JANUARY MONTHLY RESET | setting new monthly goals + budget with me 💰📝

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✰ How old are you? 27
✰ Where are you from? I'm originally from England but moved to Adelaide, Australia when I was 9 years old. I also spent 2 years living in Toronto when I finished high school which is why the accent is a bit all over the place 😅
✰ When did you get married? April 2022

[@balancingbec2116]

I love how you’re so relaxed with your budget in the sense that you set big goals but you aren’t super hard on yourself/yourselves if you go over budget with things or don’t quite reach a savings goal. It’s a message I need to surround myself more with this year - give things a good crack but be kind to yourself if you didn’t quite achieve them! You’re always better off trying than not trying at all 🤗❤️✨ Thank you!!

[@smileycitrus]

exactly!! the fact that you're trying is a great first step 🫶🏼 you've got this!

[@danabeyer3252]

I have one category that includes both take away and eating out, because I don’t have a reason to know how much I spend on each individually, I consider them to be the same thing

[@carlamottillo6250]

I'd put yochi as eating out because to me, takeaway is more like a whole meal that I've got delivered because I couldn't be bothered cooking or didn't have enough in the pantry. I have a takeaway beverage category which includes coffee, matcha, boost, bubble tea, etc. because it got too hard to seperate them.

[@alexkeuken6867]

Always so excited when Mabel makes her little cameo in these reset videos 😂🐶💖

[@smileycitrus]

haha she likes to make a guest appearance every now and then 😅🥰

[@ayem92]

Our border collie is exactly the same with walking! He's so great off lead, but such a puller on lead 🙄

[@sheriberrix]

Girl you've been popping off with your reset videos! Love this series so much

[@smileycitrus]

Yay! Thank you! so glad you're enjoying 🥰

[@jazmyn2593]

please share your cleaning schedule when you make it

[@isabel2589]

For me, things like frozen yoghurt or bubble tea are categorized into Eating out because I didn't order in. I got it whilst I was out, even if I didn't eat right then and there.

[@smileycitrus]

oooh that makes sense!

[@hollymaynard2972]

My wife and I still celebrate when we started dating as well as when we got married. 8 years together and 4 years married this year ❤

[@smileycitrus]

aw how special ❤️

[@nataashatorzsa]

Eating out and takeaway is the same in my budget. Anything thats not a grocery shop is takeaway/eating out.

[@nikkibott3878]

Just catching up on this and you’ve hit your subscriber goal for the month! Yay!!! 🎉

[@smileycitrus]

Yay! Thank you!

[@thatbudgetlife8311]

We have eating out = $200 a month for our family that we can sit and dine (not as common with 2 young kids) or buy takeaway and anything else (bubble tea etc.) comes out of our personal spending for the week ($200 each adult) **I know this is high BUT it works for us

[@smileycitrus]

thanks for sharing! I love this approach x

[@thatbudgetlife8311]

Love it! So motivating Ella. I 100% support the increase of your coffee budget. We aren't here just to make and save money . . . living and loving life with your hubby is so important ❤ I love that you share a balance x

[@DonnasWonderland]

Love the rests I do love a spreadsheet. Ella you live your rich life and 😝 to the comments spend on what you love cut mercilessly on things you don’t whatever that means to you. I think your coffee budget is crazy lol but I hate coffee 😉 and I find tea never tastes as good made out of the house so I rarely buy takeout drinks the occasional hot chocolate. But I spend on my nails every month and others would think that’s a crazy thing to do. It’s your rich life you live it ❤

[@AshleyJade18]

Yes eating out is tricky with subcategories... Same could be said about social/entertainment/alcohol... They could all run into each other ... I've shown my Dad one of your budget spreadsheet in the past and he was a bit confused, asking questions like "What if you go out and be social with your friends and eat dinner and then get dessert afterwards to bring home" 😂 (the life of an overthinker 🤭) Also, are there any driving goal updates? 💖

[@kayleeleming]

Anything I get out whether it's coffee or food, is under eating out for me :) same for fast food and take away

[@BrOnWyN]

Take out/dining out - if we sit down to eat there, I put it down as dining. But otherwise everything else goes into take out.

[@larissakutny3856]

I'm new here and love your content Ella! I started off with your episode where you lost your job last year as my partner lost his job the day before Christmas. My plan was to quit mine as it's toxic (which can't happen now until he's back up and running) so things have been a bit stressful (I was having a cry lol) but feeling a bit better now and keen to do a reset and focus on the controllables! This was therapy for me, thank you x

[@allee541]

So happy you did this reset even if it was late!! Its my favourite one to watch.

[@rvassallo1671]

I love your videos and the way you budget. How do you know what to estimate for budget for each item or did you track your spending first. I have bought several different budgeting templates but haven't been able to use them because I don't know how to use Excel or google sheets. I think I asked you once if you wouldn't mind making a instruction video on his to set up the template, how to add more lines if need be etc. If you can that would be greatly appreciated. I'm trying to find an easy but automatic way of keeping track of my spending each year.

[@smileycitrus]

I started by tracking and seeing what we spent and then went from there! Coplenty have instructions + tutorial videos on how to set it up and their customer service is great if you have any questions xx

[@kateaustin1357]

Yay I’ve been counting down to your Jan reset! Can’t wait to watch now and also set my January goals too - I downloaded the Press Reset spreadsheet to do this alongside your videos 💕 thank you for being so consistent as well, it doesn’t go unnoticed Ella! All the best for Jan and 2024 xx

[@smileycitrus]

ahh yay!! thanks so much lovely 🫶🏼 I hope have a great month xx

[@tahlia4189]

Loved this Ella! Hope you're having an incredible start to 2024 💛 x

[@smileycitrus]

Thank you! You too 🥰🫶🏼

[@YourRav]

I categorize food as groceries and eat out. Either I made it or not. Take away and eat out are the same to me in terms of budgeting. Hope that helps!

[@smileycitrus]

love this approach!

[@heidiheartsu100]

thanks, Ella i used your discount code for your Etsy goal tracker happy 2024!

[@smileycitrus]

Yay! enjoy! ✨

[@TaylahLouiseBudgets]

My other half buys a $10 coffee every single day, sometimes two. You’re fine 😂😂😂😊

[@smileycitrus]

king behaviour 👑

[@abicooks]

u are so fun I love ur vids xx may god bless u with everything

[@emmawright200]

Notification squad, where u at? Here from KZbin notifications! Already liked the vid EVEN b4 watching as I know I will ❤ it!

[@smileycitrus]

🥰🫶🏼

[@edwardleecaliforniausa]

Hi Ella happy Sunday night and I hope you having amazing day today and I loved your vlogs and you are amazing Supporter

[@cayleejane7642]

Love the series and yes to new year on a Monday 🔥🔥 also this dress = gorg!

[@katalicious0179]

Can you do a video on how to invest and what it means I want to invest but have no clue about anything ❤

[@janicew9]

I thought it said "daily vodka" in the health and wellness goals when I was just reading the snip in the corner lmao. Daily walks is a bit different

[@smileycitrus]

bahahaha

[@thriftyfindzpreloved8042]

What about Discord for a bookclub ❤

[@sofie.alexandr]

I clicked on this so fast!!! ❤️

[@smileycitrus]

🥹🤍

[@maloumasereel966]

I just moved in with my boyfriend and we’re reaaaally struggling with our grocery budget :( we like to eat relatively healthy and my boyfriend eats like a frickin horse (he eats about twice what I do). If anyone has tips for me 🙃🙃🙃 Or maybe we should just accept inflation and set our budget a little higher… It’s €100 per week in Belgium for us two, groceries being food and also stuff like detergent, toilet paper…

[@jemmakara]

I would join virtual book club please!!! Anyone on good reads would love to add you too😊

[@stopandsmelltheroses_98]

This is th evilest video I’ve watched of yours but I wanted to ask (if you’re okay with answering)- do you work close to full time hours at your part time job? I was surprised to see your income with it being a part time job, that’s actually really good!

[@smileycitrus]

no! I only work 3 days a week

[@madswatson1508]

Hey Ella I have been a long time watcher and appreciate your content so much…. Can you recommend some reliable survey platforms for a little extra income… thank you ☺️

[@smileycitrus]

hi! thank you 🥰 links to the two I use are in my bio x

[@breecockayne]

It looks like you both get paid fortnightly. How do you go about spending and budgeting that money for that fortnight? I get paid fortnightly too and I'm trying to be better with my money and not spend it all when I get it lol.

[@williamwarren9448]

Your so cute married 47 years dating 50 years ok here’s one that will put people to aghast … engaged on his 18 birthday and married that same year ..: I was 20 ❤it works when you work it 🎉 Glenda

[@smileycitrus]

aw I love this 💛

[@KattsLife]

❤❤❤

[@moonmother.]

💕💕💕

[@smileycitrus]

🥰🥰

[@michikoxo]

i know the point of having a budget excel sheet is to be smart with money but the press reset ultimate wealth dashboard is so so pretty :( i want to buy it but it's so expensive and i also just bought the current budget sheet you are using like 4 months ago 😅🥲