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The Savvy Scot

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Monday Madness – Pictures / Fitness Update / Monies / My Announcement

By savvyscot

Howdy Everyone! If you are a new reader then welcome to my blog.
I took Mrs Scot and her parents to see Sweeney Todd the musical for its opening night in London west-end. Was absolutely phenomenal – would recommend to anyone. Imelda Staunton and Michael Ball absolutely nailed it! If anyone has seen the movie, they will know it is quite a dark story. Cannot recommend it enough! 🙂

Admittedly, London was looking pretty beautiful as we walked across the bridge from Waterloo station. See people – I am already making an effort for this months Dilettante challenge item!


Fitness Update – Today marks the second week of the 14-Week Fitness Challenge. 1 Week down, 13 to go! If you are interested, I am updating my Fitness Diary each day (or thereabouts) from both a Diet and Workout Point of View.

Money Update – Turns out our repayment mortgage on our new house is only going to work out £50 ($80) a month more expensive than what we have been paying renting. How crazy is that! We are of course going to make big over-payments and be responsible, but it is a great feeling that we are contributing to our own mortgage and not someone else’s!

What is even more funny is that our tiny 1 bedroom, maisonette is being advertised for rent at an additional £25 a month than what we are paying now! Cannot wait for the move. I will cover this all in a moving-house centered finance post in the next few weeks.

My Announcement – I have already announced this on Yakezie so figured I will announce it here too – I have recently started a second blog – Blogoday (Blog of the Day). Blogoday is a free blog directory service which features a brand new personally run blog each day. Blogday is a completely free resource and I promise there will never be any fees, ‘premium services’ or ‘featured listings’ associated with the service. I won’t even make you put a badge on your site for being listed! Would be interested to get some feedback and suggestions on this please 🙂

At least Monday’s over now…. The week seems less daunting 😀

Filed Under: Growing a Blog, Reflection Tagged With: 14 Week Fitness Challenge, Announcement, Blogoday, Diet, Fitness, Fitness Challenge, Moving House, Pictures

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  1. Jeremy @ Modest Money says

    March 12, 2012 at 10:22 pm

    Ahh, so you’re the brains behind blogoday.com! Someone assumed I was the one behind it after temporarily disappearing from the forums during my end of month apartment move.

    And you didn’t feature Modest Money yet after all we’ve been through?! 🙂 I kid. Keep up the great work on both savvyscott and blogoday. They’re both off to a fantastic start.
    Jeremy @ Modest Money recently posted..The Psychological Benefits of Living ModestlyMy Profile

    • savvyscot says

      March 13, 2012 at 10:14 am

      Hey! Haha Did they now? I actually spent quite a bit of money on the Theme for it – still not sure about it!
      Don’t worry – Modest Money will most definitely be featured soon – You should be thanking me that it has not yet been featured – the longer it is the more subscribers / readers will know about Blogoday 🙂
      Appreciate the feedback Jeremy – Modest Money is one of my favourites to read

      • Jeremy @ Modest Money says

        March 19, 2012 at 1:07 am

        Thanks for featuring my blog on blogoday.com! I appreciate that. No need to be unsure about the theme. I like it a lot. The only area that might need changing is a more memorable logo, but that could always be changed down the road. The new logo on savvyscot.com is great too. I like how it reflects your personal interests since most logos are so generic.
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  2. AverageJoe says

    March 12, 2012 at 11:02 pm

    What a view! We saw Mary Poppins while in London. Sat two rows from the top (it still cost a bazillion dollars). Still, it was also a wonderful show (decidedly less dark than Sweeney Todd).

    Congratulations on the new mortgage as well!
    AverageJoe recently posted..The Worst of the Free Financial Advisor Podcast – Episode 1: A Big Reveal, College Planning Tips & Tricks & Meet the RoundtableMy Profile

  3. AverageJoe says

    March 12, 2012 at 11:04 pm

    What a great view of London! Fantastic. When we were in London we saw Mary Poppins. Only slightly less dark than Sweeney Todd, I’m sure.

    Congratulations on the new mortgage! Sounds like a definite win.
    AverageJoe recently posted..The Worst of the Free Financial Advisor Podcast – Episode 1: A Big Reveal, College Planning Tips & Tricks & Meet the RoundtableMy Profile

    • savvyscot says

      March 13, 2012 at 10:20 am

      Thanks! 🙂 I have never seen Mary Poppins – I have heard it is great though. Lion King is next on my list 🙂

  4. BrokeElizabeth says

    March 13, 2012 at 1:21 pm

    Awesome news about the mortgage!
    BrokeElizabeth recently posted..Weekly Recap: Reusable Toilet Paper and MoreMy Profile

  5. Joe says

    March 13, 2012 at 11:21 pm

    Very cool, I’ll definitely check out blogoday!

  6. Jen says

    March 14, 2012 at 1:43 pm

    Looks like you’re doing well with the fitness/diet! You’ll have to help to motivate me! x
    Jen recently posted..Well, I Won’t Say No To A Biscuit…My Profile

    • savvyscot says

      March 14, 2012 at 8:10 pm

      Hey Jen! YES get involved!! Just over a week in and it’s going well… I say this on my cheat night drinking a fizzy drink 😛 – Your recent post doesn’t help too much 😉

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