April goals

I'm pretty much obsessed with personal finance blogs at the moment (as you will see from my blog reel to the right). I find myself even more prone to pouring these sites for hours on end now that I find myself in the league of millions - yes, unemployed. 

So, of course, every penny counts now, so am really trying to concentrate efforts and look for ways to cut costs but not have to live like a complete pauper. I'm really lucky as having been made redundant before in 2007, I was very sensible and kept my settlement (a not-at-all-misery sum) safe away in a savings account - so I have some breathing space, and can really look at what I want to do with my future. 

With time on my hands during the job search, I've seen how alot of you PF bloggers do your monthly goals - Im loving this approach, as it totally works for anything, and being a bit of a Monica Gellar-type, I love to organise myself and keep things on track - so here goes, April goals as follows:

1. Get a job - if only for a few hours a week, I need to get something, as I feel uncomfortable having no incomings at all at the moment
   
2. Do my mileage/expenses reclaim - as you can claim up to 40p per mile done for busines purposes, I can claim up to that back - previously was paid 12p per mile
3. Volunteering - something I've wanted to do for a long time, so want to have an interview set up with the local volunteering co-ordinating office before the end of the month
4. Switch BT line rental to broadband provider - will save a couple of quid a month - no catches
5. Cancel bank account - not as weird as it looks, I currently have one of those added benefits current accounts that you pay a monthly fee for - I am mystified how I ever justified it to myself...
6. Car boot sale - the season is here, ladies and gents - dig out your wallpapering tables, get up at the crack of dawn to stand in a muddy field and fend off the hagglers (How much is this? It's 50p. Oh, will you take 40p? Jeez...)
7. Convert small bedroom to home office - its currently a dumping ground - not great or productive for anyone
8. Blog more regularly, and try to get more followers

And there we have it - I will probably develop a few more as the month goes by, but this is an interesting exercise for me - I respond well to goals, and i think the whole "I dont have a routine during the day at all" thing will grind me down eventually, so I need to keep on top of it.