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August Mini Goals and a Review of July

by Move to Portugal on August 1, 2010

It’s time to set some mini goals for August and to review how I did in July. I’ve added a Mr Linky to the bottom of this post again so if you’re posting monthly mini goals on your blog then please link up at the bottom.

July, July, July, where did you go; the month seemed to go very quickly and looking back at my goals I was a little ambitious. I only managed to fully complete one of my mini goals to keep our holiday spending in budget. I’m not sure what happened really! The only way is up!

So, onto August. In August I’m back to concentrating on one goal. I’m thinking that if I keep setting lots of little goals and it’s not working then I need to rethink what I’m doing, So one goal it is.

That one goal is to lose 7lbs in August by sticking to my diet, recording my food intake and walking four out of the seven days every week. Wish me luck!

So what are your mini goals for August?

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Link Love: Living Simply Edition

by Move to Portugal on July 30, 2010

in blog love

Here are some of my favourite reads from this week;

Travel Cheap Without Sacrificing Qualityat Eliminate The Muda
Starting a Kitchen Garden at Five Cent Nickel
Retirement Inspiration – Stop Working, Start Living at Single Mom, Rich Mom
Learning To Live Frugally at Path to Living Simply
In The Trenches Guest Post at Early Retirement Extreme
Bloom where you are planted at Down to Earth {brilliant post}

Have a great weekend and I’ll see you Monday

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My Dream Budget

by Move to Portugal July 29, 2010 simple living

It’s a strange thing sitting down to plan your dream budget, I mean, it’s a dream budget so you could easily run riot with spending allowances as you have carte blanche to do anything, spend anything, dream anything. Five years ago I think my imaginary future budget would have involved having about £5k a month [...]

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Put some sparkle…..in your budget

by Move to Portugal July 27, 2010 simple living

I feel a new budget coming on. I feel like mixing it up. I feel like changing things. I’m going to start with a blank piece of paper and write down our ideal budget. Then I’m going to see how far away from that our actual budget is. Then I’m going to make adjustments. Watch this space, [...]

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On mobile phones

by Move to Portugal July 26, 2010 frugal living

Since handing in my work Blackberry in December I’ve been using an old mobile handset for a phone; it’s on a Pay as You Go, one off top up plan which allows me to control how much I spend. So far this year I’ve spent an average of £5 a month topping it up, however I’m trying to stop using it [...]

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Link Love: Catching up edition

by Move to Portugal July 24, 2010 blog love

Hello and happy Saturday. This week has been flown by; one minute I was unpacking, the next minute it was Friday! Time does seem to fly I’ve tried to catch up with my reader this week, however failed dismally…too much good reading; these are just some of the little gems I’ve enjoyed; Choice: friend or foe? at The [...]

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The {Great} Mortgage Payoff

by Move to Portugal July 23, 2010 mortgage payoff

Things are ticking along with the mortgage payoff. We’ve continued with a small overpayment every month and dh is talking about putting his next potential {small} pay rise towards increasing the overpayment. The figures as they stand today are: Mortgage Balance: £117,799 House Value £180,000 {approx} Monthly Payment £542.34 Monthly Overpayment £57.66 Payments left 240 {20 years} [...]