February Mini Goals (Progress)
Financial:
- Make extra payments to reduce our mortgage to five figures – I added another £400 to our mortgage payment (due on the 1st March) and this will take our outstanding balance below £100,000! Yay!
- Make at least £300 above and beyond our normal income – So far this month I’ve earned an extra £6 from selling a book and a phone refund. I have other income in the pipeline, but so far nothing has been paid.
- Contribute £500 to our travel fund – Will be completed on Monday when hubby gets paid.
- Contribute at least £250 to our long term savings – As above.
- Keep our grocery spending to £150 by using up the food we have and sticking to our menu plan - So far this month I’ve spent £85.17 on grocery. We have a well stocked freezer and it looks like I’m going to be able to stay within budget.
Personal:
- Lose at least 5lbs (0/5) – Lost 1lb so far and need to do better!
- Watch at least 4 films – So far this month we’ve only watched Tinker Sailor Soldier Spy, so I have some catching up to do. This weekend it’s ‘I Don’t Know How She Does It’ with SJP – loved the book!
- Read at least 2 books (Hunger Games & Sarah’s Key) – I’ve finished The Hunger Games and nearly finished Sarah’s Key. I’ve developed a bad habit of reading 2/3 books at a time and it doesn’t work for me. So from now on one book at a time.
- Drink 1.5L of water everyday (0/29) – Big FAIL! Need to do better!
- Paint the small hall - Halfway through and hoping to finish at the weekend.
Did you set mini goals for February? If so, how are they going?
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I think you’re doing good!
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movetoportugal Reply:
February 18th, 2012 at 6:55 am
Thanks Michelle!
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You are doing so well with your financial goals Laura!
How does it feel now the mortgage is 5 figures?
Time for a mini celebration I think.
Sft x
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movetoportugal Reply:
February 18th, 2012 at 6:56 am
It feels great and a little unreal…and it’s very motivating!
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Good job on the mortgage repayment! Getting into 5 figures must be so exciting!
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movetoportugal Reply:
February 18th, 2012 at 6:58 am
Thanks Miss J it feels like a huge step towards freedom!
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well done so far for the month. I have done so, so this month so far. Still have a few days to accomplish the rest!!
Gill in Canada
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movetoportugal Reply:
February 18th, 2012 at 7:00 am
Thanks Gill. Good luck for the rest of the month!
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Great progress on the financial goals! As for the personal ones… you’ll catch up, don’t worry! Weight loss doesn’t happen on a schedule, our bodies can do weird things sometimes
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movetoportugal Reply:
February 18th, 2012 at 7:04 am
Thanks Elizabeth – I need to stay off the scales. I tend to get on everyday and it causes frustration!
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So happy for you re: the mortgage – and the grocery spending is admirable, too!
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movetoportugal Reply:
February 18th, 2012 at 7:08 am
Thank you – now to chase £90k
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Argh – did you love The Hunger Games? I literally couldn’t put it down thus a lot of sleep was lost!
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