There is always tomorrow

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Other matters this week that have now been dealt with and caught up are:
Horses are less hairy and currently sunbathing in this lovely weather.  
Batch cooking 3 currys in the freezer along with 6 homemade fishcakes, storage tub of biscuits, cakes and welshcakes ready for munching this week.
Vinted has slowed down but I have held off buying any new stock as I didn't want to increase the debt.
Also the buy to let is not happening - the way I feel right now I want to go live off grid without any large fat cats having access to my money and my life. I want to be more in control of myself, my choices and my life as a whole.

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DH and I fancied bacon and egg for tea last night.  I fancied mushrooms and sometimes this time of year the wild ones are growing in the fields.  I went to have a look but nothing there at all, hopefully there will be some this year at some time. 
Blackberries are coming along nicely but DH does not like them, although DS does so DIL picks them usually and freezes them.
Shopping is going ok, this weeks was £57.54 so keeping under the £60 nicely.  I am having to cook a lot on the weekends though but it is worth it, food tastes nicer and I know exactly what I am putting in it. DH has another special little pizza tonight and I am having fish cakes, both with chips I expect.
We have a horrid weed called ragwort in the fields and it is poisonous to horses, for years we have tried to eradicate it but the smallholding next door seems to grow it happily.  Anyway I am currently trying a potion found online to kill it.  There were two in the front garden so I mixed a small amount and put it on them last night. Result....brown withered leaves this morning, apparently it takes 7 days and the root is dead as well.  Best thing is the cost is minimal compared to the agri weedkillers.  Oh I also potted up some runners from strawberry plants.  Ours are ancient and don't give out much fruit, I think I will have around 8 fresh plants, so may do some more if these take.
I joined the local library yesterday, it felt good! I borrowed a book related to the training I will be undertaking for work in September that saved me some money.  Libraries are soooooo quiet, very therapeutic.

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I've worked out as far as I can the extra payments needed this month.  I need car insurance, car mot, travel insurance and euros. In all an extra £581.  If I aim for raising an additional £600 that would feel good.  It is a lot of money but it is important for me to be honest and not behave like the ostrich I usually am. To be honest, I wanted to aim for £595 to make me feel better, but in reality even £595 is not enough, so £600 is the bare minimum.  
I have a few ideas of how to raise some money but £600 is really going to tax me!  If I am again honest, I can't see us getting anywhere near it but I am going to try, very hard! 

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Busy day today, had a lovely walk with family in the local woodland park, rained a lot but so what it's only water.
Spent the afternoon shopping with DH, we seem to go about twice a year so it's nice when we do. DH needed new sandals for the holiday, last pair he bought was in 2005 so he's had his moneys worth out of them. 
I bought some slimming world meals, I've eaten a burger already and that was lovely!  I came home at 3.30 starving and devoured a bake pot, burger and salad then had some grapes. I was 1lb down this morning and tbh I was surprised as I felt I ate lots yesterday.
I've cleaned the kitchen and done the dishes but the housework thingy today is going to have to wait till tomorrow.
Tesco due later, wish they had already been , just want tea and then want to get to sleep so bed early for me tonight. 

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Wish September was already here moneywise, so I can start putting pots away so I don't ever have expenses that are unplanned without adequate savings to cover them.  I keep telling myself I'm doing good and things are going to get better.