A bit of a personal question but how are you all coping at the moment.
Being put on furlough i was worrying about how i was going to pay the bills etc, but its not been to bad.
When working you don't realise how much dead end money you spend. The car is particularly a big expense that you take for granted until you stop using it. It takes a lock down to make you realise how much money you spend on fuel week in week out. My car has virtually been idle for 8 weeks now and reckon I've saved nearly £300 on feeding it diesel. Other things like closed shops have brought savings to. Apart from the food shopping, no other one off impulsive purchases have been made. My electricity bill on the other hand will no doubt be higher this quarter due to being at home all the while (I'll just have to wait and see.
The future finances though are worrying. With work swinging the axe at the moment and letting heads roll due to a forecast downturn in trade, we are all sitting here dreading a possible letter of redundancy.
Cycling has been a great help though over the last few weeks. It's been a great form of exercise and boredom breaker, and most of all its Cheap!
The tyre's have worn down a bit (but i have spare set) and the chain is starting to stretch but that's it. A bottle of water and your good to go for a few hours in the sun seeing the sights and sounds, and it costs nothing.
As I'm nosey and love people watching ive noticed neighbours who don't entertain exercise, there spending there way out of boredom and cabin fever. Obviously I'm not being critical towards them but I'm greatfull I've found cycling in my later years of life to enjoy, that doesn't command me to open up my wallet every time I use the bike.
All the very best 👍
Being put on furlough i was worrying about how i was going to pay the bills etc, but its not been to bad.
When working you don't realise how much dead end money you spend. The car is particularly a big expense that you take for granted until you stop using it. It takes a lock down to make you realise how much money you spend on fuel week in week out. My car has virtually been idle for 8 weeks now and reckon I've saved nearly £300 on feeding it diesel. Other things like closed shops have brought savings to. Apart from the food shopping, no other one off impulsive purchases have been made. My electricity bill on the other hand will no doubt be higher this quarter due to being at home all the while (I'll just have to wait and see.
The future finances though are worrying. With work swinging the axe at the moment and letting heads roll due to a forecast downturn in trade, we are all sitting here dreading a possible letter of redundancy.
Cycling has been a great help though over the last few weeks. It's been a great form of exercise and boredom breaker, and most of all its Cheap!
The tyre's have worn down a bit (but i have spare set) and the chain is starting to stretch but that's it. A bottle of water and your good to go for a few hours in the sun seeing the sights and sounds, and it costs nothing.
As I'm nosey and love people watching ive noticed neighbours who don't entertain exercise, there spending there way out of boredom and cabin fever. Obviously I'm not being critical towards them but I'm greatfull I've found cycling in my later years of life to enjoy, that doesn't command me to open up my wallet every time I use the bike.
All the very best 👍