End July Spending Round
up
A month has gone by, the pounds have stopped flowing
into the cash registers of retailers and into the pockets of the banks – I know
it sounds weird but that’s what’s happened during July in MummyHens coop.
It’s been an interesting month of getting into the
routine and habit of shopping differently – I am obsessed with looking for yellow
price reduction stickers; we found a few joints of meat that were reduced.
The slicer has been used at least once a week
to either slice homemade bread or slice the joints of ham, beef or chicken; I
don’t think about buying ham or chicken in packets any longer and the yield
from each joint is so much more with the slicer. We have set aside an area in the summerhouse
for bulk buying household items; toilet rolls, dishwasher tabs, washing power –
basically anything that’s not perishable – it now looks like a duka [Swahili word
for a shop]
Achievements
1. Yeah - our food budget came in on budget – OK £3.90
to roll over; spent £498.76 plus £47.34 on bulk buy
2. Emergency Fund - £1,000 is safely ensconced for emergencies.
3. Paid off loan - this money will be snowballed to pay down CC#1.
4. CC #1 – extra paid; this card will be paid off in November.
5. Summerhouse maintenance – Re-felted the roof, painted outside.
August Goals
1. Keep within food budget. August is a long month
with five weeks so our food budget will be £675 (£125 per week + £50 bulk buy).
2. Pay extra on CC#1.
3. Increase the monthly payments to other CCs – will
only be rounding up to nearest 100 but it will help.
4. House maintenance – redecorate dining room.
5. Book holiday – looking forward to a break at end of
September.
Lots
happening in August: Tall ship cruise; Climb the Dome; DaddyHens birthday;
visit MummyHens mum.
MummyHen
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