£15,000 to 0

Hi all.

Managed to make £20 on WeBuyBooks which will really help the spending budget this month.

Checked my finances and after all my direct debits are paid out this month, I have £15 plus the £20 from WeBuyBooks. This will have to cover food (lunch only), any additional travel and any other luxuries. It is theoretically doable and I really want to stick to this as a challenge to myself. I'm very aware that I have a LOT more disposable income than most people and I know so many amazing people manage on significantly less than that. After all, the sole reason for my not having money is because of my own haphazard spending in the past week.

If it really isn't possible, I will borrow from my Help to Buy but I don't want to do that unless it's really necessary. Alternatively, the boyfriend keeps trying to give me money, bless him, but I don't really want to go down that route.

Sometimes I feel like I'm talking to thin air on here but it really helps me keep on track so I'm going to keep posting anyway

Had a semi-productive day -
1. Managed to talk to the boyfriend about his studies and other bits and bobs I needed to remind him about. I'm eight years younger than him but sometimes I really do feel like his keeper - he is just so disorganised! He's worth it though so I shouldn't complain too much.
2. WeBuyBooks, as above.
3. Tried to dye a dress - this was a fail. One of my dresses which is white at the top and black at the bottom had gone a bit grey all over, so I thought I would just dye it and make it a black dress. It didn't work! The dye didn't take properly and so the dress is now a weird sort of beigey colour. I have to decide whether I want to try again or just give up on that dress. It's a work dress and quite formal, but I really couldn't wear it in its grey state. It cost me £8 in the dorothy perkins sale a few months back and I really do like it, but I'm bitter that I only got to wear it 5/6 times.
4. Managed to give my house plants a bit of TLC, which was nice and relaxing.
5. Finally updated my itunes. The music that was previously on there had been partially corrupted so only four albums played - two Katy Perry and two Nicki Minaj. That got old really quick. :eek:
6. Masses and masses of laundry. Endless laundry. Why do I have so many clothes? Need to do a clothes declutter.
7. Made lunch to bring to work tomorrow! Just need to not forget it.
8. Changed the bedsheets (yay!)

Have been trying to distract myself from the atrocities of the world today but it keeps springing back into my head. Hope everyone is safe and happy and well.

Thanks both! Serves me right for not checking properly to be honest. Ah well, not the end of the world, just means it will take slightly longer than I imagined. And maybe holiday in September ain't the greatest idea!

Clever me forgot my lunch AGAIN, but luckily I had an emergency can of soup which I had instead. Bought some bread rolls, a drink, and some tangfastics (oops) using my nectar points, spending a grand total of 5p.

Tonight the boyfriend is making an appearance again, but we are both pretty poor so will be having a quiet night in.

£11.35 refund today because something I bought almost a month ago didn't show up and the seller refused to respond to any of my messages...she finally messaged me after I raised a claim on paypal, surprise surprise, but I decided I didn't want it by then. So should have £11.35 winging its way to me today so there's a positive to end on!

A small windfall of £10 from a barrister who thought I was overworked, felt sorry for me and decided to treat me to lunch :rotfl:

Account Balances as of 08/06/2017

1. Amex: -£107.43
2. Natwest: -£1958.88 (£41.12 available)
3. Nationwide FlexDirect: £1,200.01
4. Help to Buy: £401
5. Cash: £13.11

Still waiting for

• £5-ish from Prolific Academic (cashed out £5.50, not sure exactly how much the fee will be but I reckon about 40p)
• Approx. £20 from WeBuyBooks
• £111.60 from Dorothy Perkins, which will go straight onto my Amex and clear it with an approximate £4 positive balance.