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A few things I’m doing to save money
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It just depends on your stage of life/lifestyle. With young children at home I already work part time to spend time with them. It would be counterproductive to take a second job when I could go full time at my job instead (this would pay more than a second job in retail or similar though I’d need to factor in childcare…). Plus if I worked in the evenings the heating/TV would still be on for my family anyway so no saving there. Before I had kids it’s definitely something I’d have considered though.
I have been trying to work out whether it’s cheaper to work from home (needs more heating/electricity) or drive the 20 minutes to and from the office (petrol costs). Can’t figure it out! I only need to go in once a week but I can voluntarily go in more if I want.
Last week the office thermostat was set to 25C, we were all sweltering and asking for it to be turned down!Part time working mum of DS (2015) and DD (2018).
NET WORTH Nov 25: £159,943
Assets: £230,000
Investments: £70,169
Savings: £3,288
Debt: -£143,514 (£700 CC / £16k car / £127k mortgage)2
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