
Still awaiting banking codes for next target CC. Thrilled how far we've come financially so far this year. Revised balances:
Target (assuming all is well)
1  £438 - To be cleared Monday
2 £4558 - Goal to clear in March
3 £5548 - Goal to clear in May
4 £1455 - Goal to clear May/June
Currently being helped along by lockdown savings on fuel, eating out, cleaner, holidays, hairdresser etc - and Feb and Mar no Council Tax - and much stricter grocery budget!!

jwil

That's an amazing debt reduction, and great plan for clearing the rest!

DancingInTheRain

Fantastic and very well deserved on both the book success and the CC paydown! X

savingholmes

Today over 10 people have downloaded my book for free so far. If you are one of them - thank you. I got to number 1 in 3 categories of young adult fiction today - very excited!! If any of you haven't yet got my book or want to send it a friend - if you are a regular MSE poster - PM me and I'll give you the details.