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Time to grow up and stand up

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  • Hi again,

    I haven't ordered a fridge yet as the conservatory is now cold again for a while. 

    Payday today and I shuffled my money around, paid debts and I will start the envelope system again. I will take cash out for food, fuel and maybe £50 fun money. I also ordered DD birthday gifts, using deals, cashback and promo codes where I could. She had quite a long list but I told her to write down a  selection and I'll pick a few so it's more or a surprise this time but she knows there is a budget,

    DS is going on a school trip tomorrow abroad. Got everything apart from 1 or 2 t-shirts which we'll get tonight from Asda or Tesco while doing a top up shop.
    03/26: OD £1200 600 500, CC £3914 3317, family £3100, loan £5618 5306 5036- total: £13832 12323 12003, mortgage £58,243 £57,766 57114
  • Sounds like everything is going well.  I also did the pay day shuffle yesterday!  Interesting to read about the cash stuffing - the digital stuffing is working well for me but I am mesmerised by watching cash stuffing videos on TikTok!
    MBNA: Jan 2025 =£10,413.25, Feb 2026 =£0
    HSBC Loan: Jan 2025 £15,156.57, Feb 2026 =£8,982.25

    Total: Jan 2025= £27,688.27, March 2026 = £7,982.25, May 2026 = £6,982.25
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