So – you might have noticed in my last post that I have been happy dancing now my debts have reached the zero mark! The question is now – what should our focus be? How can we make use of all the skills we gained while debt busting?
Well – for the keen-eyed of you who read my blog – you might have spotted that we have a new progress bar up on the right-hand sidebar with a target of £10,000. 🙂 We are hoping to save this amount by December 2015.
However we are also getting a bit restless living in the big city so a part of me thinks some of the money we’re saving might go towards moving somewhere better for us – somewhere with a garden! Space to park our car, more room for the kitties (especially their own staircase as they love playing on our communal stairs) and another bedroom so family and friends can come and visit without someone ending up on the floor/sofa!
This could mean some big changes for us coming up in the next few months and I will keep you updated on these changes on this blog, as well as keeping up our frugal living posts and also recipes! I hope I can focus more on the things I love and demonstrate them via this blog – my homesteading and minor prepping skills learning as well as my healthy clean living drive I’m currently on!
It is so great being able to think so much more freely now without the weight of debt on us – but this doesn’t mean we can rush into something and make a mistake! That’s how we fell into our debt spiral in the first place!
Slow and steady wins the race!
This post is part of BrokeGirlRich and Disease called Debt’s financially savvy Saturdays #93 – follow on twitter using #FinSavSat! 🙂
Image: Copyright Natalya/Cottage Retreatist, 2015
Cottage Retreatist 
So great that you are debt free and can focus on improving your family’s living arrangements! It’s always great to have a goal. Otherwise we would lose sight again!
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Hi Vickie!
Thanks for popping by! Yes – I’m so used to having a goal it would be weird not having one! 🙂 At least I won’t be giving this money away (as it were!!)
Natalya x
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That’s really exciting progress. I hope you are able to quickly move to a place with more room (and a staircase!) 🙂
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Hi Kirsten! Thank you! me (and the kitties) too! would love some more roaming space!!
Natalya x
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Congratulations on your debt freedom! Isn’t it great to just be able to save money without those pesky debts getting in the way? I wish you all the best for your saving goals for this year – I’m sure you’ll do it!
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Hi Hayley!
Ah! I know – all the money I’ll be saving I don’t have to give to any mean DCAs!!! 🙂
Fingers crossed we’ll beat our savings goals! We already put 50-60% of wages to debt so hoping we can replicate with savings!
Natalya x
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Life can be just wonderful. 🙂
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Hello! Thanks for popping in!
It can be wonderful – we have to learnt to remember how wonderful it can be!! 🙂
Natalya x
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So excited to see where your financial journey goes next!
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haha! me too! 😉
Natalya x
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Congratulations! So exciting, I think a savings goal is smart it will ensure you remain on solid financial footing no matter what move you make next.
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Thank you! Yup! We’ve always had a bit of a 5-year plan to start saving once debt free – but it still feels a bit surreal that now we can! Can’t wait for that first debt-free paycheck!
Thanks for popping in, Natalya x
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Good luck with the move to the country! I much prefer it to the city myself.
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Hi Mel! Fingers crossed the move is sooner rather than later!! 🙂
Natalya x
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