Missions
Complicated things, in order.
Each mission is a real situation broken into steps. Tick them off, skip what does not apply, come back next week — your progress stays on your device.
Sort my money out
One pass through everything, in the order that matters.
- Net worth today
- Income and outgoings
- Bills and dates
- Subscriptions
- Emergency fund
- Debt plan
- Tax position
- Pension
- ISA allowance
Get out of debt
See the real picture, cut what you can, then clear it in order.
- List every debt
- Where the money goes
- Subscriptions you forgot
- Cancel what you do not use
- Negotiate the bills that stay
- Build a small buffer first
- Watch for fake discounts
Build an emergency fund
A cushion so one bad month does not become debt.
- What a normal month costs
- How big the fund should be
- Set it as a saving goal
- Bills that could surprise you
- Automate the transfer on payday
Buy my first home
Work out what is realistic, then plan the whole purchase.
- Where your money stands now
- What you actually spend
- Set the deposit target
- Monthly mortgage cost
- Rent or buy — the honest comparison
- Viewing checklist
- Buying and moving costs
- Cover for the mortgage
- Stamp duty on the price
- What a lender may offer
Review my pension
What you have, what you are on course for, and the gap — in today’s money.
- Where you stand today
- Your pension pots
- Project the pot (in today’s money)
- Check your State Pension forecast
- Salary sacrifice, in pounds
Move house
The admin in the order it bites.
- Moving plan and costs
- Who to tell, and when
- Bills to switch or close
- Put the dates in the calendar
- First jobs in the new place
Plan a trip
Everything from budget to the phrases you will need.
- Where and when
- Budget it
- Currency
- Entry requirements
- Weather to expect
- Time zones
- Packing list
- Useful phrases
- Put it in the calendar
Change my job
Compare properly, then decide with your reasons written down.
- Update the CV
- Tidy the profile
- What the salary means after tax
- Prepare for interview
- Compare the offers
- Cost of moving for it
- Make the decision, and record why
Improve my health basics
Measure where you are, then build one habit at a time. Not medical advice.
- Baseline measurements
- Weight and body
- Set the training plan
- Log the sessions
- Food and macros
- Sleep, honestly
- Build the daily habit
- Track the change
Prepare for a baby
The admin nobody warns you about, in order.
- What you need to buy
- Money before and after
- Protect the family
- Write a will
- Track the early days
- Milestones
Start something
From idea to the first real steps.
- Shape the model
- Name and domain
- A simple mark
- What to charge
- The documents you need
Get organised
Get the loose ends of everyday life into one place you trust.
- Empty your head into one list
- Put the important dates in
- Add your regular bills
- Sort by urgent and important
- Plan tomorrow in five minutes
- Keep key documents findable
- Make a backup of your workspace
Start a new job
The money and admin to get right in the first weeks.
- Check what your pay will be after tax
- Check your first payslip and tax code
- Understand your workplace pension
- Weigh up salary sacrifice
- Update your budget for the new pay
- Add the new pay date and bills
- Top up the emergency fund
Monthly Money Reset
Fifteen minutes each month: what came in, what went out, what is coming.
- Log or check last month’s spending
- Look at bills due this month
- Check subscriptions for anything to cancel
- Move money to your savings goals
- Update debt balances
- Take a net worth snapshot
Annual Money Check-up
Once a year: the things that quietly cost the most if left alone.
- Check your tax code and take-home
- Review your pension and State Pension forecast
- Use this year’s ISA allowance if you can
- Renewals: insurance, broadband, energy, phone
- Review the emergency fund size
- Check your will and beneficiaries
- Back up your Palarid workspace