Hi everybody! Welcome to another review of how money has left my wallet this week. 31/08/2020 Bank Holiday Monday! The last one till around Christmas/New Year’s Eve time. I wanted to make the most of it. I have an interest paying current account. On balances up to £5000 I get paid 5% interest a month …
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Apple and Maple Syrup Oat Cookies Hi everybody, On Monday I found some apples going soft in the bottom of my fridge, so rather than waste them I cooked them in some water with sugar, then pulsed them in my food processor. Then they sat in a Tupperware in my fridge because I didn’t have …
Hi everybody, A monumental week for me as you all know. Here is how my money was spent this week. 24/08/2020 Back to work after a weekend. I was studying for an Excel course I will be doing later this week so it was quite a nice Monday at work. At lunchtime I remembered a …
I’VE DONE IT! As of today I am free from credit card and consumer debt. No credit card bills, no overdraft, no loans, nothing, all gone! Some people think living with debt is normal and a natural part of life. I didn’t want to live like everyone else, I wanted to be free from debt …
Spending Diary 17th to 23rd August 2020 Hi everybody, Welcome to another week in the life of my wallet. I’ll take you through my spending. 17/08/2020 My flat mate returned from having spent the weekend with his girlfriend. He came back with some food shopping he had bought at a big supermarket he went to …
Hi everybody, This week was a bit tough for me as on Tuesday my mum was cremated and it felt like I had lost her all over again that day. I’ll take you through the spending. 10/08/2020 My Dad’s birthday today! After work I called him up and spoke to him on a video call. …
Hi everybody, I returned to work again this week, after having taken time off due to my recent bereavement. It felt good to get back to work. 03/08/2020 This morning I bought two books for my Kindle, but I used Amazon vouchers to pay for them so it didn’t cost me anything. That was a …
Hi everybody, I did a food inventory of the cupboards and fridge/freezer last night and decided to make use of some things languishing in the cupboards. Like walnuts. I thought about making a cake with them, but the trouble with making a cake with nuts in is only I would eat it (my flat mate …
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In 20 days time I will be debt free. Scratch that. Let me be honest. In 20 days time I’ll be free from all the credit card, overdraft and consumer debt I ever had. But I won’t be debt free. For numerous years after graduating I had insecure job employment. I also made a lot …
Hi everyone, I had taken this week off work due to needing to sort out things after my mum’s death, some of the days have been harder than others. 27/07/2020 I decided to travel back to my home town to see some family and be with them during this time. My training ticket cost £45.05 …
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