Jump Start Jan: Day 29 Progress Report
Wow, we’ve made it through four themed weeks now, with a new thing to try every day. If you’ve followed the Jump Start this far then it’s time to give yourself a great big pat on the back. Today, let’s look at what went really well up to this point, and take a moment to think about the things you enjoyed doing the most.
For a quick recap, this was the running order of the last four weeks:
Personal Finance Week
- Your personal finance priority
- Taming financial paperwork
- Start a spending diary
- Debts or savings day
- Collecting coins and vouchers
- Haggle down a bill day
- Check you’re paying the right tax
Quality of Life Week
- What makes you comfortable?
- Simple foods day
- Quality time with loved ones
- Dust off a hobby
- Be part of the big picture
- Little luxuries
- Think differently
Tenner Week
- Food stocktake and menu
- Find some freebies
- Shop in your own cupboards
- Attend a free event
- Make use of free books
- Use up points and vouchers
- Find three things to sell
Declutter and Organise Week
- Declutter your inbox
- Streamline your morning routine
- Tidy just one drawer
- Do one thing for your health
- Sort out your shoe collection
- Make an ‘action station’
- Make your own ready meals
Think about the ideas and activities that you enjoyed the most, or that made the most obvious difference – do you want to start doing those more often?
What’s happening here?
I’ve especially enjoyed getting out to free events, finding some interesting freebies, and spending my points and vouchers. The Tenner Week came at a good time to banish January skintness, and my finances are definitely in better shape for cutting back the general spending.
It was also good to feel like I was doing some early spring cleaning with the general decluttering, and I’ve managed to get myself a free eye test and a cracking deal on some lovely new specs as well. From now on I’m resolving to do one thing for my health at the start of every month – an alert’s going in the diary – otherwise I get distracted and simply forget.
Three questions for you
Which activities did you find the easiest to do?
Which ones did you enjoy most?
Which ones had the biggest positive impact on your everyday life?
