Low Spend 11
This morning I tweeted that I think it’s going to take me most of 2012 to catch up on all my leftover stuff from 2011 – and this is one of those things! The Challenge Last year, I set myself the challenge of buying no more than 12 items of clothing in 2011 – and [...]
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After the one I made for my June spending at lunchtime, I’m in a graph making mood so I’ve made one to show (myself) where my money has gone in the first half of 2011. Here’s said graph: And here’s the details in a table: Category Spent Percentage Transport £350.20 24% Food** £339.14 23% Household [...]
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I seem to have been writing a lot of review-type-posts lately – all very introspective (sorry!) but I do very much learn from my past mistakes so it’s good to think about them. So then, June…. Goals in 2011 progress We’re finally starting to get good food from the garden so I could see myself [...]
Following the 20 Financial Milestones for your 20s(ish) list I worked through at the start of February, I’ve started a new separate savings account for “saving-as-much-as-you-spend” thing. I ummed and aahed about adding it to my normal savings account but I like the idea of starting its own dedicated account so I can really see [...]
So last week I announced my personal clothing challenge for 2011: buy no more than 12 items of clothing across the year. Since then, a number of most excellent people have said they’ll join in the fun: Taphophile Lyns Alice (I think…) Deb/Urbanwide Aunty Rubbish digitigrade SBlove_crafts Jan UPDATE: Colleen UPDATE: Joris UPDATE: Maria UPDATE: [...]
