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ArtyJ931

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81961982#Comment_81961982

that is hilarious! My dogs now try to attack and bite the hoover and for some reason it didn’t occur to me they might destroy a little robot 😄

in_need_of_direction

we got a robot hoover when a former dog was elderly but continuing to shed a lot. She was upset by hoovering so we used to run this while she was distracted by breakfast in the kitchen. They aren’t great but really helped in those circumstances

1stTimer

So I’ve decided on the Henry, my bank will be better for it and at least I know it is durable and will last. Maybe one day I’ll get another Miele.

I’ve managed to get a lot of jobs done around the house this weekend and today I am waiting on another jigsaw puzzle to be delivered. It’s my mums birthday next week so presents are purchased and funded by the presents pot.

Today will be chilling and probably some De-weeding the garden.

1stTimer

Just checking in, no big news to report and with it being a long weekend coming up I am hoping for a couple of no spend days.

Looking at my bank balances, this month seems like it may be a tight month money wise. I am not sure how or why but will check over the weekend. My regular savers go out tomorrow and then I will have a good idea.

The car is also probably needing to be booked in somewhere as I’ve noticed a rattle whilst driving..sounds like something is loose underneath so will see if I can get that booked in somewhere next week.

Instead of buying a jigsaw table which all seem to cost £100 upwards I have bought a cheap foldaway camping table to place my current board on. This should allow me to sit on the sofa and do it in comfort plus I can think of many ways a foldaway table could come in handy down the line and it was only £20 so I can justify that.

1stTimer

It’s been a while. Truth be told I’ve hit that stage again where all motivation has gone, I think I did so well saving last year that my expectations were a bit high and of course I couldn’t sustain it.

Every month this year just seems to have some big bill / expense that stops me from saving as much as I previously did. Then there’s the car loan that I wasn’t paying last year so I think that has a lot to do with it. My motivation has just dwindled but I need to look at it all differently..

I am still paying at least £910 a month into regular savers (I think because these have all been coming out automatically I don’t consider them as savings anymore and I really need too) My savings are back to where they were before I got the car so hopefully from next month I will start to see it go up again and that will help. And finally I have no new debt so things in reality haven’t gotten worse and I need to remind myself that it’s ok if things are not moving forward as long as they aren’t moving backwards.

In other news the car was fixed and it’s lovely and quiet to drive again. I had to lend someone some money this month and that has left me very tight but only a week to go until pay day.

backinbusiness

Urgh - the Henry corner peep. I am a (reasonably) normal, functioning, rational adult, but the sight of Henry peeping at me from a stuck door frame makes me irrationally rage-y!! Enjoying your diary OP - can't believe I've de-lurked to comment on a hoover lol. BiB x

1stTimer

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81999797#Comment_81999797

lol! So far the corner peep hasn’t been too bad for me but I must say I find I am possibly concentrating too much when I am moving him around purely to stop that from happeneing. The stairs however… he’s doing exactly what I remembered from way back and toppling down as soon as I get into a rhythm 🫣

I must say though he is picking up the hair a lot better than I thought he would so I am pleasantly surprised.

1stTimer

Good morning,

I seem to have some gremlins lately breaking all my house appliances 😣 This time it’s my coffee machine! I was lucky and managed to have one cup before it gave up the ghost but it did send me into a panic lol, my morning coffee is not something I could give up!
It was a multi pod machine and I buy my pods in bulk so it meant I had approx 3 months of coffee sitting there and no way of drinking them. I really don’t want to pay out too much for another appliance so soon so I ended up buying a small dolce gusto device for £25 (which to be fair is the majority of the pods) and I’ll settle with this for now and store the Nespresso pods away for a bit as they are smaller.

Other than that my loan is looking good and I am aiming to finish paying it off by end of year but would love to pay it all off by Sept.

The weather has really turned the last couple of days, it really does feel like a heatwave! I have made the most of it and done lots of washing, funny how I’m washing hoodies and jumpers from last week and now drying them in 30 degree heat 😂

It’s going to be a rough couple of days for both me and the dog as we aren’t good with this heat so I brought the Air con unit out yesterday and honestly if you don’t have one already you must get one they make such a difference! It’s how crisp the air becomes that I love more than anything.

1stTimer

I’m still being plagued by gremlins….this week the cars infotainment screen has gone completely blank, I’ve tried everything to fix this myself and I’m seriously peed off considering I’ve only had the thing for 6 months. Also have the added problem of none of my small independent garages will look at it as it’s not mechanical.

Anyway I’ve just booked it in to the main dealership so we shall see what the outcome is, not great though.

Everything else financially is still moving incredibly slow and I find myself just not having the same excitement as I had last year. Again I must remind myself that I am still moving in the right direction and at least I am not going back into debt.

Life has become really mundane but I think a big part of that is my job, it’s soul destroying and I am looking so hard to find something else but until then I just pat myself on the back for getting through each day without losing my !!!!!!.

1stTimer

The car has been in and they are unable to figure out what’s wrong, it has cost £600 so far and has to go back in a couple of weeks to replace another part at £3000.

2026 is not my greatest year and I am already waiting for it to be over 🤦‍♀️

In other news I did buy a solar fountain for the garden and it’s beautiful, I find it so peaceful sitting out there and just listening to it. The portable air con unit is again something I am so very grateful for as it is keeping the dog very cool but it will still be good to get back to our 3 walks a day at some point.