I've actually managed to save some money!
This is incredibly rare for me - I honestly can't remember the last time I had spare money sitting in the bank. In fact, it's been more than a year since I had any money in the bank!
So, what to do with it? I've a few uses in mind. I hope to keep adding to the fund - it's currently just over £100.
I have a number of priorities.
My instinct is to save enough to buy ladders and gear for cleaning windows - a job I can already do quickly and efficiently, and have contacts for, and is an easy sideline to earn some extra cash.
Having started a charity, the money could go a long way sat in the charity account. It would allow me to fund my first walks - minor travel expenses like bus tickets and lunch for two.
I owe my landlady some money. She was kind enough to give me a break on a couple of hundred quid when my last boss got drunk and wrapped his car around a tree. It was kinda 'This is your last chance' territory - she's been very helpful as we've talked about my mental health quite often, and she's suffered herself, so she's sympathetic. But I'd like to try to pay her kindness back.
I also owe my best friend for a suit she bought me for our mutual friends' wedding.
And I'd love a Wii! I borrowed my brother's Wii recently and it was great fun. I suddenly spent more time gaming than I had for a long time.
Having written out my options, I think it's somewhat more clear. I'll pay back my landlady, then my friend.
As much as I want the window cleaning gear, and know how much fun I'd have with the Wii, my landlady has been patient and helpful, way beyond what any normal person would do. Therefore, I'll get it all together and pay her back this weekend.
And my friend? At least I know that I can save money now, despite not earning much. So I know I can pay her back soon.
All that other stuff can wait its turn.
I think Earl Hickey's karma-like philosophy might be rubbing off on me.
Toothpaste update!
Mr Colgate, you and your family are safe. I bought some of your Herbal brand toothpaste, which contains sage and myrrh, among other herbs. It's ace - it was cheaper than regular paste, it leaves my mouth considerably more fresh, and doesn't make me want to eat my own head. So well done - five points to the Colgates, and to the small, obscure chemist who was the only retailer in this whole town to sell alternative toothpaste for adults.
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