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Personal stretch target - Get an emergency fund of £500 -£47.20 at 01/07/20
Contents insurance did clear today, so that's a relief and I can crack on with allocating in YNAB. I'm roasting a chicken at the moment, so once that's out and resting, I'll crack on with the budget. Can't focus knowing it's due out imminently...I've stuffed some straggly bits of thyme into the roasting pan, so there's an amazing smell at the moment.
I'll know for certain once I've done my budget, but I'm creeping closer to having a full month's expenses in the EF. Long way to go as I'm aiming for 3 months this year, but it is progress. Still tempted by job opportunities that would mean a (temporary) reduction in how much I can save, but have convinced myself that it is just not wise - I'm just not secure enough to be able to contemplate this. Maybe next year.
On a similar note, I found an old bucket list I wrote years ago for thing I'd do by the time I was 35 - there's no way I will have done any of them by then, or indeed, ever. The folly of youth
Look at you, reading all the small print in the signatures. Your hair is looking lovely today, even if it's a little longer. Suits you.
Personal stretch target - Get an emergency fund of £500 -£47.20 at 01/07/20
Hope all is well 😻😍xx
Personal stretch target - Get an emergency fund of £500 -£47.20 at 01/07/20
^ PD leaping into the weekend
Tough week, but hey, it's over!
Look at you, reading all the small print in the signatures. Your hair is looking lovely today, even if it's a little longer. Suits you.
That it isn't always enough, to be forgiven by others.
Sometimes, you have to learn to forgive yourself.
Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery
Today is a gift. That's why it is called the present.
happiness isn't achieved by getting extra things,
but by getting rid of the things that make you unhappy
Glad you amd PD ok
Personal stretch target - Get an emergency fund of £500 -£47.20 at 01/07/20
Cats are funny things aren't they? We had two and they both did odd things like eat food one day then not eat the same food the next day or stare at the door or a spot on the wall when there was no one there (or was there? 🤔). I always love your PD tales ❤️
I had a Thai takeaway on Saturday night, as I hadn't had one in ages, but whilst it was tasty, it really wasn't value for money. PD does love a prawn cracker though
Currently making the most of some rather wilty veg and sprouty potatoes by slow roasting them with chorizo and basil, which is smelling lovely, and I'll mix it with some rice for lunches at work this week.
Budget is all doing ok - EF is growing (thanks to having two months without CT) but long way to go yet. At the moment, it is all kept in easy access, but after this month, I can start siphoning some off to higher interest rate accounts, which are not so easy to access in case of an emergency.
That's all I have going on just now. I didn't sleep very well this weekend, so going to take myself off to bed shortly, most likely accompanied by PD
Look at you, reading all the small print in the signatures. Your hair is looking lovely today, even if it's a little longer. Suits you.
Personal stretch target - Get an emergency fund of £500 -£47.20 at 01/07/20