As we see in this spread (one of a dozen in the My 1975 Diary 2025 Calendar, which is still on sale) I was saving up for a school trip to Italy in 1976. At the rate of 55p per household chore, I can't imagine the fund was building quickly, and I have no memory how much I was trying to raise. I do know the trip took place - when I dig out my diaries for April 1976 we'll see how, or if, I found time to write about it.
My love of comics has become all-consuming since the start of the year, and I'm now blowing way more than I'm earning for this Italy fund, buying Valiant, Buster, Mighty World Of Marvel, Avengers, The Superheroes every week, not to mention that David Cassidy album, which I still have and it remains one of my favourites.