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Now for a healthier, wealthier me
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Good morning, another busy day on the cards for me today so therefore another NSD. I am in back to back calls until 5:30pm, and praying for one to finish early so I can have a loo and lunch break.
Today I have had a few bills go out and I've sent £5 to the EF as my PAD. Not much else happening to be honest, not gone to the gym this morning as I am very achey from yesterday's session.
Have a lovely day all!
LMD xLife gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...My savings diary - Now for a healthier, wealthier me2025 1p challenge #41 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017Sealed pot 2025 £6573 | EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £3364/£6000 | Travel savings £1508 | Sinking pots £25710 -
Good morning and happy Friday all, I FINALLY have a quieter work day but I have been awake since very early this morning with a splitting headache. I'm waiting for tablets to kick in...
As I have been awake a while, and due to having a quiet October ahead of our holiday in November, I have scrutinised the budget this morning, worked out what is needed and what I'm likely to spend and then I have sent £300 additional savings to the holiday account. Hubby has been hinting that we should look to book our spring 2024 holiday so I am preparing myself.
I have done a couple of surveys already this morning, there's £15 in Prolific, but not quite enough approved for a cash out just yet.
PAD included £8 to the EF today, it was another sausage finger moment I'm afraid! Oh well, it's all for my own benefit at the end of the day and at least it's less than the £33 goofs from before!
No gym today due to the pounding head, but will be going tomorrow and then for a swim on Sunday.
Hope everyone has had a good week and that you have great weekends ahead!
LMD xLife gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...My savings diary - Now for a healthier, wealthier me2025 1p challenge #41 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017Sealed pot 2025 £6573 | EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £3364/£6000 | Travel savings £1508 | Sinking pots £25713 -
£7.90 cashed out from Prolific and sent to the sealed pot
LMD xLife gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...My savings diary - Now for a healthier, wealthier me2025 1p challenge #41 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017Sealed pot 2025 £6573 | EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £3364/£6000 | Travel savings £1508 | Sinking pots £25712 -
I’ve cashed £6.61 out of Prolific and sent it to the sealed pot this morning
LMD xLife gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...My savings diary - Now for a healthier, wealthier me2025 1p challenge #41 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017Sealed pot 2025 £6573 | EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £3364/£6000 | Travel savings £1508 | Sinking pots £25712 -
You’ve got some good momentum going with Prolific! 👏😊As at 15.07.25:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £233,521
- OPs to mortgage = £11,816 Interest saved £5,28 to date
Fixed rate 3.85% ends January 2030
Read 41 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 9th August
Produce tracker: £272 of £300 in 2025
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Prolific has been really good for me for a while now as well LMD
It really is quite a painless and sometimes fun way of making a few extra pound’s isn’t it!?27/5/17 Mort 64705 BTs 1904031/12/17 Mort 59815 BT 1673007/04/20 Mort 49208 BT 1572128/07/20 Mort 47387 BT 1263414/11/20 Mort 45905 BT 10134 20/05/21 Mort 42335 BT 686811/08/22 Mort 32050 BT 2915Sealed Pot Challenge 16 Number 51 -
I’m not doing too bad with PA at £35 for September. I don’t have a lot of spare time but try to do 2 or 3 surveys a day. It all adds up and most months I make £40-50.I get knocked down but I get up again (Chumbawamba, Tubthumping)2
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Thanks all, yeah Prolific seems to be good for me at the moment. It's also much more fun to do than most survey sites.
I had a very spendy Saturday this weekend, I bought some new clothes, had lunch out and we went to a gig on Saturday night. Yesterday my voice was very hoarse!
Today is bill day so the accounts look a bit depleted, hubby gets paid on Thursday this week so at least the joint account will be topped up. He gets paid 4-weekly so in November he will get paid twice, which will help with the Christmas prep.
Yesterday was a NSD but not today, I am off out with my sister again.
Nothing else available in Prolific, but there is £7+ in there and I think I'm due a bonus on one too
Have a great Monday
LMD xLife gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...My savings diary - Now for a healthier, wealthier me2025 1p challenge #41 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017Sealed pot 2025 £6573 | EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £3364/£6000 | Travel savings £1508 | Sinking pots £25713 -
Just cashed £10.32 from Zipzero and popped the equivalent in the sealed pot... Zipzero has to be paid to bills so I've made the payment to Eon and moved the money from the join account to my sealed pot.
LMD xLife gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...My savings diary - Now for a healthier, wealthier me2025 1p challenge #41 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017Sealed pot 2025 £6573 | EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £3364/£6000 | Travel savings £1508 | Sinking pots £25713 -
Good morning, I hope everyone is well. I have added the cash from my purse to savings today as part of my PAD so £10 to the bonus cash envelope and £12 to the physical cash sealed pot. This gives me 2 more full bags of sorted coins to take to the post office to pay in. I've also added £5 to the EF.
It's not a NSD today as we need to go and get our vaccinations for the big holiday at the travel clinic.. they certainly know how to charge! But I would much rather pay for it in cash than with my health. No question. I will be using some of my general savings today to pay for the jabs and we will also be booking our holiday trips whilst I'm on a spending day.
No plans to spend for the rest of the week after today so I hope I can get a few NSD's in.
I'm tired today, but it's going to be a busy one unfortunately - no rest for the wicked!
I hope you all have a good day,
LMD xLife gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...My savings diary - Now for a healthier, wealthier me2025 1p challenge #41 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017Sealed pot 2025 £6573 | EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £3364/£6000 | Travel savings £1508 | Sinking pots £25715
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