*** Living beyond my means - My diary ***

Right, After a big spending weekend which has left me feeling pretty down and broke.. I thought it was about time I tried my best to stop spending more than I earn, So here goes.

I know Im not in that much debt but any debt is bad enough, you can see my debts in my signature

So from now on im going to write down what I spend and any other stuff I feel like, so any advice/encouragement would be GREAT as im feeling pretty depressed again now.

Im 19 & currently working as a chef in a busy restaurant, doing between 40 - 50 hour p/w and my pay is only £5.30 p/h, so pretty bad. But I am looking for a new job within IT and have a few job interviews in the next few weeks, also looking into doing some advance IT courses and maybe re-taking my Maths & English GCSE's..

Here it goes: This weekend I spent almost £300 :eek: on my GF birthday, took her shopping then we went to a rave on the Saturday night. So I have no money now until Friday.

As I said any advice/help or encouragement is welcome and I hope I dont bore the pants off you too much..

Thank alot :j

** Ive decided to post my SOA **

Rent to my mum: £120 p/m
Loan from Dad: £120 p/m
Provident: £80 p/m
Sky+: £35 p/m
Bus pass: £20 p/m
Petrol to my mum: £15-£20 p/m
Mobile phone: At least £60 p/m.. usually £100 for 2 contracts.
Interest on overdraft: £10-£20 p/m
Barclaycard: £30 p/m

On a good note my GF has just started her first full time job after finishing her hairdressing course, so she'l be earning from now on which will save me loads lol