The Saving Journey

The year is really getting going now and it feels like February flew by! The sunny weather was a nice surprise although it’s back to grey and drizzly now. February was also a super busy and fun month – we went to an escape room with some friends which was really fun (and we got a deal on Groupon so it was only £6 per person!), we went on a short break to Rome which was amazing (more details in my next post) and we saw Les Miserables at the theatre which was brilliant.

Other less fun expenses were a car service which gave light to some repairs and a total cost of £477 and I made an extra £500 payment off my car loan.

Although it was a bit of a spendy month, we had saved a good deal in our joint account which we used for a lot of the costs so there was no negative impact on my net worth. Assets have increased to £414k with liabilities reducing to £165k and so my net worth has improved by a tiny 1.3% to £249k – a whisker away from the quarter million mark!

Marathon training took a dip in February with a trip away and a bad cold holding me back. In February, I completed only managed 9 training runs (12 in January) and a total of 27 miles (more than 50 miles in January) with an average pace of 13:34 minutes per mile (13:12 minutes per mile in January) – I’m getting slower but there were a few longer runs and a few shorter ones that I struggled with because of my cold. I’ve stayed the same weight overall after a few ups and downs but I’m ok with that given that there was a very foodie holiday in the middle of the month!

How was your February? Let me know in the comments!