Glorious afternoon at the beach, just what the doctor ordered. We tried a new beach (there are so many near here) and it was a total pain to drive to - almost an hour because of the lanes, despite being not too many miles as the crow flies - but it was absolutely beautiful once we got there. Took soup in a thermos, bread and butter and some flapjacks for pudding, so didn't spend anything. We were talking about what we'd do with our £1m premium bonds win (because obviously we're going to win now I have £800 in premium bonds

) and I said I'd keep our house but buy a little flat or cottage with a sea view, that we could have as a holiday let but use ourselves too. I do so love being by the sea, but I'm so settled where we live now, and I'd hate to live so far away from transport networks full time. DH was down with that, so it's good to know we've got a plan for when we make our million

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During family meeting when we got back I told the DC there was £20 left in the family kitty from last week, and said I was putting £10 in the summer holiday pot, but asked what they wanted to do with the other £10 (I suggested extension savings or ipad savings, as we are saving towards a replacement for our ancient and temperamental 2nd generation ipad, but said they could choose any budget category to put it in), and they both said they wanted it to go into the extension savings pot, which I was quite impressed with. They are really enjoying seeing the number increase each week at family meeting - we write it down on a piece of A3 paper along with the chores to do list for the week and the amount left in the family kitty.
A busy week this week - contract work tomorrow, then working away Wed and Thu, which won't be hugely well paid but will be really enjoyable as it's with clients I get on with very well, then clients again on Saturday. Have already been paid for Saturday's work, but will be paid for Wed/Thu at the end of the month, which is always nice as it feels like free money when I get paid

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A nice long bank holiday to do list:
1. Check menu plan for the week and write shopping list.
2. Food shopping (might delegate to DH).
3. Plan work this week.
4. Clear emails.
5. Contract work.
6. Unpack and tidy away from the weekend.
7. Laundry x1,000,000
8. Find summer gear.
Done, but not sorted yet.
9. Make something for packed lunches this week.
Made a quiche base but got distracted and didn't do the filling! One for tomorrow.
10. Family meeting.
11. Make something to use up any leftover veg.
12. Make soup for the beach - we're going for dinner!
Rather cunningly made veg soup with the aforementioned leftover veg.
Mini goals:
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£15.95/30 May rounding down pot.
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£2,384.98/£5,000 2018 debt repayment goal.
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£28.37 daily earning goal.
£67,031.92 is a frightening number indeed... The debt free diary of one family and their enormous debt
LBM debt on 12th Feb 2017: £38,608 unsecured debt/£20,000 parental loan/£173,282 mortgage = £231,890
debt on 1st Sept 2018: £12,221.27 unsecured debt/£19,940 parental loan/£191,003.72 mortgage = £223,165