Claiming back my life

Little_Ms_Determined

@Ordinary_Yet_Unique thanks for your reply - will get an SOA sorted over the weekend.

Nothing much to report from yesterday. I was back at work after a few days off so it was a bit manic catching up on everything. 

Walked into town at lunch to pick up the remainder of DS school uniform. Saved on parking, boosted my step count to the tune of 2 miles and didn’t actually take me any longer than driving there!

Made another vinted sale of £12.50. All sales this month are going towards DS birthday fund so his birthday will (hopefully) be covered by extras rather than detracting money away from the main account. 

Pay day yesterday so routine payments have been made and the rest allocated accordingly.

Back to school next week - as much as I love having DS off I think we’re both craving a bit of routine! 

Little_Ms_Determined

Morning, 
Back to school yesterday for DS and back to the routine for us all. I won’t lie it was a struggle yesterday but hopefully we’ll settle back into it all soon enough. 

Vinted sales are standing at £90 so far, so on track with my £120 per month target. Need to get the latest item sent today. Have a box full of stuff to list which I need to get sorted.

Sat down with my Christmas planner and started looking ahead to Christmas, to get my head around what is needed from a financial point of view. 

Focus for September is to try and drive our food shopping bill down. Currently spending £150ish per week for the 3 of us. Would like to get this down to £120 at least or ideally nearer £100. That includes all cleaning supplies and toiletries. Will do an inventory tonight to see what we already have and meal plan accordingly. Batch cooked some bolognese at the weekend which will do for1 quick easy meal per week. 

Wins for the last few days…..
1. Sold item for £37 - massive boost to birthday funds.

2. Picked up some bits for Christmas that were on offer.
3. House feels under control for the moment - little and often approach to cleaning and decluttering is helping!