Keeping Positive's - Into the new years diary

Keeping_Positive

Just had a quick bank balance cc bal review and I have £360 to spend until 25th March on everything bar bills. I have put away the £250 for savings so £500 total so far.

Monthly Expense Details
Groceries etc. ......................... 250 March aim £190- £75 shop to be delivered today already accounted for but not £40 for school dinners
Clothing................................ 10 March aim 0
Petrol/diesel........................... 50 - tricky to calculate because of business miles do have jan/feb miles to claim.
Other child related expenses............ 50 March aim £30
Medical (prescriptions, dentist etc).... 10 no change cant avaod
Entertainment........................... 100 March aim £60 OH been good recently so mainly me to reign in

monthly budgets 470 aim 450 - March aim £340

Karmacat

That sounds good - I've realised this week that I need to check my budget against what I actually spend .... I thought I was really good at not spending more than I've budgetted, but I think it goes on travel up to London maybe .... good for you for keeping such close tabs on it, thats the kind of layout I need.

Keeping_Positive

Good day today. Shopping came in at £67 so £7 less than planned :T . A NSD (I class the shopping spend as yesterday when I ordered it). Done some prep for meals in the week - A bolonaise sauce and just finishing a batch of mashed potato. Kids bored but did help with shopping and cooking. Even got DD1 to peel spuds.
Mum going to have all three kids tomorrow from 10-6 :j :j :j . So hopefully they behave because if its too much for her I ll have to pick them up early. I will give her some money if she takes them out. Im sure they will ask and they do need to burn off energy especially DS. Here was very restless today. Will also send some food becuase they here appetites seem huge at the moment. I could have kissed the delivery guy when he eventually came because they had eaten just about everything .

Off to help myself to some Raspberry Pavlova and watch casulty.

mum2one

Thats gd that you get a break 2mor, how was work this week in the end, hope u saved me a piece of Pavlova....xx

Keeping_Positive

Work was good thanks, my colleague was ill so not 100%. That irritated me. It wouldnt normally its just that she is always ill.

millionaire_in_training

that would have irritated me too KP. It annoys me when folks are off and I am left to pick up the slack. Unreasonable I know lol but I cant help it.

Keeping_Positive

£20 spent via tescos and other half. Sneaky so n so took £10 for two loafs of bread. £2 spent at the school so need to update my spending total.

Having a nightmare with the internet. Changed to BT but they only took the phone line so no internet at home for a week except through my work line. Kids will not be happy becasue I cant let them on my laptop.

Been very lazy the last few days. Have sorted out my BS stuff so have two big bags to sell.

mum2one

R u not doing the body shop parties any more? x

Keeping_Positive

I cant seem to get round to ringing around to find parties. I need to do £150 in March to keep registered. Im not selling anything vital just the excess xmas stock I picked up for a table sale. I couldnt do it as I had a rotten cold at the time. Its also other extra bits picked up and freebies I have won.

I did some ebaying but the prices I got were rubbish especially when fees are factored in.

mum2one

Thats the trouble with ebay its there share that they take. If there not any that you can make up into presents? x