Balancing the books

lucielle

Well done on the organising. A well earned brew and butty

L

foxgloves

@Blackcats - I can remember when post-LBM, I realised that budgeting facilitates things, just as you've described, rather than blocking out all fun forever.

Blackcats

So it's time for an end of month summary - "August has been spendy" sums up the month perfectly 🙃

However, 3 of the big treats we paid for on behalf of our family have been thoroughly enjoyed.

Soffits and fascia's replaced/repaired which was a necessary but unexciting way to spend money

We've had a couple of 2 night breaks which connected us with wider family and were great fun.

The wrangling with "that" family overseas has been paused whilst the professionals we need have been on holiday. The professionals in question are not Bodie & Doyle but I think their approach would sort things out.

Money is in the right place for bill paying and savings pots topped up. We will have a spend at an event tomorrow and then I'll know what our final underspend from "personal spends and fun" is. I'm hoping it will be a good amount. Grocery underspend was £37.00. £7 went to "wealth habit" and £30 to a holiday pot.

I'm doing my final pixie dust spend this evening and so tomorrow I'll share how the pixie dust was sprinkled in August.

PennysIntoPounds

Marvellous to have had the works done and have had the money to do so without debt

Lovely that you were able to treat loved ones again

Looking forward to hearing that "that" family branch have been scuppered and that you used some fairy dust to sprinkle them with a restraining order 🥂

Blackcats

thanks PIP

How the pixie dust was sprinkled in August 🧚‍♀️
£20 holiday spending money to 3 grandchildren (all our grandkids have been fortunate enough to have had summer holidays but this little family unit have far less disposable income than others so it was a nice way for the kids to have some fritter money and eased money pressure a bit for their parents

£10.00 - I found some photos, letters and bits & bobs from the 1940's that belonged to an aunt and uncle. I've sent them to their daughter who was so, so happy and emotional to see family things she had never seen before. I also bought them a lovely card of a South London 4 chimneyed iconic building that symbolises where that part of the family lived.

£30 on flowers to be delivered to a chum who has just had some really horrible treatment by someone they cared about. We wanted to show them that we care for them.

Sun_Addict

That’s wonderful 🥰

amber03

Love your pixie dust, feels good to do nice things that help other people.

PennysIntoPounds

Ah those are all very lovely things indeed. How beautiful to have a bit of spare money and to use it to make others' lives that bit better ❤️

Apart from the South London landmark, that's just mean 😁😘

Makingabobor2

You really are a wonderful pixie.

ohdearhowdidthathappen

Lovely ideas 🥰