Walking into another chapter ...

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Morning all, and so September rolls around. Last proper day of the holidays today, then the weekend, then back to school. Having a bit of a lie-in with the laptop this morning then off to get some bits using a Boots voucher and some food shopping. 

I ended up with £50 left over this month, this will be added to the holiday pot. It's looking more likely that we will go in the summer I think which gives me longer to find the money too.

 

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Just found £5 in checkoutsmart so cashed out and will add to the holiday pot.

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Morning, so in the summer holidays I set myself the challenge of aiming to make/find £27.40 a day (£10,000 a year) which I achieved. As I am back at work on Monday I am realistic that I can't maintain that kind of level, however I am aiming to make £5 a day which would give me an extra £150 a month. This would go straight into savings as it is surplus to my budget so shouldn't need to be spent. Yesterday there was a distinct lack of prolific surveys but I did a cheeky £2 bet on last nights football and won a tenner so the pot is up and running and I need to start working on finding todays pennies

Another day with very little planned - a bit of pottering this morning followed by the usual footie this afternoon. Yesterday I defrosted a pack of mince and made a Bolognese in the slow cooker which cooked overnight on low. When I got up this morning I batched it all up into 6 tubs and its cooling ready for the freezer. I've even put the ingredients into MFP and worked out the calorie content (274 per portion). 

one lot of washing in the machine, dry washing folded and put on the stairs ready to go away, coffee is made and now it's time for a catchup on here.

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Another £10 from a matched bet

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And so the final day of the holidays has arrived and the sun is, at last, shining Todays plan is to make sure everywhere is spick and span ready to go back and then enjoy the day relaxing. I've tidied my room, upstairs just needs a hoover. 

Ds has gone to work but has put his washing on before he left which was good! Dishwasher has been emptied, coffee is made and actually I think I seem to have finally cracked this 'keeping the place tidy' lark! Downstairs just needs a quick dust and hoover too, maybe I'll vax the carpet again as it's muddy again - still waiting for the turf to be done ... 

I did pack my bag ready for tomorrow and found £4.00 in the bottom of it, guess where that's going I need to review the to do list, do those few bits, then I can mooch to my hearts content! x

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• Clean lights DONE
• Fix lights under the stairs
• Paint bannisters
• Gut wicker drawers in lounge DONE
• Gut large and small wicker baskets DONE
• Paint table and chairs
• Sand coffee table and wax it
• Gut tall cupboards DONE
• Clean under sofas DONE
• Vax carpets DONE
• Clean skirting boards DONE
• Clean blinds in lounge
• Gut shoe cupboard DONE
• Put up photos
• Fix broken candle holder DONE
• Deep clean dishwasher
• Deep clean washing machine
• Gut food cupboards DONE
• Inventory freezer DONE
• Gut cupboard under sink DONE
• Blackberry picking DONE
• Clean kitchen tiles & grout DONE
• Clean kitchen light DONE
• Replace glasses
• Descale kettle DONE
• Touch up painting in the hall
• Paint downstairs loo
• Clean bathroom tiles & grout
• Clean bathroom light DONE
• Descale shower heads DONE
• Gut bathroom cupboards DONE
• Gut my wardrobe
• Gut my chest of drawers
• Gut under my bed
• Fix garage door
• Gut garage
• Paint new fence panels DONE
• Remove shed - ds is doing this
• Bin garden chairs
• Jetwash decking - DONE AND PAINTED
• Turf - booked in
• Step and patio tiles - booked in
• Weed grey gravel
• Sort front garden
• Clean conservatory roof
• Clear next doors brambles to get to outside tap DONE
• Clean garage door 
• Car MOT - DONE
• Eye test DONE
• Clean the car
• Boiler service - have emailed to book it in
• Return wheelbarrow -  this week when back at work
• Get shelves in airing cupboard
• Get rid of tumble dryer (doesn't work)
• Get rid of garage freezer (doesn't work)
• Check all finances / insurance etc for renewal dates DONE
• Clean wheelie bins
• Clean all windows
• Hoover conservatory light
• Fix garage light
• Sell stuff on Vinted
• Lots of trips to the tip - roughly 10 trips done

Lots done, quite a bit not done, but overall I'm happy with what I've achieved

in_need_of_direction

Very impressive especially when added to your moneymaking 

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Thank you, yep overall I'm pretty damn pleased with the last few weeks progress. I think I've also narrowed down the holiday, just witing for the go ahead from ds' work so I can book it. £5.00 bonus payment from prolific arrived today, added to the September pot. In terms of my signature I am adding any extra pennies to the £5 a day challenge, then at the end of the month that will be moved to the holiday fund.  

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I had a free bet this afternoon and didn't match it - Declan Rice's late goal just made me £24 towards my holiday

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First day back and I'm shattered! Bath and early night for me tonight. 
£7.00 interest added to the holiday pot and a £4 sale from Vinted.