No new investments, I just topped up existing ones.
I think I need to do an update on my investments at some point (this post in particular, as it’s been 4 years). There have been times when I’ve said ‘no new investments’ when at some point I have made changes but haven’t always remembered to mention them in the blog, as they would have started off as just small tweaks here and there (though quite a few in total).
Anyway, current share/IT portfolio can be found here.
(Entire portfolio here)
Future Fund
The markets continued their downward spiral but it wasn’t as bad as I thought and my FF ended up at £295,522.60 by the end of the month.
I received £529.21, of which £234.97 was from my ISAs, the rest from my SIPPs. All dividends were reinvested.
Here’s what my ISA dividend income graph looks like:
Here’s how it looks for month 4:
Just ticking along on the goals.
Not Great News
The little old lady who lives next door had a fall, resulting in a short hospital stay. She wasn’t badly hurt but injured her knee, so for a while, she was unable to walk.
She’s been looked after by her daughter who lives close by and it seems like she may stay there permanently now as she’s still a bit wobbly on her feet and increasingly forgetful 🙁
I popped round for a little chat and she’d forgotten that we’d spoken since the accident because when she saw me, started off with “You’ll never guess what? I fell down the stairs…”. Bless.
I wonder what will happen to her house.
Balls!
I don’t want to end this post on a downer so I want to say a big thanks to @TI from Monevator – not only does the website provide sound investing guidance but also gardening tips! 🙂
My houseplants have always had a problem with pesky fungus gnats and TI suggested LECA balls (balls of clay used in place of soil for houseplants).
This time of year, I’d normally be running around the house with the hand-held Dyson hoovering up clouds of the critters (the ones that haven’t taken a swim in my cup of tea) but having repotted all my plants (some full hydroponic, some balls topping the soil), there has only been the odd sighting of a stray bug or two flying around. I’ve also been encouraged to be more inventive with the plant pots:
A couple of my plants protested at the change to their environment but they seem to be doing ok, although I will continue to monitor.
The balls aren’t cheap (around £9 for a 2L bucket) but absolutely worth it for the stress-free and bug-free environment!
Unfortunately, I’m now thinking of buying more plants!
Anyway, hope you all had a great April!
