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2026 - consolidation and calm

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  • jwil
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    A good start with the decluttering this morning. I tackled a dresser that I've been meaning to do for ages. It was storing kids stuff, and they haven't touched it for years. I pulled it all out, got them to look through it and take anything they wanted to keep up to their bedrooms, and the rest is set aside for booting or binned (if bits were missing).

    I've told DH that now it is clear, he needs to move some of his stuff from the floor to it. We'll see whether he actually does!

    This afternoon I want to sit in the garden with a book.

    "Good financial planning is about not spending money on things that add no value to your life in order to have more money for the things that do". Eoin McGee
  • jwil
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    PAD (Payment a Day)

    Today's PAD - £2

    Jan - £172

    Feb - £203

    Mar - £143

    Apr - £67

    May - £108

    Jun - £188

    Jul - £56

    Car balance Sept 25 - £11,031 - now £7,219

    "Good financial planning is about not spending money on things that add no value to your life in order to have more money for the things that do". Eoin McGee
  • jwil
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    We're off out today, so not likely to see much decluttering done. DH identified a few other things to go yesterday and has removed them from the front room so all good there.

    "Good financial planning is about not spending money on things that add no value to your life in order to have more money for the things that do". Eoin McGee
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