Goals for W/C 14/05/06

sammy115 · 14 May 2006 at 8:12AM

Morning all you DFW.

Here's the link to last weeks post!

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=194235

How have you all got on.

1. List items on ebay for sale Nearly - my model won't keep still. Will finish today.
2. Clean out kitchen cupboard and drawersyay! done - thanks stardrops!
3. Look at charges on ALL credit cards and chase for refund in chargesfailed miserably on this one - mainly because I'd forgotten about this goal
4. Start diet and exercise regime in earnestNO - but i got a book out of the library and am reading about it! LOL
5. Cook every meal from scratch (no takeaways) No! see above!

Looks like I slipped this week, a little bit of complacency kicking in methinks.
Anyway here are this weeks goals.

1. Look at all credit card for charges and chase for refunds.
2. Clean out airing cupboard
3. One alcohol free week! Gulp - this one may be hard
4. List books on amazon.
5. Catch up with paperwork and filing.

Okay - I just have to write them down in my diary now - or i will forget them again!

Have a good week

ehallett · 14 May 2006 at 11:25AM

Hello everyone, ready for another week??

My goals for last week were:

1. Get another voucher for my present fund. - yep, got a £10 voucher for Amazon from Test and Vote.
2. List at least 10 items on Ebay. - Not quite, listed 6 items which all finish today.
3. Join 20p coin savers club and save at least £10. - Yep, I'm actually up to £11!!
4. Save £20 worth of £2 coins. - Not managed, got to £10 though.
5. Try to get 2 more Mystery Shopping jobs. - I've got 6 more mystery shopping jobs lined up!!
6. Get back into competitions and aim to win at least 1 prize. - Also managed, I won a £10 Morrisons voucher. I haven't really got a lot of time to enter competitions so I was pleased I managed this!!

My goals for this week are:

1. Get at least 2 more mystery shopping jobs.
2. Aim to get to £150 in my AQA job.
3. Have a total of £15 worth of 20p's.
4. Have a total of £20 worth of £2's
5. Get another voucher to add to my present fund.
6. List at least 5 items on Ebay.
7. Start to sort things out for car boot sale in 2 weeks time.

Good luck with your goals for this week.

Emily xx

Kevicho · 14 May 2006 at 11:39AM

5 goals?

1. More computer revision (at least 5 one hour sessions)
2. more financial revision (listen to my tapes and find more)
3. Get to work on time all week (instead 10 minutes late one day and half hour early the rest lol)
4. Have sandwiches everyday and not spend any money otherwise
5 Read more of helter skelter which a friend loaned me (beats spending money)

Tashja · 14 May 2006 at 12:38PM

Tashja wrote:

OK - I am off work this week to get everything moving with the house - Monday seeing bank manager, Tuesdy seeing Financial Advisor, Wednesday/Thursday house being valued to go on market and Friday I am resting

So this week -

1) Chase cheque from Electricity company - we thought they owed us £185 but they called yesterday and they owe us £411.00 - so I want my cheque !! - Yep - cheque in for £411.00

2) Tidy the hosue ready for viewers - use Stardrops to save on cleaning stuff. - Yes that Stardrops is great stuff

3) Use slow cooker x3 this week - Yes - 3 yummy meals with no fuss !!

4) Minimal use of the dryer :mad: - Yes - lol - it DH took the door off to stop me using it so not used it this week.

5) Get savings account ready for getting money together for house move - not yet.

Good luck everyone

T xx

This weeks targets :rolleyes:

1) Sort out Credit Ratings when they arrive. Need notes going on them and checking there are no linked names on them - then pass to finance guy.

2) Apply for passport so I can go on all expenses paid trip to Dublin which I won in work.

3) Send LBA to bank to claim charges back.

4) Chase up what is appening with my RTA claim

5) Telephone call to car company to arrange to pay off the £1500 debt for less as per their offer

Well by the end of this week I hope to have less debt and be a bit better off !!

T xx

Molanole · 14 May 2006 at 1:34PM

:hello: This is the first time I have done this so nothing to report on last week. It's such a good idea though as I like the idea of being accountable to you lot for my progress! (And I like a good challenge).

1) Find the chargers for two old mobile phones so that I can envirofone them.
2) Spend only ten pounds this week and leave cards at home
3) Take packed lunches to work every day this week.
4) Sit down with OH and work on his SOA with the idea of getting him to post it on here.
5) Talk to boss about what is going on about my supposed promotion as it has been held up due to internal beaurocracy since March :wall:. Also, make case for extra allowance for increased responsibilility while he is off convalescing after operation for six weeks when I'll be doing his job.

That should be enough to be going on with.

in*the*red_6 · 14 May 2006 at 1:52PM

Ok I haven't set any goals for a good few weeks and so here are a couple of new ones for this week as I need to start getting some things achieved!

1) Do new cv in preparation for a possible weekend job starting July
2) Write my policies for parents for when I begin childminding
3) Try to buy as few groceries as possible - I seem to spend my life in Lidls, Tesco, butchers etc even though I'm trying hard to reduce the food spend.

That will do for this week methinks

RVK2 · 14 May 2006 at 5:18PM

Last week:
Start the No Smoking again and maintain- No, starting again Tuesday
Clear the bed-yes
Do cupboard/freezer inventory-yes
Clean cooker, that's a challenge in itself -no carry forward
Clean remaining windows inside and out-yes, will finish those shortly
List 5 things on ebay-no

This week:

1. Undercoat lounge doors with Freebie paint
2. Write/post complain letter to Argos about my curtains
3. Clean cooker
4. Stop smoking again!
5. Sort 2 binbags of clothes donated by Mum, photograph for ebay or freecycle
6. Spend no more than £25 on Friday

fivemice · 14 May 2006 at 5:31PM

Wow, I have so many of these goals that I keep "carrying through" til the next week, some of them I've been "carrying through" since 2004. Do I get the award for Procrastinator of the Year?

Anyway, these are my goals for this week (first time I've ever done this)

1. Finish decluttering bedroom, including under bed and beside wardrobe
2. Call for replacement Clubcard (this is one I've been carrying through for a year! Dread to think how many points I've missed out on)
3. Get Ben's Tax Return done
4. Renew tax credits
5. Finish thankyou cards (absolutely shameful, wedding was December)
6. Do food shopping - NO TAKEAWAYS!
7. Get full details of balances owing on debts
8. Get letters printed for getting bank & credit card charges refunded (estimated total £600).
9. Apply for full driving license (I passed my test in October 2004! The pass certificate expires in October this year :eek:)

And I want to be shouted at if I fail

CAFCGirl · 14 May 2006 at 6:19PM

1.Lunch to work each day this week Sort of!!!
2.Friend coming to fix comp wednesday, should work.So upload pics for selling on ebay on thursday.Fixed for a day but no good!
3.Clothes laundry First task to be managed completely
4.Tidy house, looking a real mess just lately Back to looking a mess but this weekend though

5.BT Abbey credit card onto new I.F one.Could only transfer £1100 but better than nothing
6.Set up standing order for new CCnot done yet
7.Pay council taxdone
8.Pay off £550 gass billis it bad that this became £400?

So the plan this week
1.Pay £20 off Abbey CCManaged £45
2.Set up standing order to new CC (in bank on wednesday)
3.Send letter to Abbey asking (again) for cancellation of PPI on loan and CC
4.Laundry
5.Tidy house especially crap from living room
6.Buy expanding file (as cheap as poss) for financial docs
7.Lunch to work each day (Especially as have now got some BOGOF cans so spending should be controllable again)

Also where possible dont take purse to work!

sammy115 · 14 May 2006 at 6:29PM

fivemice wrote:

And I want to be shouted at if I fail

Don't worry! We will.:beer:

lynzpower · 14 May 2006 at 6:42PM

Ok, last week, what was I doing

Start thread on what to do about my balance transfers & take advice (DONE)
Send DPA letters to mastercard & barclaycard (DONE)
Do a PROPER shop, which is what we failed to do last week, poor planning, need to get back on track. ( better, will batch make a pasta tonight for the week)
Get enough food for work lunches AND TAKE IN. MAke something OS for lunches ( will do tomorrow, as Im off again for the day) ( AS ABOVE)
Take the cash from the bootsale to the bank & sort the coppers before into sandwich bags. ( GAH THEY WOULDNT TAKE THE COINS IN THE PO still got them though)
Book megabus down to bournemouth for our gorgeous week at the beach house, with a bit of luck we can manage the whole week away for less than £80 between us.Need to think about that more. ( NOT DONE will dop on payday)

OK so next week
1) jmake lunches
2) send the 2nd letter to llods tsb
3) pay off identified money to b/card
4) relist the lightfitting on ebay, am doing that & some other stuff now.
5) dont go mad on payday ( friday)

Goals for W/C 14/05/06

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