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When Covid lockdown started, I started a budget spreadsheet to see how much I'd save by - well, doing nothing. So far, it's averaged £100 a week - £1600 thus far - Woohoo! Half was inevitable I suppose, transport being an obvious one. Not so obvious was mobile roaming data - I didn't really pay attention to it, £20 a week! Also, drinks and snacks out - whenever I went into town I'd have a coffee/tea and a pastry or breakfast - £30 a week! Gulp... Other bits I won't give up - football (well, sort of), music for example. I don't want to just sit indoors and stare at a wall for ever! Oh and my holiday was cancelled as was a rock festival. I'd rather have gone to those than had them cancelled (Doing nothing is cheap but dull!). So £2,000 in total.
Food for thought, eh?
Food for thought, eh?
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