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savingwannabe · 13 July 2019 at 5:58PM

Today I spent £45 on my brother (I bought him some clothes) and we spent the day on the beach. I am so chilled out. We are planning to do the same tomorrow. I hope to do plenty of walking to get fit!

pinknsparkly · 13 July 2019 at 10:15PM

Sounds like a wonderful day!

There really is nothing like walking for a low impact, injury free "exercise" that can be done everyday and makes such a big difference if you can stick to it. Sadly, I am one of those people who will only stick to it if I have no choice, so I try to make it the only way I get to work as it's about a 35 minute walk each way. It mostly happens but I do frequently get the regrets at home time when I realise I have to trudge home in the rain!)

thrifty-hayley · 14 July 2019 at 10:43AM

Sounds like a lovely day! I can also recommend walking, I've started walking dogs while the kids I look after are at school, as a way to earn a bit extra money but I've found it to be a good mood booster too. Good luck with your summer job and decluttering, sounds like you are really on top of it

savingwannabe · 15 July 2019 at 11:04AM

Hello ladies, yesterday I walked for 20k steps. I spent about £30 in total on my brother's visit. Today I am waiting in for British Gas to visit and sort out my gas meter. All is well I am happy.

There is a small mountain of things to carboot waiting in the garage. My parents did all my gardening over the last two days. lol. I feel v spoilt

savingwannabe · 17 July 2019 at 8:22AM

I met some lovely friends yesterday and we went to West Dean Gardens. I had some food and then we had a little walk of 8000 steps there and in Chichester. The weather was glorious. I treated myself to a plant. (Total Spend including travel £25!).

Today I am going to try to plant my agapanthus plants and yesterday's hidecot thing and some bulbs I have had for ages. I am also cleaning and doing washing.

Skint_yet_Again · 17 July 2019 at 2:48PM

Sounds like a lovely time was had by all and not much spent :T

Have just been to the foreshore for the dog to have a swim. There isn't a beach but it's not too rocky and there is a path running alongside the water edge. You can park alongside the footpath in the free car park. She had a lovely time swimming in and out of the water after her rope toy. Cooled her down as it's very hot and muggy here.

savingwannabe · 17 July 2019 at 5:23PM

Skinty I actually feel I spent too much I am running out of my spending money and need to be careful.

I have been so lazy today. I really didn't do v much. I have just returned from a 3000 step walk , I still have 3 agapanthus plants to put in the garden I can't decide where to put them. I might move them to a big pot for now till I can buy a big hose.

Tomorrow I must write a tour of Southampton for my walk on Saturday. On Friday I have to go to my summer job and meet my group that I will take out on Saturday. I might just buy a monthly bus ticket so that I will save money and on the days I don't work I will on the beach to get fit. On Sunday I will visit the boys and help Andy's mum move into her new house. When I come back I will have to go to the hospital for a blood test.

savingwannabe · 17 July 2019 at 7:53PM

revisit of my goals from January-
[STRIKE]To save my wage rise (£9-10) as well as my usual overpayments and savings[/STRIKE] done
[STRIKE]To take in a mug and teabags to work as then my tea is free-[/STRIKE] most of the time only buy coke in an emergency
[STRIKE]To take sandwiches as much as possible[/STRIKE] I do this most of the time now without thinking
To save all £2 coins into a money box - I ended up emptying my moneybox one day when I couldn't get to the cash machine so I have to remember to keep doing this.
[STRIKE]To walk everyday when my health is up to it. [/STRIKE] I walk every day to work and am not always doing it on my days off
To only buy individual bags of crisps as buying large six packs are empty calories. :oI need to do this as I do eat.
[STRIKE]To continue to save £20 a month into my Christmas Fund[/STRIKE] - I have been doing this

I am mostly on track. Roll on savings!

pinknsparkly · 18 July 2019 at 12:41PM

savingwannabe wrote: »

most of the time only buy coke in an emergency

This made me giggle a lot, I can 100% appreciate the concept of a coke emergency :rotfl::rotfl: (my weakness are the cherry flavoured varieties!)

Sounds like you've been having some lovely days out SW :j 20,000 steps is very impressive, but I imagine you felt that the next day!! :eek:

You seem to have nailed the majority of your January goals - especially the one that imagine is the most spendy: taking your own lunch to work! I got home late last night and didn't have the energy to make my lunch for today so I'm quite annoyed at myself as I've also been getting pretty good at it over the last month or so :mad: I like the idea of buying single packets of crisps. I may have to pinch that one for myself!

savingwannabe · 18 July 2019 at 3:04PM

Hello pinknsparkly, I wish I could follow it. Today I ate two packs of sweeties and two wagon wheels. I have just returned from a 6000 step walk but don't think I have burned them off yet. I hate falling off the wagon but I will try to be good for the rest of the week.

Hurrah, my £100 has come through for opening a new current account. So happy that is going straight into savings. :j

So today has been a good day after all.

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