Time to Face The Music

RelievedSheff

ladyholly said:

Have you though of a post that locks upright at the road end of the drive but drops down when you want to move. I dont know if thats possible for you but if it is it micht be worth the expense.

We had some proper heavy duty ones that lift out in the drive at our old house. No point here though. They could just drive round ot if the neighbours cars are not in the drive 😀

RelievedSheff

Just got back from a lovely walk along the canal. It is very mild again.


Just going to prepare dinner now. The other half is sat out on the patio and we have the patio doors flung open. Lovely weather. Spring is in the air.

Sun_Addict

Looks like a lovely walk. It’s mild here but dull. Lots of daffodils emerging too, Spring is coming hopefully. 

RelievedSheff

Sun_Addict said:

Looks like a lovely walk. It’s mild here but dull. Lots of daffodils emerging too, Spring is coming hopefully. 

It is a nice walk. The towpath was pretty muddy in places and has obviously been well trodden this winter.

It's a shame the little cafe wasn't open. It would have been nice to have stopped for an ice cream on the way back down.

Plenty of signs of spring being on the way. 

Sun_Addict

We said the same about all the closed pubs we passed on our walk today. Would’ve been lovely to sit outside with a drink (and use the loo 🤣).

RelievedSheff

Sun_Addict said:

We said the same about all the closed pubs we passed on our walk today. Would’ve been lovely to sit outside with a drink (and use the loo 🤣).

We didn't pass any pubs today but yesterday's walk finished at a pub and we did say a cold pint in the beer garden would have been nice 🍻

Had to make do with a gin in the garden this afternoon instead.

RelievedSheff

£189 paid to the furniture loan today and with the interest rebate that has now cleared and settled that account.

Other than the above it will be a no spends day. Breakfast lunch and dinner will be from stores. Breakfast was toast, lunch will be some vegetable soup and bread and dinner tonight is chicken and mushroom pie made with the leftovers from last night's roast chicken.

Today's jobs include:

• working from home
• vacuuming the house
• dusting the house
• walking the dog.

The other half is off work this week. Unusually for him he has decided he is having a lie in with the dog this morning so I don't know what time he will surface!!

RelievedSheff

Balances Update 22.02.21

Debt 1 = £0
Credit Card 1 = £0 
Credit Card 2 = £0 
Credit Card 3 = £2896 (£500 repayment 29.9% interest)
Credit Card 4 = £5078 (£150 repayment 0% interest)
Credit Card 5 = £8078 (£150 repayment 0% interest)
HP = £3180 (£251 repayment)
Furniture Loan = £0

Total Debt = £19232

ISA = £377 (£50 per month added)
Pennies Savings Account = £261.81 (Saved by rounding the bank balance to the nearest pound when logging on to online banking)
Motorhome Fund = £500

Total Savings = £1138.81

Sun_Addict

Another one bites the dust 🥳

RelievedSheff

Sun_Addict said:

Another one bites the dust 🥳

Yes. Time to knuckle down and get that Card 3 gone now. All of the easy targets have been tidied up now.