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New plan...time to see some movement!
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Remember if you had not been trying your weight would have been increasing if you are anything like me...
Well done for approaching Operation Kitchen.If you have built castles in the air, your work should not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them
Emergency fund 100/1000
Buffer fund 0/100
Debt Free (again) 25/0720250 -
doingitanyway wrote: »Remember if you had not been trying your weight would have been increasing if you are anything like me...
Well done for approaching Operation Kitchen.
That's very true. After another weekend off plan, I'm just going to do what I can until Christmas and then try and get some motivation back after!"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 -
Operation Kitchen has started :T
I started scraping off the artex at the weekend, but figured it would take me forever, so used an electric sander and have done the whole kitchen (I did take precautions, damped down to reduce dust and wore dust mask, goggles, protective clothing etc). It's not completely smooth but has made a huge difference. I've done all the prep now, filling, cleaning etc, so now just need to get paint. I'll leave the floor til after the rest is done. I'll try and get a nice thick paint to cover up the imperfections.
The kitchen has probably not been so clean in 40+ years!
DH has sold a lot on ebay, and a couple sold for me too. 16 parcels posted this morning, and a few more to go.
We also went out on Saturday to use our free entry tickets to a local house. It was a lovely walk and a nice day for it. We also stopped in the Christmas fair too while we were there.
DH managed to clear something he's been promising to do for ages, so that's another job done too. He also looked at what paint etc we've got in the garage so we know what we need to buy and what we can use. There's a massive tub of magnolia so there will be enough to redo some of the other areas of the house. He's also suggesting some other things we can do to improve the house, so hoping he's getting the bug too."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 -
In awe re Operation Kitchen
If you have built castles in the air, your work should not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them
Emergency fund 100/1000
Buffer fund 0/100
Debt Free (again) 25/0720250 -
Well done on getting off most of the artex, it must look much better. Great to sell so much on ebay too. I'm glad the DC are getting on well with their swimming lessons and at school. Finally Debt Free After 34 Years, But Still Need to Live Frugally
Debt in July 2017 = £58,766 😱 DEBT FREE 31 OCTOBER 2017 :T 🎉
EMERGENCY FUND 1 = £50/£5,000. EMERGENCY FUND 2 = £10/£5,000.
CHRISTMAS SAVINGS = £0/£500. SEF = £1,400/£12,000 PREMIUM BONDS ME = £350. PREMIUM BONDS DH = £300.
HOLIDAY MONEY = £0 TIME LEFT TO PAY OFF MORTGAGE = 5 YEARS 1 MONTHS0 -
doingitanyway wrote: »In awe re Operation KitchenHairyHandofDartmoor wrote: »Well done on getting off most of the artex, it must look much better. Great to sell so much on ebay too. I'm glad the DC are getting on well with their swimming lessons and at school.
Thank you both "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 -
We have artex everywhere, it's horrendous. The house was built in the late 80's so we can't sand it off as it could contain asbestos, so we'd have to plasterboard all the ceilings.0
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Deleted_User wrote: »We have artex everywhere, it's horrendous. The house was built in the late 80's so we can't sand it off as it could contain asbestos, so we'd have to plasterboard all the ceilings.
I hate artex. We used to have it on our hall walls in our last house and it was really sharp :mad:.Finally Debt Free After 34 Years, But Still Need to Live Frugally
Debt in July 2017 = £58,766 😱 DEBT FREE 31 OCTOBER 2017 :T 🎉
EMERGENCY FUND 1 = £50/£5,000. EMERGENCY FUND 2 = £10/£5,000.
CHRISTMAS SAVINGS = £0/£500. SEF = £1,400/£12,000 PREMIUM BONDS ME = £350. PREMIUM BONDS DH = £300.
HOLIDAY MONEY = £0 TIME LEFT TO PAY OFF MORTGAGE = 5 YEARS 1 MONTHS0 -
I can remember in the early 90s when my parents had all the ceilings in our house artexed.
Good luck with Operation Kitchen.Tesco [STRIKE]£7647.88[/STRIKE] £7,488.96 Asda [STRIKE]£2,552[/STRIKE] £2,300 Virgin [STRIKE]££4,204.95[/STRIKE] £4,204.95
Halifax [STRIKE]£2,853[/STRIKE] £2,796.64 Barclaycard [STRIKE]£7,866.32[/STRIKE] £7,866.32 Wedding £488 EF £630 -
Operation Kitchen sounds amazing!!! Well done to you all
and....glad you’re having a good time with the kids, ballet and their gaining confidence sounds good.
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