One month behind me and almost at the end of the second month! It really has flown by. Every week I have a new struggle or learn something new. I think the worst thing so far has been the feeling that I'm denying myself of simple pleasures as I am very aware that I only have this one life and really want to enjoy it as much as I possibly can!
One of the reasons why I'm doing this saving project is because I've cut down my hours at work to 4 days per week and I intend on using the ME day for training, coursework, plus personal and professional improvement which means I might not be earning money on my extra time for a while. Having said that, if you need any design work done or know of anyone looking, get in touch! Here's my LinkedIn page if you'd like to see some of the work I do: http://uk.linkedin.com/in/anaritamlopes. I'm in the process of finishing my online portfolio so I'll leave that for another post!
However, I have started to come round to the idea of saving as I have looked at what I've been able to save up so far and it's incredible, only a month and a half down the line and I've saved SO much already! Seeing such overwhelming results in such little time has made me feel like it's worth it.
Another struggle for me has been making time to write for the blog (as you might notice from the single blog post each month so far!). I've been away for a week back home in Portugal so have managed to save a lot as I have been catered for on just about everything. I've just returned and brought back a few bits to eat so that will keep costs down on this week's food shop.
Before I left, one of my friends mentioned a new ISA our bank is doing so I've started one! It may seem weird but I've really wanted one for a while, I just kept missing the dates!
I feel like I've crammed in a few blog posts worth into this one so I think I've caught up!
