My favorite month was a great one, plenty of sunshine and heat after the primary week, the backyard began producing and tennis was on TV…..what extra is required!
Now I have been right here a 12 months and received all the large bills out of the way in which (till the en-suite rebuilding is finished) it is simpler to work out how a lot I must stay on – and it appears to be OK. My regular outgoings are lower than my regular earnings……..which is the fitting method spherical! That implies that the down-sizing financial savings can be found for no matter I need. It was undoubtedly the fitting factor to do – and on the proper time too. (I am going to write extra about about my causes for saying that someday)
My earnings was simply the standard 2 pensions – nothing additional this month.
Regular outgoings had been for meals, Direct debits for telephones and broadband, Council tax and charity donation. Plus diesel – now prices me over £45 for half a tank full, a number of months in the past it was nicely underneath £30. I heard somebody say that we should not refill our automobiles with gasoline because it provides weight – and it is higher to maintain working it at about half full on a regular basis. However after all of the hassles there have been just some months in the past with shortages I favor Not to let it get too far underneath half full earlier than I prime up.(Noticed the primary diesel at over £2 a litre after I was out on Tuesday- what an horrific worth)
Not too many huge bills this month though having stated I did not need to spend anything on the backyard I forgot {that a} invoice would arrive from the District Council for the Backyard Waste assortment service, as I’ve now had it a 12 months….. £54.40p however so much simpler than taking plenty of inexperienced garden-waste to the recycling centre which is 6 miles away and there is a restrict to how a lot grass can go in my small compost bin.
The automotive was taxed – prices me nothing – How? as a result of it occurs to this point from when that dimension engine was free to tax and we occurred to purchase it secondhand six months later ……… Simply earlier than the federal government modified issues. An excellent motive to hold on this automotive for so long as attainable. Additionally had to purchase a brand new container of widescreen wash. The rain through the month was very dusty once more in addition to lot’s of mud off the street so I’ve to scrub widescreens each time I am going out. Usually the window cleaner got here to do the home a few weeks earlier than the mucky rain!
Private spending wasn’t too unhealthy although I’ve began swimming once more – it is £2.50 a session so not an enormous expense. I purchased a telephone cowl for my new telephone. I had a haircut – clippers once more which is cheaper than a dry trim and less expensive than having it washed and reduce. Automobile boot spending was small with helpful issues for 50p each and books additionally 50p every.
I made an enormous batch of Fruit Slices and Chocolate Cappuccino truffles and boxed up for the freezer- that is to cease me shopping for a luscious cake from the “Cake Girl” at Stonham Automobile boot sale on Sundays! Neither is frugal! Additionally made a tin filled with chocolate biscuits for when the household had been right here(after which they had been unable to return!) They don’t seem to be frugal both however no less than they don’t have any unusual substances.
I am nonetheless being frugal on the small issues …………..
- Nonetheless baking handmade bread
- Nonetheless mixing complete milk half and half with water
- Washing dried outdoors all month
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| Cartoon borrowed from web |
- Strawberries from the six crops within the pots on the patio gave me some on a regular basis for almost 3 weeks
- Strawberries from Brother in Legislation for jam
- 11 ounces of gooseberries from my one new bush right here (into freezer for jam with the strawberries above)
- Cucumbers from greenhouse from mid month
- Courgettes from backyard additionally from mid month
- Beetroot from twenty fourth onward
- Studying books from my cabinets after working out of library books
- Pot of Basil for 67p made 7 crops.
Nonetheless transferring stuff out of the home, this month it was 16 books, two little jugs that I now not need to show, some CDs. and a storage jar all off to charity store. Plus a guide despatched off to a buddy.
I would higher take a look and see what payments are due in July
Again Tomorrow
Sue
