Summary Welcome to our January spending post! Our total spend for the month was £2,718. This month we went to Center Parcs for a week, so had an increase in eating out costs. We also bought a dehumidifier to help with damp issues in the house. Not a bad month considering! We break our main expenses …
Category: Money
2024 Financial Review
Welcome to our financial review for 2024! Below, we’ll detail how we each got on this year, including progress towards our FIRE goals. We’ll also be posting a more personal review from Mr Way, as well as our annual spending summary for 2024, so keep an eye out for those! Mr Way A strange year …
Annual Spending – 2024
Summary Welcome to our annual spending post! Our total spend for the year of 2024 was £30,740. For context, this is for 2 adults plus a three/four-year-old and a newborn as of July, living in the UK! If you’ve been following our monthly spending posts, you’ll know the story. We’ve managed to stick to our …
Monthly Spending – December 2024
Summary Welcome to our December spending post! Our total spend for the month was £2,719. There were a few additional expenses this month, but generally not too bad considering it was Christmas! Our spending on food and presents went up due to the festive season. We also had 2 new windows fitted and a number …
Monthly Spending – November 2024
Summary Welcome to our November spending post! Our total spend for the month was £2,730. We had another payment for repairs on our roof this month, significantly increasing the total. Otherwise it was a fairly normal month throughout. We break our main expenses down into broad categories starting with the big 3; housing, food and transport. …
Monthly Spending – October 2024
Summary Welcome to our October spending post! Our total spend for the month was £3,248. The large expenses this month were some repairs to our roof and a holiday to Center Parcs in January. Everything else is quite low, but those large items make it an expensive month! We break our main expenses down into …
Monthly Spending – September 2024
Summary Welcome to our September spending post! Our total spend for the month was £2,822. Another expensive month, with several large outlays. Our annual car insurance premium was due, as well as a few other items explaing throughout the post. Unfortunately this seems to be a recurring theme, with different items cropping up every month. …
Monthly Spending – August 2024
Summary Welcome to our August spending post! Our total spend for the month was £2,415. It’s another month above our target! This month we had to pay our vehicle tax for the year. We also had a significant spend on eating out, due to a camping trip. As well as the above, we’re starting to …
Monthly Spending – July 2024
Summary Welcome to our July spending post! Our total spend for the month was £2,665. During July we introduced the newest member of our family! We’re now a 4! It was quite an expensive month for various reasons, the baby actually not really being a big factor at all! Most of the cost for our …
Monthly Spending – June 2024
Summary Welcome to our June spending post! Our total spend for the month was £1,772. It was quite a boring month thankfully! We still ideally want to reduce our spending average further, but we’re still getting set up in our new house, preparing for a new baby and generally adjusting to life back in the …