My New Frugal Life

Plan for tomorrow and rough plan for the week ahead...

Monday - take son to school/pick up
Food shop for Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday/Friday
Need to sort front garden, we have very moany neighbors and I’ve noticed one of our plants is pushing on their fence. It’s only a matter of time before they complain! Yes they that petty! Like I’m meant to control the nature. But I caught them once chopping our plants over the fence, so best to prevent it.
Ideally will cut the grass sort back garden as well, as it looks a lovely day tomorrow.
Need to continue with my deep clean and do the living room/playroom at the minimum.
Need to drop a card and present for nephew.
Also I’m hoping to do an open university course and just waiting on the student finance, would be good to do some studying.
And I’ve not started on my personal reading yet.

The rest of the week continue with the cleaning and sorting the house, hopefully studying, and these are the initial plans for each day (more to be added depending how I will get on Monday)
Tuesday - do Halloween pumpkins, sons football
Wednesday - coffee at friends house, parents evening
Thursday - my open uni assignment is due and should know by now if I’m eligible for the student finance loan
Friday - have sons friends to play. Food shop for sat/sun/mon

Plan for tomorrow:
If the weather good, do a bit more gardening, trim the bushes in back garden
More cleaning and sorting the house
Finally do some studying
Start on those books
Take son to football
Halloween, watch some scary movies. The youngest finally doesn’t want to go treat or treating as feels too old woohoo! (First year he doesn’t want to go, I always hated it as it feels like begging). But we do have sweets for any kids that do come (although will be at football until 7.45)
We will do pumpkins tonight as no time tomorrow!

jlwhite wrote: »

This is great to read and has inspired me to do something about our debts and get a emergency fund going.

With the dog sitting are you registered with the council? I think you have to be registered if you offer dog boarding in your own home as we have had issues finding people near us in the past.

Morning, I’m doing dog sitting through this website called dog buddy. They take a cut for insurance which is essential in case there’s an issue with the dog, dog damages something or bites etc. But you are counted as self employed so would need tax return (but I would be no where near limit) and if your council requires then you might need to register. But I haven’t heard anything from my council? It’s a bit like looking after your friends dog, would you need to register for that?

I’ve been thinking about my food budget and I must must have at least two cheapy meals a week. It’s very hard to do veggie with 3 fussy eaters but I will do pasta bake and beans/eggs on toast. Might add more ideas as I go along...
So on Friday I am aiming for a super cheap food shop, therefore pulling back my spending to the original budget.
Other than the food budget issue everything else is ticking along smoothly so far