In the last week of the month things snowballed - I also needed to buy the girls some new clothes and wellies (about £100), I bought a book for myself (about £15) which I didn't need but really really wanted. In addition to that I also had to pay for the new kittens to have their injections & chips put in (about £130) so in all it was not a low spend month, and honestly by the end things were pretty squeaky and what little saving we had were hovering around zero.
It's a new month and there's always the chance to turn things around.
I have listed a bunch of my things on ebay, and am planning to go through the house looking for anything else I can sell, although I suspect there is very little. But for anything I do sell, the money will go straight into savings and hopefully at least replenish the cost from the kittens, if not their vet expenses as well.
I am also planning to buy some more earring hooks (a small expense, about £5 for 25 pairs) and get to making some more earrings, and this time try listing them on ebay rather than etsy. I've come to the conclusion that etsy is not only expensive but also difficult to use. With ebay being free to sell on now, I think a lot more people will go back to using it, particularly artisans. Even if I make ten pairs of earrings and they sit there for a long time, I would only need to sell two or three pairs eventually to recoup, and it would be a creative outlet for me.
There is very little to say on top of that. I will endevour to spend very little this month, especially with Christmas coming up, the thought of which brings me out in a sweat. And I will do my best to make pocket money here and there to top up our savings.
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