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  • savingwannabe
    savingwannabe Posts: 16,610 Forumite
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    Im glad you are enjoying the weather. It's horrid when the money situation is so unpredictable. Have fun today.
    Aiming for a minimal spend 2022
  • Kittikins
    Kittikins Posts: 5,335 Forumite
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    Hope you had a lovely picnic - KW, DD and I had one on Friday night in a lovely park in the centre of Oxford. I do love a picnic :) (or a carnic, when the weather turns out rubbish and you end up eating in the car!!)

    It's not as hot here today, but I've got the windows open to air my room and try and get rid of my germs! I'm lurgified, grr.
  • riotlady
    riotlady Posts: 442 Forumite
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    Thanks folks :) Sorry to hear you're poorly, Kittikins. Funnily enough I didn't make it out for my picnic in the end as I wasn't feeling well either- keep getting random spells of chills and vomiting, which is rather inconvenient! I had some blood taken last week so hopefully will hear back about that soon.


    Plan for today is just to mooch around the house and do a bit of tidying. I've got a driving lesson from my dad tonight which I'm looking forward to :) The plan is to learn as much of the basics as I can from him so I don't need to pay for too many proper lessons.
  • Skint_yet_Again
    Skint_yet_Again Posts: 7,571 Forumite
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    Don't wait to get checked out riotlady those symptoms together with a high temperature are how my dad started with sepsis. Please get checked out with GP x
    0% credit card £1360 & 0% Car Loan £7500 ~ paid in full JAN 2020 = NOW DEBT FREE 🤗
    House sale OCT 2022 = NOW MORTGAGE FREE 🤗
    House purchase completed FEB 2023 🥳🍾 Left work. 🤗

    Retired at 55 & now living off the equity £10k a year (until pensions start at 60 & 67).

    Previous Savings diary https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5597938/get-a-grip/p1

    Living off savings diary
    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6429003/escape-to-the-country-living-off-savings/p1
  • riotlady
    riotlady Posts: 442 Forumite
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    Blood tests came back normal, GP is gonna call tommorrow to see what next steps are :/



    Driving test went well! I even went round a (empty) roundabout :)
  • savingwannabe
    savingwannabe Posts: 16,610 Forumite
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    Gosh that is worrying. Rest as much as poss, keep taking vitamin pills and lets home the dr can shed some more light on it. Good luck.
    Aiming for a minimal spend 2022
  • riotlady
    riotlady Posts: 442 Forumite
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    Thanks, will do :)
  • riotlady
    riotlady Posts: 442 Forumite
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    So the doctor gave me some medication and that seems to be helping a bit, feeling a lot brighter now that I'm not vomiting every day! :)


    The budget has gotten away from me a bit this month- just lots of little things adding up to too much money! So I'm going to set myself some goals for next month


    - 10 No Spend Days
    - No top up shops in Sainsbury's (it's our closest shop and sometimes I'm lazy)- Asda and Aldi only!
    - Make £100 through matched betting/ebay/surveys

    - STICK TO THE YNAB
  • savingwannabe
    savingwannabe Posts: 16,610 Forumite
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    10 NSDs is great. I don't think I can manage more than 3!

    I hope the new pills work. It is sooo hot here. Am waiting for rain.
    Aiming for a minimal spend 2022
  • riotlady
    riotlady Posts: 442 Forumite
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    Hellooo! Haven't updated for a little while as I've been busy with baby, housework, attempting driving lessons with my dad and helping partner with his course so that he can hopefully go to uni too.



    Have managed to add £50 to the Christmas fund and £70 to the car fund, which isn't loads but at least it's something! :) We've had a couple of biggish expenditures (new tent- baby loved her first camping trip!) which I've managed to budget for without dipping into savings so that's good too. Baby classes are SO expensive and I know she doesn't really need it but it seems to be the prime way mums socialise and I feel like getting out of the house and seeing people is good for my mental health so I'm just sucking it up and doing it.



    Need to pick up my matched betting again but it's hard to find a time when baby isn't attached to me and something doesn't need to be done around the house!


    Health-wise, my stomach problems are still a mystery. I've got an ultrasound next week as the doctor now thinks it might be gallstones.
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