Spending Diary 20th to 26th July 2020 Hi all, I must precede this late spending diary with the information that on Monday 20th July I received the news that my wonderful mum had passed away suddenly and unexpectedly from a heart attack. It has understandably been a very hard time. 20/07/2020 Before I received the …
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35 Days
In 35 days time I will become debt free for the first time since at least 2013. Although I am lucky that on the 27th of August 2020 I can share that achievement with a vast range of wonderful relatives and friends, there will be a significant person missing that day. My mum passed away …
Strawberry Tragedy Cake
Strawberry Tragedy Cake Hi everyone, I made this cake as a way of willing myself out of my feelings of despair on Saturday morning. I was upset because my Dad was back in Hospital having had a minor stroke. My flat mate wanted me to use up some strawberries he had forgotten about and this …
Spending Diary 13th – 19th July 2020
Spending Diary 13th – 19th July 2020 Hi everybody! I hope you are all well. This week had a couple of notable events. Some good, some bad. I’ll take you through it. 13/07/2020 Back to work again. Today I did a short run that took in posting a letter to my Grandpa on the way …
Apple Flapjacks
Hi everybody, I was always a big campaigner for preventing food waste, but it became more important during lock down. So when I saw 4 sad apples in my fridge going a bit soft I knew I had to do something with them. I also found some nuts in my cupboard expiring soon, so I …
Spending Diary 6th – 12th July 2020
Hi everybody, This week is special for me because on ‘hump day’ I will only have 50 days left until I am debt free. I started the countdown on my blog from day 100 so I am half way through the countdown, though obviously it’s been a lot longer than that. But I digress, let’s …
50 ways to cut the cost of your household shopping
Hi everybody, To celebrate there only being 50 days left till I become debt free I thought I would do a bumper post about how to save money on your household shopping! Looking to cut the cost on your household shopping is one of the easiest ways to make savings to your spending. It is …
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Banana Loaf Cake
Banana Loaf Cake Hi everybody, I’ve finally given in to the call of lock down bingo and made banana bread. I have jazzed mine up slightly, to make use of things expiring in my cupboards. This is always the way, I usually end up creating a recipe to make use of things I have in …
Spending Diary 29th June to 5th July 2020
Hi everybody, Welcome to another week in the life of Flo’s wallet! I’ll take you through my spending. 29/06/2020 Today is a glorious day because today is pay day! Is there any better day? Who knows? I spent some time paying off my credit card bill this morning that was £117.19. This is just a …
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Spending Diary 22nd to 28th June 2020
Hi everybody, I hope you are all well. I had a really good week, though my wallet took a bit of a beating. I’ll take you through my week. 22/06/2020 I had the day off work today. I booked off every Monday in June. It was definitely what I needed at the time of booking …
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