From the monthly archives:
As we focus on reducing the mortgage as much as possible before we move to Portugal, I keep myself motivated and moving forward by setting monthly mini goals……some months I’ll set just a few, other months, a lot. March Mini Goals: (Find my annual goals here) Financial: Contribute £500 to our travel fund Overpay the [...]
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I finally finished my part of the small hall update last week – I think painting that mdf shelf is my best/worst ever house project procrastination: 6 years for a ten minute job!! Anyway it’s done and that whole area of the house looks much brighter. I decided against adding the wallpaper above the shelf [...]
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I’ve changed the way that we work our budget this year – the cash jars are gone and we’re back to using (for the most part) a debit card. It’s early days yet but so far it’s working out quite well. We do use a credit card for large purchases, but pay it off immediately. Here’s [...]
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One of our financial goals in 2011 was to save a ‘first six months in Portugal fund’. Our goal was to save 6k, enough cash to cover the initial cost of renting an apartment for 6 months and the deposit/fees. Anyway, we didn’t quite make it to our goal. At the end of the year the [...]
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Good morning! What are your plans for today, for next week? Today I’m running my daughter to work and then finishing up my to do list. I’m nearly there with the small hall, I just need to emulsion the walls, which I’m doing today, and source a new light shade – I thought buying a white [...]
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