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I think we are finally set for a bit of dry warm weather LMD, so your BBQ should be safe.
Yes I highly recommend Valencia. Very clean and the metro is very reliable and cheap. We were only there for 2 nights so didn’t get to see everything but I would definitely go back
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Definitely somewhere to look into then, along with Barcelona, Vienna and Berlin - maybe long weekend city breaks will be a thing next year.
Just a quick check in today as not much is happening with the accounts, I've PADded £16 which was £11 to the envelope challenge and £5 to the sabbatical fund. It's a NSD for me today too, DH is out on a leaving do with work this afternoon/evening so I will probably catch up on some reading.
Work is still mental, so I'm off to experience the current joy that is my inbox
LMD x
Life gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...My savings diary - Now for a healthier, wealthier me2026 1p challenge #7 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £5189/£60001 -
Good morning, I hope you all had a nice bank holiday weekend and didn't melt into puddles! We had to get the air-con unit out on Sunday just so we could sleep.
It's not a NSD for me today as I am off out tonight. I haven't decided if I'm driving yet or not so I don't know if it will be spendy yet. I've PADded £55 to savings this morning after sorting the accounts, £5 to the sabbatical, £32 to the envelope challenge and £18 to sinking funds.
It's pay day for me tomorrow so money will be moving all over in the morning as well as dice being rolled.
I am now on book 42 and I'm still enjoying reading, although I do get disappointed when I see a spelling error, the last one referred to someone using all their 'nowse' instead of nous (or nouse). When you consider how many people read a book before it gets published there isn't any excuse for mistakes really. Am I just being too picky?
Anyway, that's enough moaning from me, that's what happens when I'm too hot! 😂
Much love
LMD x
Life gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...My savings diary - Now for a healthier, wealthier me2026 1p challenge #7 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £5189/£60001 -
Hi all, sorry for being AWOL yesterday, we have a lot going off in real life and that needed my attention. It was pay day for me too yesterday so there was a lot going off.
Yesterday and today are NSDs and I don't have plans for the weekend so I may hit my target 20 after all this month, we will see. Yesterday I did the dice rolls and this morning I have filled envelope #12 for the 52 envelope challenge. I have 15 envelopes left to fill for that one.
No more reading done, I have been busy elsewhere. If I'm not online for a few days, know it's not intentional but I'm just buys with RL stuff
LMD x
Life gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...My savings diary - Now for a healthier, wealthier me2026 1p challenge #7 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £5189/£60001 -
Keep going LMD. Hopefully easier days are not too far away
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just catching up on your diary after being away on my holiday. It’s taken me a week to catch up on everything in RL and now I feel like another holiday. I took 2 books away with me, finished the first book in 2 days then started the 2nd book which was a new author to me. I just couldn’t get into it and after a couple of days gave up, then sulked the rest of the hols as I had nothing to read( was on a cruise so couldn’t go to a book shop). Made me laugh about the spelling mistake in the book, that’s exactly what my OH is like when he comes across one. Told him to get a job as a proof reader.
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Thanks Ant - I'll always keep at it 🙂
Amber, I hope you managed to still have a good holiday. I definitely feel like I need another one already - Counting down to the next one now at the end of July.
It's the last day of May, so here are my current totals, my sabbatical has tipped the £5k mark so another £4k to go.
Savings totals
Sealed Pot 26
£ 2,817.60
Emergency fund
£ 1,000.00
Other savings
£ 4,424.47
Sabbatical
£ 5,011.50
Travel pots
£ 3,670.00
Sinking pots
£ 3,435.52
Total
£ 20,359.09
Life gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...My savings diary - Now for a healthier, wealthier me2026 1p challenge #7 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £5189/£60000 -
Forgot to add, whilst this total looks impressive, I have the remaining £1500 (ish) to pay next week for my September holiday so it won't last!
Life gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...My savings diary - Now for a healthier, wealthier me2026 1p challenge #7 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £5189/£60000 -
That’s a big landmark hitting £5k with your sabbatical fund LMD. Congratulations 🙌
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One of the cruises I was on had a Facebook group just for that cruise and people were asking / offering books (and meds !) was great, I’d taken 6 and came back with 4 different ones
Sealed pot challenge 822
Jan - £176.66 :j0
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