Trying to beat this thing called debt..

Just lost a huge post!!! Long story short, we bought nothing.. But stuff we were looking at either wasn't great when we saw it or just went too high-its possible we could have got somethings on the next bid but once you have got to your maximum bid you have to be careful because there's also vat and auction house fees on top. So at least we're not waking up with buyers guilt this morning.
In other news... We did a cheeky balance transfer on husbands cc just over a week ago, balance used to be on Sains but we transferred to Barcs but stupidly missed activating the card in time to get the 0% interest so we're v little better off... We didn't close Sains account and a couple of weeks ago got post from Sainsbury's offering 0% interest and free transfers..we tried it expecting them to tell us to !!!!!! off but when we looked at accounts online on Saturday we saw the bc had now been paid off.. But we hadn't stopped the bc direct debit so a payment has been made and we're now £30 in credit so that's the shopping budget for this week.. Will be plenty as we have a full freezer...
So pretty much an 'at home' day today... Popping into town at some point to call in library and also to go to b&m for cat food. Then while husband is working upstairs I'll be trying to finish off a couple of wooly projects either for etsy or a craft fair.. Failing that there will be some very interesting Christmas presents this year! :beer:

Thursday already....on voluntary duty at 1.30 so I'm aiming for my 4th NSD... And by doing that I am really depriving myself...it will mean tomorrow's breakfast is a cherry yogurt.... My least liked of all the berries in the activita berry range... Usually have to put on one-side for the husband.... But in the search for NSD's it has to be done...
As predicted yesterday was a bit spendy, nothing silly but stuff like particular cat food for while we're away... Litter liners for extra trays cos they will be 100% inside for 5 days do I'm putting extra trays out so the cat feeder doesn't have to do that-she doesn't have cats and I can't put THAT job on her.. Also got some plastic plates so she can just throw them out rather than messing with the normal ones...
Did a round-down and put 20p in savings, (£8.33 now) I think I'm going to do a round down to nearest 50p on a weds and Saturday, then on Sunday night I'm going to put the balance of my account onto my cc but this bit will start after holiday, so not this weeend but next
Think I'll try and get some washing on in a min, looks good for drying.. And start the pre-hol tidy.....
Need to get my bag of stuff properly ready to take to voluntary job, last couple of times the husband has had to drive stuff down I'd forgotten and I really need to be better organised for when he's back at work!
Email from guy who's doing the handover at holiday apartment, he's happy for us to be there at 11, strictly speaking it's 2pm but we've been going so long we just get there as soon as we can, usually land about 9. 30 and by time we get transfer over we can be at the apartment before 11...often they're still cleaning from previous guests and we just drop off luggage and head out for a coffee and something to eat before heading back to crash out.. Seriously cannot wait, it's my/our favourite place and I know for some people going back to same place is no fun, but for me I love that I know where we like, and we have favourite places that are known alongside finding new favourites.... We've got a couple of new places to explore this year already, and some old favourites, and new ones from last year... Whittering now..
Right, off to grab some washing.. Laters...

Right, it's Sunday...
I've got today and 2 more days til we go away.. Washing's done, some tidying done, upstairs to do...
Tomorrow I'll be cleaning out chicken run and house but first I'll need to buy bedding for them, around £10..also need a bag of food for them, again around £10....i can get a 5kg bag from pets@home for £5.50 or I can get a 25kg bag from local feed shop for just under £10, no contest really but it's a chunk especially as only 1 of the girls is regularly laying at the minute... No idea what's going on.. But it's possible they've just come to the end of their laying time... Never had that this early before.. Giving lots of supplements and one has started to occasionally lay again but her eggs although big are quite thin shelled.. Also caught one stamping on an egg and eating it and once they start that it's not easy to stop them... Does kind of feel like they're a bit of a luxury at the minute but to be honest I'm not happy buying eggs even those said to be free range, I've rehomed girls from that type of a setting before, and there wasn't much difference in condition to those from intensively farmed girls(what used to be called battery farmed).. So it feels like a luxury that is justifiable for us.. And goes with veggie life, we are lucky to be able to do this as I had an inheritance that paid for my walk-in run and chicken house so it really is just day to day expenses for us to keep them going..
In similar way we are haemorrhaging money on cat food for our old boy at the minute.. He's an expense that won't be compromised.. We are happy to buy yellow stickers foods and budget with our foods but he needs what he needs...
Anyway, off to get dressed and prepare myself for being granny... Back later