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Just updated my figures after a few months, ploughing on with Prolific as my main source of funds, as and when. Notables this month have been £49 for the sale of some copper pipe from our loft following disconnection of cold water tanks, and £50 from a referral on our move to Octopus. Have just completed our first bank switch so hopefully £200 coming our way from Natwest, but haven't counted that yet. Not sure that EDF won't try and claw back the £100 smart meter incentive as we've moved from them. They've given me money back but haven't provided a bill yet, so I should also be due £30 compensation for that! Have got a complaint in via Resolver, but I can see that dragging on...
Monthly totals: January £185.30 February £261.43 March £175.96 April £109.50 May £381.74 June £755.33 July £313.12 August £454.71 Make £2023 in 2023: £2637.09
Ms_Dee's August 2023 List
Monthly total: £454.71 (August) Yearly total: £2637.09 Make £2023 in 2023:
I cashed in £40 from Neilsen for a Primark voucher for holiday clothes and another £40 in airtime rewards to offset data roaming for holiday. Then my bank/savings interest and bank cashback.
current total £2398.14/£2023
Total Debt May 21 £20,490.44 DEBT FREE DATE 29/7/22
Mortgage balance May 21 £177,096.19. Now £146,747.17 Mortgage free date. At start of sole mortgage = July 2042
2024 SAVINGS FOCUS - get rid of the car finance. Savings balance/outstanding balance = £11,857.56/£12,706.25 2025 Savings Focus - 33.3/33.3/33.3 split; savings for house renovations (bathrooms/garden/kitchen; whichever collapses first), save for a family holiday (probably our last one!) and paydown/offset the mortgage