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The Sutherland Family

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Coming Up
  • Perry's 40th in days
  • Perry's 40th Party in days
  • Sutherland UK in days
  • IBIZA!!! in days
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School
  • Online Learning Day (Wed)
  • Harvey: Maths, Arabic, English, P.E.
  • Harrison: LAMDA, Maths, English, Arabic
  • Weekly tasks due Friday
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Latest Update
  • Distanced Learning Getaway
  • 11 April 2026
  • Dubai mini getaway — kids swimming in the rain at Le Meridien water park...
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11 April 2026
Distanced Learning Getaway

We decided to head to Dubai for a mini getaway and some sun. Guess what, it's the first April in about a decade where it's not sunny!!! (Joy) We still we give thanks and praise. It's humid, the kids got to swim in the rain and enjoyed the water park. The adults are beginning to do less and less :) #LeMeridien #Dubai

5 April 2026
Easter Sunday Funday

A wholesome Easter Sunday spent with family. Uncle Tim (aka Grandad) and Auntie Ruth (our newest UAE residents) joined us for Afternoon Tea, an Easter Roast dinner and a few drinks to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The day also included the normal trips to the shops and swimming… a time was had!

3 April 2026
It's Good Friday!

We got no bun, No Hardo' (Hard dough) bread and no Fried Fish!!! It's a first... and I need to plan better next year to make sure its the last.

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11 April 2026
Distanced Learning Getaway

We decided to head to Dubai for a mini getaway and some sun. Guess what, it's the first April in about a decade where it's not sunny!!! (Joy) We still we give thanks and praise. It's humid, the kids got to swim in the rain and enjoyed the water park. The adults are beginning to do less and less :) #LeMeridien #Dubai

5 April 2026
Easter Sunday Funday

A wholesome Easter Sunday spent with family. Uncle Tim (aka Grandad) and Auntie Ruth (our newest UAE residents) joined us for Afternoon Tea, an Easter Roast dinner and a few drinks to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The day also included the normal trips to the shops and swimming… a time was had!

3 April 2026
It's Good Friday!

We got no bun, No Hardo' (Hard dough) bread and no Fried Fish!!! It's a first... and I need to plan better next year to make sure its the last.

14 February 2026
Valentine's at the Sofitel — a rare night off for us two

Perry surprised us both with a night at the Sofitel Abu Dhabi. It's become a bit of a tradition now. Dinner was extraordinary, the kids were blissfully unaware and brilliantly looked after.

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"Believe you can and you're halfway there."
— Theodore Roosevelt
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Wednesday 2 April 2026
Good morning, Perry.
Finance snapshot · Apr 2026
Monthly salary
40,000
AED · paid ~27th each month
Debt payments
24,122
60.3% of salary · all obligations
Card balances
76,821
TP 48,423 · 365 card 28,398
GBP invested
50,000
Target met ✓ · UK portfolio
Monthly obligations
ADCB loan EMI
11,955 AED
J8 car finance
2,167 AED
Card finance charges (Mar)
3,037 AED
Auto savings transfer
1,000 AED
Emergency fund balance
2,400 / 30,000
Loan (refinanced Jan '26)
494,882 AED left
Alerts
Credit cards at 95%+ utilisation
TP card 96.8% · 365 card 94.7% · Combined finance charges ~3,037 AED/month
Debt-to-income ratio 60%
22,122 AED/month committed before any living costs
ATM cash — 32,500 AED over 6 months
Untracked spend averaging 5,417 AED/month
GBP 50,000 investment target met
Primary hedge against AED concentration risk
Savings pots
GBP investment
50,000 GBP
Target reached ✓
Emergency fund
2,400 AED
Target 30,000 AED · 8% there
Rainy day fund
100 GBP
Target 5,000 GBP · 2% there