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Money Fritters 'Enough Now' DFW Diary
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Hi folks,
I hope everybody is well. I managed to go for a run after work tonight, it was hard work, as I have not been for one for over a week. Anyway here is my update for today.
Friday 7th August 2009
1) Living on 4k a year challenge
Breakfast:- Shreddies+Milk=21p
Snack 1:- Carrot Stick=7p
Lunch:- Red lentil and bacon soup and bread=71p
Snack 2:- Brazil nuts=9p
Tea:- Homemade chips and oven fish and peas and 2xbread=84p
Total for the day £1.92
Nothing spent extra today
2) August Grocery Challenge
Nothing spent today
3) Loose change
Nothing today
4) NSD Challenge
NSD today. Total for August=2
5) PAD challenge
Nothing today
6) Make £5 per day Challenge
Surveys - Nothing to report
Amazon Books - Put 7 more books on amazon.
Matched betting - Nothing to report
Scratchcards - £0.10
Money FritterDFW#972 LBM2 (09/07/12) £25938.84; Current £23783.35;Credit Credit Card1 £128.47/£6424.24 (2%);Credit Card2 £443.86/£15663.25 (2.8%); Overdraft £0/£2500 (0%)0 -
Morning all,
Hope everybody is well.
I have a busy day today, I have got lots to do includng some decorating. I will post a list shortly. My girlfriend and her daughter are coming up about tea time so want to get a few things done before they get here.
Right time to get a boiled egg on. Got to get the priorities right.
:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
Money FritterDFW#972 LBM2 (09/07/12) £25938.84; Current £23783.35;Credit Credit Card1 £128.47/£6424.24 (2%);Credit Card2 £443.86/£15663.25 (2.8%); Overdraft £0/£2500 (0%)0 -
Right here is my list for today:-
1) Breakfast - Currently eating - Completed
2) Tidy up kitchen and sort out cupboards. - Completed
3) Hoover and dust bedroom - Completed
4) Change bedding - Completed
5) Tidy up spare room - Completed
6) Tesco trip for a few bits - Completed
7) Decorating small bedroom - Completed
8) Shower and shave to look human. :rotfl:
Money FritterDFW#972 LBM2 (09/07/12) £25938.84; Current £23783.35;Credit Credit Card1 £128.47/£6424.24 (2%);Credit Card2 £443.86/£15663.25 (2.8%); Overdraft £0/£2500 (0%)0 -
Hi Money Fritter
Love your motivation - it puts me to shame! A while ago you asked about lodgers. Are you still thinkiing about this?
urg x x0 -
Hi Folks,
Well I have managed to get most of my tasks done, just need to get a shower and a shave now. I was going to cut thet grass, as it has grown quite long over the last week with being away. However, I just nearly squashed a frog, so thought better of it. I have a small pond in my garden and there are lots in there. I have managed to catch one so that my girlfriends daughter can see it, but I am sure it will escape by the time they get here.
Urg123 - Thanks but I do struggle alot of the time and it all gets me down sometimes. However, just got to try and plod along. Now I could kill for a cold glass of larger now. :rotfl:
Money FritterDFW#972 LBM2 (09/07/12) £25938.84; Current £23783.35;Credit Credit Card1 £128.47/£6424.24 (2%);Credit Card2 £443.86/£15663.25 (2.8%); Overdraft £0/£2500 (0%)0 -
Hi Folks,
Well I had a great weekend with my girlfriend and her daughter. I made a batch of choc rice crispie cakes on saturday before they arrived. Always a good one for the kids. :rotfl:
Then on sunday we went for a little picnic in the park; the weather was lovely.
Then on sunday me and my girlfriends daughther made fairy cakes together, it was good fun. They had to go home on monday morning, which was sad, but it was a good weekend. I hope everybody else had a good weekend.
Anyway I did not do too bad over the weekend, no NSD days, but I only spent about £15.
Here is saturdays update.
Saturday 8th August 2009
1) Living on 4k a year challenge
Breakfast:- Boiled Egg + 2 x toast=34p
Lunch:- Pasta broccoli cheese spread with bacon=£1.36
Tea:- free as my girlfriend brought up some pizza and garlic bread.
Total for the day £1.70
Lunch was a bit expensive today as I put in a bit too much cheese spread. However tea was free as my girlfriend brought up the pizza. Spent about £5 today on some bottled beers and a few bits. Not included in the food challenge though. I have put these on spends.
2) August Grocery Challenge
Nothing spent today
3) Loose change
Nothing today
4) NSD Challenge
No NSD today
5) PAD challenge
Nothing today
6) Make £5 per day Challenge
Surveys - Nothing to report
Amazon Books - Nothing to report
Matched betting - Nothing to report
Scratchcards - £0.10
Money FritterDFW#972 LBM2 (09/07/12) £25938.84; Current £23783.35;Credit Credit Card1 £128.47/£6424.24 (2%);Credit Card2 £443.86/£15663.25 (2.8%); Overdraft £0/£2500 (0%)0 -
Right here is my update for sunday.
Sunday 9th August 2009
1) Living on 4k a year challenge
Breakfast:- 2 x bread + bacon=50p
Lunch:- 2 x bread+ham+crisps=51p
Tea:- Potatoes+turkey+sweetcorn+peas+carrots+cauliflower=£1.03
Total for the day £2.04
I cooked a lovely roast dinner for my girlfriend and her daughter. I tried roast potatoes for the first time. I normally dont make them when it is just me, I have mash instead. They were quite good, but not as good as my mum's:rotfl:
They were crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, which is how we like them. lol
Spent £10 today when out for the picnic and on a bottle of wine for later in the evening. Comes out of spends though.
2) August Grocery Challenge
Nothing spent today
3) Loose change
Nothing today
4) NSD Challenge
No NSD today
5) PAD challenge
Nothing today
6) Make £5 per day Challenge
Surveys - Nothing to report
Amazon Books - Nothing to report
Matched betting - Nothing to report
Scratchcards - £0.20
Money FritterDFW#972 LBM2 (09/07/12) £25938.84; Current £23783.35;Credit Credit Card1 £128.47/£6424.24 (2%);Credit Card2 £443.86/£15663.25 (2.8%); Overdraft £0/£2500 (0%)0 -
Hi Folks,
Well I might be stuck in work for awhile today, as there has been a chemical spillage on the only access road leading into the industrial estate where I work. It is going to take at least 4 hours to clear. Hopefully, it will not take any longer, otherwise I maybe trapped in work. :eek::eek::eek::eek:
Anyway on another front I am thinking of giving hypno's idea, on her diary, a try. Draw £20 out of the bank, and see how long you can make it last. Knowing me it will be 5 mins, but we will see how I do.
I must admit that is one of my major downfalls. I spend odds and sods here and there on rubbish.
Money FritterDFW#972 LBM2 (09/07/12) £25938.84; Current £23783.35;Credit Credit Card1 £128.47/£6424.24 (2%);Credit Card2 £443.86/£15663.25 (2.8%); Overdraft £0/£2500 (0%)0 -
Hi Folks,
Well, I got home ok in the end, no delays. The road was cleared.
Well here is my update for yesterday.
Monday 10th August 2009
1) Living on 4k a year challenge
Breakfast:- Shreddies+Milk=21p
Snack 1:- Carrot sticks=7p
Lunch:- 3 x bread+cheesespread+bannana+apple=61p
Snack 2:- Brazil Nuts=9p
Tea:- Cauliflower cheese and bacon=£1.37
Total for the day £2.35
nothing extra spent
2) August Grocery Challenge
Nothing spent today
3) Loose change
Nothing today
4) NSD Challenge
1 NSD today. 3
5) PAD challenge
Nothing today
6) Make £5 per day Challenge
Surveys - Nothing to report
Amazon Books - Nothing to report
Matched betting - Nothing to report
Scratchcards - £1.00
Money FritterDFW#972 LBM2 (09/07/12) £25938.84; Current £23783.35;Credit Credit Card1 £128.47/£6424.24 (2%);Credit Card2 £443.86/£15663.25 (2.8%); Overdraft £0/£2500 (0%)0 -
Tuesday 11th August 2009
1) Living on 4k a year challenge
Breakfast:- Shreddies+Milk=21p
Snack 1:- Carrot sticks=7p
Lunch:- 2 x bread+cheesespread+crisps+apple+bannana=70p
Snack 2:- Brazil Nuts=9p
Tea:- soup+2xbread=59p
Total for the day £1.66
nothing extra spent
2) August Grocery Challenge
Nothing spent today
3) Loose change
Nothing today
4) NSD Challenge
1 NSD today. 4
5) PAD challenge
Nothing today
6) Make £5 per day Challenge
Surveys - Nothing to report
Amazon Books - Nothing to report
Matched betting - Nothing to report
Scratchcards - £0.10
Money FritterDFW#972 LBM2 (09/07/12) £25938.84; Current £23783.35;Credit Credit Card1 £128.47/£6424.24 (2%);Credit Card2 £443.86/£15663.25 (2.8%); Overdraft £0/£2500 (0%)0
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