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Paper Smart

Back at it.

I’m not very happy with myself. The way I spend money doesn’t make any sense to me. I am so irresponsible when it comes to…

Wake up call

This evening I spent some time looking at houses on Zoopla and did some mortgage calculations. After a few minutes it hit home to me…

At it again

Here I am again; spending money like I don’t have things to save for. I’ve had enough of my crapness with money. I spent £500…

Eating out with friends

Restaurants are really killing my budget. I’ve realised that when I go out with friends it normally involves eating out and that eating out is…

Buy ingredients, cook big, eat for days

This month, although only 10 days old, I feel I’ve spent much less on food already simply because the last time I shopped, I did…

Check the menu before you book a restaurant

I have written about this before but keep making the same mistake. If you’re going out to eat, make sure you’ve checked the menu and…

Plans and funds

Nothing special to report today, I just did some shifting around to balance my budget. I haven’t done a whole update but I still know…

Looking like a tough August

This month’s budget is still looking pretty tight. There are things that I know are coming which I just can’t fund right now. I also…

£2k in August? 😬

This is going to be a difficult month. I’m starting to wonder whether a budget of £2,000 a month is actually realistic. It has to…

Incubate Purchases!

I have been very silly with money yet again this month. I’ve been failing to incubate purchases. I’ve bought things on impulse without much thinking…