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2026 - consolidation and calm
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It is nice when they are neat and tidy. How long will it last before I just start shoving them in again? 😒
I was cold all day yesterday, it's lovely and sunny again today though.
"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 McGee3 -
PAD (Payment a Day)
Today's PAD - £2
Jan - £172
Feb - £203
Mar - £143
Apr - £67
May - £108
Jun - £188
Jul - £78
Aug - £108
Car balance Sept 25 - £11,031 - now £6,966
"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 McGee4 -
I maintained at SW yesterday which is a bit annoying but better than a gain! DH was out on his motorbike most of the day, so we just had a quiet day at home. I'm getting the bedding done while we are on our last few days of decent weather.
Another quiet day today. Little miss isn't parkrunning I think so I don't plan to go anywhere. I did a beef joint in the slow cooker yesterday so we can have a nice roast today, and there should be plenty left for in the week.
I haven't accepted the free hour of electricity today as my car doesn't need charging, and I want to do the bedding earlier to get it on the line. I'll save it up so we can hopefully get 2hrs next time.
Little miss has just decided she is going to do parkrun so that changes my not going out!
"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 McGee5 -
PAD (Payment a Day)
Today's PAD - £8
Jan - £172
Feb - £203
Mar - £143
Apr - £67
May - £108
Jun - £188
Jul - £78
Aug - £116
Car balance Sept 25 - £11,031 - now £6,962
"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 McGee1 -
Another survey cashout to add to my PAD today. I sent half of it to savings as I want to bulk that up a bit as well. I want to get both kids ipads for Christmas which is more than we normally spend, so I'm trying to earn some towards it. Not fancy ones, and I'll keep an eye out for refurb deals, but I still want to save as much as I can towards them.
Short week for me this week as I'm only working until Wednesday and then off until next Wednesday. Got opticians for me and the kids and smear test booked for me though so not all fun times!
"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 McGee6 -
Don't forget to go through cashback sites too if there's an offer! (For ipads, not smear though they really should do that)
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6466032/an-in-between-phase/p1
'aggressive safety shot' Ken Doherty2 -
not sure about iPads but we buy all our phones from CEX as they come with a 5 year warrenty
Sealed pot challenge 822
Jan - £176.66 :j1 -
I think John Lewis do excellent deals on refurbished iPads etc. I’ve bought for my kids back in the day. Usually just in store though
DFW info LBM: March 26
Total 03/26 69,481
"You put one foot in front of the other and one day you look back and see that you have climbed a mountain" Ready for the climb.💪
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Cashback for a smear would be one way of encouraging more people to do it! Great shout though, thank you.
I hadn't considered there, thank you, I'll have a look. I am getting little miss a phone for her birthday too so I'll look there.
Thank you. We don't have JL here, though it's probable I'll be going to somewhere with one before Christmas so I can have a look 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 McGee2 -
PAD (Payment a Day)
Today's PAD - £2
Jan - £172
Feb - £203
Mar - £143
Apr - £67
May - £108
Jun - £188
Jul - £78
Aug - £118
Car balance Sept 25 - £11,031 - now £6,961
"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 McGee4
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