Road To Financial Recovery

daisy_1571

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Nice one 😂

Dxx

FootyFanDan

Ah another one down…only Friday to go, feeling exhausted. Tomorrow is a day sat in a meeting all day so not much work will be happening. I am looking forward to switching off after tomorrow and going for food and see the show. I am slowly making my way through my to do list but everything seems to take time I just don't have.

@DancingInTheRain just for you here is today's transfer….£31.34 into annuals pot which is the amount I need to save for next few months to be able to pay for the breakdown cover in one go.

Budget reset day today. The food budget has survived this week. Petrol should just about be fine, I am finding this budget for the week petrol is going to have increase again by a little bit just to make it comfortable. Tomorrow we have booked a meal out so this will be covered by out eating out budget but I will be driving so no drinking will be done.

Hope everyone has had a good week

FootyFanDan

I was very glad to get that week over with. It was a very cray week, and ending It with full day meetings wasn't exactly my idea of fun ha. Last night we went out and watched Six which we all absolutely loved! We've always wanted to see it live and it didn't disappoint. We also went out and had food using dining out budget, we didn't factor in the merchandise but ended up buying daughter a t-shirt and a key ring.

The one thing that has destroyed my week budget this week is school trip and after school clubs…ouch! All good for daughter but yeah deffo not a nice expense so early into the school year 🤣. Today has been a pretty chilled day and tomorrow will be a trip to the tip and food shopping day.

BlueJ94

Ohhh transfer Tuesday soon!

FootyFanDan

Think tonight is one of those head to busy to sleep kinda nights 😣. Tomorrow isn't too much of a busy day so who needs sleep…right!.

Monday totally mondayed, however on the positive the day ended with me been able to enjoy my team win at footy last night so every cloud. I also managed to get yet more work added to my pile, like since when does been decent at your job automatically mean you get the work from others argh.

Finances all looking pretty okay at the moment

Today's transfer - £15 into the holiday pot. I suspect there is going to need to be spends from the car pot at some point as I need to sort out the car tyre pressure issues at some point, although I know they aren't flat and are safe the light and warnings are annoying 🤣

I am trying to be a little more thankful for stuff, as there have been a lot of incidents close to home that really highlight how life can just change in an instant and nothing should ever be taken for granted. So whilst I am in a pretty feeling sorry for myself kinda way, I need to be thankful for the blessing I do have.

FootyFanDan

So my car coolant pipe has burst….fun times 😂, so this needs fixing pretty urgent really. My car beeped at me and flashed up like a bloody xmas tree! Engine overheated whilst I was 30 mins from work so managed to get it back to the office, and then back home but coolant empties as quickly as I put it in and can clearly see where the issue is….bye bye car maintenance / emergency fund ha.

DancingInTheRain

Blumming cars! Good that you have funds for the repair though, even if it hurts to spend them 😏

Dakota_Rose

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, if something is going to drain an emergency fund, it’s always a blooming car!

Bad news!

Sun_Addict

We used to spend so much money on blooming cars 😖 I feel your pain. One thing I don’t miss now Mr SA isn’t able to drive. At least you have the funds but still annoying.

FootyFanDan

I am hopeful that it is quite a simple/cheapish fix, but we shall see. The car is booked in for Tuesday morning to be looked at so until then I will be working from home (not a bad thing) but the usual weekend stuff is going to be a a few bus journey's taking a bit longer than the 15 min drive ha. It does mean football at weekend will also be public transport so I will maybe have a few drinks instead.

The car is frustrating both from a savings point and also I rely on it. But yeah the positive is that we do at least have the savings to cover it (providing it isn't worse case scenario) Hope everyone has a good weekend