Keeping Positive's - Into the new years diary

angela110660

Everybody - take it as easy as you can - you need to be fit and well over Xmas - not down with any lurgy. 2 weeks today it will be all over and done with.

dizzy_lizzie

Hi KP...don't worry too much about the budget, Christmas has a knack of creeping up on us every year, which we know is crazy because we have 12 months to plan for it!
Just think how much you would have spent if it hadn't been for this forum.
Hope all is going well and we all have a good week.
Counting down to Christmas now...:xmastree: so exciting
Luvz Dizzy x

In_Search_Of_Me

wish I was excited about christmas dizzy - seems to have just crept up on me!! How you doing kp?

Keeping_Positive

Ditto ISOM cant get excited at all this year just stressed. I thought I had done ok with the savings as well. Nevermind I ll get through it and Im sure Ill feel better when this week is over. I can forget about work until the new year whatever the back log.

Shows how dizzy I am at the moment got OH a present and forgot the card!! Just a small birthday this year - his 40th :doh: :doh:

Sounds like you are more organised ISOM did I read you only had a couple of pressies to get? How about you Dizzy?

In_Search_Of_Me

My list is a frugaliscious one though so only two to get and only a few purchased all in all - the rest have been scoured and made! Still a couple to make mind you! You cant remember everything me lovely and yo have an awful lot to contend with...
Its not that I'm not looking forward to it but seems to have arrived quicker than I anticipated - ie cant believe its next week!! oops...

Keeping_Positive

Figures not looking good

1450 in a/c after payday
at least the same on the cc after a few other transactions to be added
last of xmas shopping to do inc food
bills to come out

me thinks post xmas budget going to be poor.

Taking today off instead on monday so we can shop without the little darlings.

Karmacat

Christmas budgets ... argh, can't stand it. I like to be happy with the gift I give, and thats *so* hard when you've got so little money. Will have to do, thats the thing. glad you've got so much holiday stored up, but yuck and double yuck to being ill - hope you don't feel too bad now.

Keeping_Positive

Xmas List

Oh - to do but using tesco vouchers - 0
DS - done £60
DD2 - done £80
DD1 - done just one to wrap £93 - decided against the £20 cash as she was a right madam this weekend

Mum - done £24
Brother - done £8
Bro Girlfriend - done £0 bs Freebie worth £10

Sis - done £15
Sis Oh - done £9
Dd1 - done £15
Ds1 - done card needs writiing
Ds2 - done left £5 c/o wollies
Ds3 - done £5 c/o woolies
Dd2 - cant decide shes only a newborn and mum has loads of clothes £10 Budget

Sil - done £15
Sil OH - done £10
Ds - cant find tank! £20 - sure its the large wrapped up item in my wardrobe :rotfl:
Dd - done £10

Mil - broach done - necklaces/braclets and book mark to wrap £25
Mil Oh - done £26

Birthdays

Sis Dd1 done £15
Ds1 trainers to find £15-20
Ds2 done £10

Sil - book to wrap baileys to buy £25
Sil DS money to get n wrap in card £10
Sil DD done £10

Rough cost £550 :eek: :eek: :eek: and thats me feeling stingy some of it I have saved a bit on BS but not much.

Gonna have to save more next year and speak to relis ref leaving adults out.

Keeping_Positive

Also to add so sad news. Boxing day round inlaws cancelled as step FIL in hospital from 23rd to 26th. Took long enough for them to finalise a date that should have passed by now :mad:. OH mentions they fear cancer may have spread to bowel but wont know until they open him up.

Last time I heard that my Dad lived two days after the op so Im a bit apprehensive and trying not to fear the worst. I have tried to be open with kids without scarying them because I hated that I was in the dark as a child. Now DD2 crying and asking if Grandad will die in 2009 and that was before todays update.

MIL coming to ours for dinner christmas and to SILs for Boxing day so hope the children will help her get through.

Ant way thats the latest spurlge of info. Had a good day other than that. Nearly all done with shopping. Budget still out the window but cant be bothered to fuss too much at the moment. I think in the end Ill may have added £2k to my debt for the last six months of 2008. Still better than the start to progress has been made.

mum2one

Sending big hugs, Im so sorry that its all hit home at Christmas, do hop FIL goes on ok, fingers crossed they have caught it in time, at least you have been honest with ur children, and u can all find support from others.

on the positive you have done well with ur xmas prezzies, you should pop over to the thrify 2009 thread, its the combined money neutral challenge and organised xmas, there some great ideas, bragin hunting and we all support each other over the dreaded cost of christmas. x