Learning to walk before I run

edinburgher

I have been a busy bunny - used a couple of hours this morning for life admin as today doesn't usually exist and work has calmed down for the first time since Christmas!

In terms of the will, I didn't mean to be cryptic but can't give proper details without it being "outing" (as Mumsnetters like to say). Suffice to say the grumpiness re. not being named in the will was entirely ridiculous and was displayed by an individual who has already received significant generosity from the deceased during their life and has no right to anything more.

Month-end finances complete and the numbers are looking rosy because my DB pension has been updated for the first time since October. On the negative side, the amount needed has gone up because our spending has gone up, I have made no real effort to curtail this since Christmas. I will gently squeeze my heels onto the wheels of the Flinstones car that is our finances

YNAB at 51 days, NW up by c. £14,500, strict/walking around NW up by £5,200+

I've been doing quite a bit of overtime. Our Easter break is now covered and I've allowed us a couple of niceties such as inflation adjusting DD1's pocket money for the first time. There is some suggestion overtime may disappear, so I'm keeping that in mind and have been squirreling away bits into my ISA and SIPP so that I have something to show for my efforts afterwards other than paying bills. Mrs E has now had 3 Vinted sales.

Edit: Have tried to set up AVCs again, it looks like I didn't complete it last time, their system is a bit antiquated and you don't even get an email confirmation.

edinburgher

£2 bonus on a £5 TCB spend tomorrow 👍

edinburgher

A tiring but enjoyable day. Looked after DD2, went grocery shopping, filled the car up with petrol and updated finances.

£22.80 withdrawn from Prolific and £1.43 interest from Chase to our personal spends pots for April. Mrs E has now had 5 Vinted sales, this money will go the same way. FIT reading sent over this evening, not expecting any more than £40.

Right. Off to relax, splitting headache!

Suffolk_lass

Well done! Slow but steady wins the day. Your finances sound a little more positive.

Over here we are clearing down (beekeeping kit ready for summer), clearing up the "fill the newly accessible lofts only with stuff we need or want to keep" and trying to tidy up a bit (hurumph, not my strong suit, but at least we are weeding some of the box files in my study). Have a good weekend, I hope your headache has gone

edinburgher

Headache went thanks SL, although it took ibuprofen and paracetamol at once Your tidying sounds healthy, we could do with a dose of that!

FIT paid out £42.71 👍

A wholesome day. Got a haircut, took the kids to a beautiful local park (Newlands) where I ogled the beautiful new execu-flats someone has put up (£420k+ for 2 beds) 😅

Dinner was a vegetarian feast of channa masala, roti and raita (all homemade, vegetarian and all new recipes for me). I now feel full and satisfied, with leftover channa masala for sticking on top of a leftover baked potato 🤤

edinburgher

£2.56 from TCB, £1.86 from Chase cashback.

Doing 3 hours of overtime this morning - 2/3 of the way through and waiting for files to download as I write this

Suffolk_lass

DH makes a flatbread recipe when I make veg curry of any sort - I think it's a Jamieo recipe - just natural (Greek-style here as we always have it) yogurt, SR flour and a pinch of salt. Half quantity makes four generous naan like flatbreads, ideal for piling leftovers onto Just saying...

edinburgher

@Suffolk_lass - linky?

Suffolk_lass

edinburgher said:

@Suffolk_lass - linky?

Here you go. We cook them on an oiled (then wiped with paper towel) flat hotplate (and with our gas hob in the summer we put a flat cast iron pan on top). They work best if they puff up a bit, so in summer, under a gas BBQ lid or in our case, we close the aga hotplate on top in winter. I think if you had them finish off in the top of an oven after doing one side, the raising agent would puff them up a bit. 

As he suggests, easy enough for a keen little helper to get involved too (I don't mean Mrs E!)

edinburgher

Whisper it, but I've been back to the gym for the first time in months