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The first quarter of the year is over and I’m really happy with the progress we have already made with our goals. I’ve got a good feeling about our goals April, it’s a great month to have a Spring clean. Spring cleaning doesn’t just apply to those household chores it also applies to your finances and any other areas of your life that need a good shake up.
We didn’t get out as a family as much as we wanted to in March so I’m hoping we can make it for that in April. Now we have a National Trust membership I want us to visit at least three of their properties this month. I’m happy with our frugal progress this year so far but I definitely want to ramp it up this month.
Our family holiday is just on the horizon and I want to make some extra money to go towards that.
Here are our family, frugal and home goals for April 2019.
Family
- Visit three National Trust properties
- Go to the cinema
- Have an Easter egg hunt
- Do some Easter craft activities
- Go swimming
- Have a picnic
- Make a Spring bucket list
- Go to a museum or art exhibition
Frugal
- Use the washing line as much as possible
- Keep the heating turned off
- Stick to a weekly meal plan and shopping list
- Look for free local Easter activities and events
- Check all online earning and survey sites daily
- Find some new online earning opportunities
- Freeze all leftovers
- Enter competitions for days out and attractions
Home
- Deep clean the oven
- Clean the front door
- Tidy gardens and plant some new lavender bushes
- Empty and refill planters
- Deep clean all the bedrooms
- Sort, file and shred household paperwork
- Clean all the inside windows and sills
- Fix or replace sink and bath plugs in bathroom
