Buying Things.... With my first spare cash in over a year!

I finally sold my house in Portugal, at a very minor loss but nothing too much to worry about, and it had been on the market for a year, so I was MORE than happy to let it go.

This means I've got some spare cash in the bank for the first time in over a year, some spare cash to buy a few things I've had 'on the list' for that whole year!

First things on the list...

I nipped out a few days ago and bought, get this....

• a bin for the kitchen (been holding off by using a clothes bin as a bin, and just piling the dirty clothes on the floor).
• A drainer for the washing board - lived without one for a year, not a strict necessity, but they do make like easier!
• A butter dish - O.K. this one was a luxury.
• 8 pairs of pants. I was gonna throw away some old ones with a few holes in but I've since decided even these probably have several more wears in them, so a lot of these new pairs will be unused until I need them!

Handily a local cheap budget store was closing down in the high street so I managed to buy all of these things in there, along with a year's supply of bin liners.

Next I bought... FURNITURE!

OFC I probably won't get round to putting it all together for a couple of weeks!

In the picture are:

• 2 sets of shelves for the office, these are decent metal and wood shelving units, about £70 a pop, I wanted to wait until I could get something nice.
• a coffee table - again, around £70 for this, again worth waiting for, it's quite small with storage inside which will help keep things neat.

Next...

• I will get a sit-stand desk and probably a decent chair for the office.
• Some new smart-ish clothes
• Some more running shoes, for mid 2025, I like to be ahead.
• Maybe some walking gear
• Car valet - this is a real cheat, but after 18 months since the last one the car REALLY needs it!
• Maybe a sofa for the living room, I am sick of the futon I'm sitting on RN!

Besides this I am putting everything in savings, eventually I'll need to use some to pay off a loan and a credit card debt, but these are months down the line and I may as well enjoy the greater interest in the meantime!

It's all part of my tight-wad life strategy...

You see I am a bit of a tight-wad when it comes to purchasing consumer durables, and clothes, mainly these two things.

You see my natural inclination is to get as much usage out of these things as I can!

I'd rather live without for months or years knowing I can get the new thing in a short while, rather than buying now impatiently and then probably wanting more and better upgrades as my life regresses over time.

I just think holding off helps keeps one's desires in check and makes it easier to be happier, happier with less!

But I did treat myself tonight...!

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