My Journey To Early Retirement

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Also completed another Populuslive survey for £3.00,getting there slowly.

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Another NSD here today.

Fridge is looking very empty which I am pleased about, we have been using up what is in there and not thrown anything away. Tomorrow I will write a new meal plan for next week and a shopping list for Saturday.

Need to go into the loft and sort out my eBay stock and see what can go to the car boot and what I have to list for Christmas, there will be stuff up there I have forgotten I have bought. Really want to pay off a chunk of the credit card with the money in my PayPal account however I am waiting as I have applied for a new job and if I am lucky enough to get it I want an emergency fund to ensure my bills are covered. Will have to make small payments here and there.

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No car boot for me today, got soaking wet yesterday while shopping, did not want to load up the car in the rain and get wet again. Slept until gone 9am this morning and that's not like me, so I must have needed the sleep.

£6.34 paid to Barclaycard today.

Few overnight eBay sales to pack later. Taken a lot of photos this morning and need to start listing the items later. Decided I am not buying anymore stock until I have cleared a lot of my unlisted stock. Need to have a good sort out and see what can go to the car boot.

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Daughter and Grandchildren have been for lunch and left about half hour ago. Kitchen is clean and dishes washed and put away. Going to sit and list 5 items on ebay. Parcels have been packet ready to post tomorrow.


I have also been in the loft and fetch down a bag full of toys that need cleaning and testing and these can be listed in the week. I have aloso set myself a challenged to find 10 things from the house to go to the carboot next week that are not from my ebay stock!


I have also made myself a spread sheet showing all the debt repayments for the month. I am hoping this will keep me motivate to making small payments when I can and watch the debt reduce,

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Babysitting duties after work today, so not long in, Mr ER had run me a bath and cooked dinner.

Setteling down to do a couple of surveys and a little ebay listing.

Today was also a NSD.

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Had a dentist appointment this afternoon, I dislike the dentist so much, my anxiety levels rise sky high. Paid £14.00 for my check up which I had budgeted for. I have a clicking jaw which the dentist said could be down to stress. Work have been very stressful over the last month.

£1.01 paid to Barclaycard.

Found my 10 items for the carboot on Sunday, will have a look for a few more on Saturday.

Planning on an early night, going to take a few painkiller as I have a really bad headache.

Busy in work today

enthusiasticsaver

Sounds like early retirement would be a good move for you given your work is stressful.

In the run up to early retirement we aimed to cut outgoings as well as save. If you think your OH can cover all your outgoings just on his salary does that mean yours is free to repay debt/mortgage?

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enthusiasticsaver wrote: »

Sounds like early retirement would be a good move for you given your work is stressful.

In the run up to early retirement we aimed to cut outgoings as well as save. If you think your OH can cover all your outgoings just on his salary does that mean yours is free to repay debt/mortgage?

I want to pay the debt back ASAP, all the debt is mine and Mr ER is not aware.

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Another £2.74 paid towards Barclaycard.

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Been very busy today: house cleaned, grocery shopping done in budget, also spent £10.00 on petrol and the car loaded up for the boot sale tomorrow. Car is full so is I come back with half the items I take I will be happy.
Been raining here all day, haven't look at tomorrow weather, I think all the out door boots will be called off so hopefully a good turn out at the indoor one.

Another payment of £2.63 to Barclaycard. :beer:

I have photographed 10 pairs off shoes today that I bought for a £1.00 each in a Charity shop sales yesterday, this evening will be lisiting said shoes.

Also have two parcels to pack up ready to take to the parcel shop tomorrow.