{"id":3421,"date":"2013-03-01T22:46:35","date_gmt":"2013-03-01T22:46:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pennygolightly.com\/\/?p=3421"},"modified":"2013-03-01T23:02:41","modified_gmt":"2013-03-01T23:02:41","slug":"march-spring-clean-day-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pennygolightly.com\/march-spring-clean-day-1\/","title":{"rendered":"March Spring Clean: Day 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s the 1st of March and it&#8217;s time for another Jump Start month &#8211; one simple task every day to improve your personal finances and life in general. This one&#8217;s called the March Spring Clean. Let&#8217;s get started!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pennygolightly.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/march-spring-clean.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3422 lazyload\" alt=\"march spring clean\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.pennygolightly.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/march-spring-clean.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3422 lazyload\" alt=\"march spring clean\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pennygolightly.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/march-spring-clean.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pennygolightly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/march-spring-clean.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.pennygolightly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/march-spring-clean-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As usual there&#8217;s a different theme each week, and this time around it looks like this:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 13px;\"><strong>Week 1<\/strong>: 1st &#8211; 7th March: <em><strong>Declutter and clean<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Week 2<\/strong>: 8th &#8211; 14th March: <em><strong>Personal finance week<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Week 3<\/strong>: 15th &#8211; 21 March: <em><strong>Tenner Week<\/strong><\/em> (live on a budget of \u00a310)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Week 4<\/strong>: 22nd &#8211; 29th March: <strong><em>Look and feel better<!--more--><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The same as in previous Jump Start months, you can miss a task or two here and there and catch up at the weekend instead. You can join in for the whole thing, or just for one of the specific weeks &#8211; I know quite a few people will be joining in with Tenner Week this time, so good luck to everyone.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Today&#8217;s task: First steps<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When you arrive home, make the first couple of steps feel fresher and brighter. Tidy up the space around the door, wipe surfaces with a damp cloth, and vacuum the floor or shake out the doormat.<\/p>\n<p>I did this earlier and it took five minutes, but it made the hallway feel a whole lot more welcoming so it was five minutes well spent. A nice easy way to start the Declutter and clean week.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">***<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like a full Jump Start programme with lots of extra activities and resources, we&#8217;ve made one in ebook format that can be downloaded from Amazon. <a title=\"Jump Start ebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pennygolightly.com\/\/jump-start-ebook\/\" target=\"_blank\">Find out more about the Jump Start 2013 ebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">***<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s the 1st of March and it&#8217;s time for another Jump Start month &#8211; one simple task every day to improve your personal finances and life in general. This one&#8217;s called the March Spring Clean. Let&#8217;s get started! 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