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Your MoneySaving New Year's resolution in 3 words
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Save, save, save2025 Fashion on a ration 0/66 coupons
2025 Frugal challenge5 -
Embrace my lifeDeclutter 2023 110/520
Jan grocery challenge 324.44/350 25.56 spare
Feb grocery challenge 204.45/280
March gc 0/310
23 minutes a day self care, decluttering, tidying or cleaning5 -
Think before spending"Think of many things, do one"
Mortgage 30 Jul'25 est. £209,749 £309,749 (aiming for sub-£200k next)
Seven Goals; 12.5lbs lost in 4 months (5.5lbs to go); walk/run/exercising/weights/yoga6 -
But less food3
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All out frugal
Non me fac calcitrare tuum culi2 -
No stupid spending!!Just a single mum, working full time, bit of a nutcase, but mostly sensible, wanting to be Mortgage free by 2035 or less!3
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1) Spend less money
2) Save more money
3) Make more money
4) Eat less food
5) Get some exercise
6) Clear the clutter
Whatever everyone decides to do I hope you all have a very happy and prosperous new year xxMortgage: Was: £154,495 Oct 2039 Now: £82,340.34 May 2037Swagbucks ~ £155 (2024 ~ £395)Surveys ~ £149.19 (2024 ~ £280.14)Make £2025 in 2025 #5 ~ £964.62 ~ (2024 ~ £2,561.04)2 -
Walk not drive.
craft stash 2023 =161, 2024 = 119 2025 = £25.96 spent, 128 made and 5 mended,
GC 2022 = £3154.96
2023 = £3334. 84
2024 = £.3221.81
2025 = £2254.03/£3300
Jan 413.77 Feb £361.32, March £192. April £438.06 May £261.66 June £204.54 July £260.95/ £250 August £260. 70 /£650
Decluttering campaign. 2024= 79 // 52 bin bags full. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐🏅💐DH ⭐2 -
Use up ‘stashes’
Buy less stuff
2.22kWp Solar PV system installed Oct 2010, Fronius IG20 Inverter, south facing (-5 deg), 30 degree pitch, no shadingEverything will be alright in the end so, if it’s not yet alright, it means it’s not yet the endMFW #4 OPs: 2018 £866.89, 2019 £1322.33, 2020 £1337.07
2021 £1250.00, 2022 £1500.00, 2023 £1500, 2024 £13502025 target = £1200, YTD £9190
Quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur3 -
Save don't spend2
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