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Money Fritters 'Enough Now' DFW Diary

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  • Money_Fritter
    Money_Fritter Posts: 2,293 Forumite
    Hi everyone,

    Well it has been a good day. Got some decorating done, cleaned all the house and england have regained the ashes.

    :beer:

    Cheers everyone
    DFW#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%)
  • Money_Fritter
    Money_Fritter Posts: 2,293 Forumite
    Hi everyone, been busy today and therefore I did not get chance to post. Here is my update for sunday.


    Sunday 22nd August 2009


    1) Living on 4k a year challenge     6.gif


    Breakfast:- sausage(2) + Bacon(2) +2 bread= 76p
    Lunch:- Noddles+hot dogs+tinned tomatoes+onion + apple=£1.10
    Tea:- Corned beef sandwich with crisps+tomato+cucumber=£1.53

    Total for the day £3.39

    Spent £4.71 in local shop on odds and sods. Came out of spending money.

    2) August Grocery Challenge 1.gif

    Nothing spent today

    3) Loose change

    Nothing today

    4) NSD Challenge

    Nothing today

    5) PAD challenge

    Nothing today


    6) Make £5 per day Challenge

    Surveys - Did 1 survey today.

    Amazon Books - Sold 1 book today
    Matched betting - Nothing to report
    Scratchcards - £0.60
    CashBack - Nothing today.

    Money Fritter
    DFW#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%)
  • Money_Fritter
    Money_Fritter Posts: 2,293 Forumite
    I spent far too much on meals on sunday, I was feeling a bit tired after all that decorating and so ate rubbish, which added up. Well I suppose you have to be naughty sometimes.

    :rotfl:
    DFW#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%)
  • Money_Fritter
    Money_Fritter Posts: 2,293 Forumite
    Well I managed to get some ironing done tonight, made my tea and made my lunch for tommorow.

    Really tired after all that decorating at the weekend.

    Well I have survived my second tough month. Pay day tommorow and my mortgage finally comes off the fixed rate on the 1st of sept, so monthly payments come down alot. Need to use some of that spare money to get cracking on the matched betting again.

    I have done my budget for the month. Tommorow night I need to sit down and do the months meal plan.

    Bye for now

    Money Fritter
    DFW#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%)
  • Money_Fritter
    Money_Fritter Posts: 2,293 Forumite
    Morning folks,

    Hope everybody is well.

    Wooohooooo pay-day today. :j:j:j

    I feel a plan coming on tonight, and some matched betting. come on lets get that debt down.

    :rotfl:
    DFW#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%)
  • poorbutrich
    poorbutrich Posts: 1,349 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Hope you're well MF. I have decided to copy your colouring in squares idea! Just hope I stay within the lines!
    Overpay!
  • Money_Fritter
    Money_Fritter Posts: 2,293 Forumite
    Hi Poorbutrich,

    Good luck with the colouring squares. I think it is a great idea. However, it is not my idea I copied off hypno.
    DFW#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%)
  • Money_Fritter
    Money_Fritter Posts: 2,293 Forumite
    edited 25 August 2009 at 10:14PM
    Hello Folks,

    Right I have constructed a list of jobs that doing today. I will be very surprised if I get them all done, but you have to aim high.

    I have also started another £20 challenge today, lets see how many days I can last :confused:

    Right now for that list:-

    [STRIKE]1) Scratchcard[/STRIKE] - Completed (Won 10p)
    [STRIKE]2) Piggy Points and mutual Points[/STRIKE] - Completed
    [STRIKE]3) Post Amazon Book[/STRIKE] - Completed
    [STRIKE]4) Join Virgin Bingo[/STRIKE] - Completed
    5) Finish review for Dooyoo. :mad:
    [STRIKE]6) Put some money into betfair to start matched betting again. [/STRIKE] - Completed
    [STRIKE]7) Matched betting[/STRIKE] - Completed
    [STRIKE]8) Update spreadsheet and MSE diary for yesterday[/STRIKE] - Completed
    [STRIKE]9) Update spreadsheet and MSE diary for today[/STRIKE] - Completed
    [STRIKE]10) Make Tea[/STRIKE] - Completed
    11) Make lunch for tommorow
    [STRIKE]12) Complete at least 1 survey[/STRIKE] - Completed
    13) Construct a monthly food plan for sept
    [STRIKE]14) Start another £20 challenge[/STRIKE] - Started
    [STRIKE]15) Put some money into Halifax saving pots[/STRIKE] - Completed

    Somehow I dont think I will get all this done today :confused:

    Money Fritter
    DFW#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%)
  • Money_Fritter
    Money_Fritter Posts: 2,293 Forumite
    Evening everyone, here is my update for yesterday, sorry I am a bit behind

    Monday 23rd August 2009


    1) Living on 4k a year challenge     6.gif


    Breakfast:- Shreddies+milk = 21p
    Snack 1:- Carrot sticks = 7p
    Lunch:- cheese spread sandwich + tomato+apple+bannana+nutrigrain bar = £1.00
    Snack 2:- n/a
    Tea :- Hot dogs and beans =£1.09

    Total for the day £2.37


    2) August Grocery Challenge 1.gif

    Nothing spent today

    3) Loose change

    Nothing today

    4) NSD Challenge

    1 NSD today. Total for the month 10

    5) PAD challenge

    Nothing today


    6) Make £5 per day Challenge

    Surveys - Did 1 survey today.

    Amazon Books - Nothing today
    Matched betting - Nothing to report
    Scratchcards - £0.10
    CashBack - Nothing today.

    Money Fritter
    DFW#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%)
  • Money_Fritter
    Money_Fritter Posts: 2,293 Forumite
    edited 26 August 2009 at 9:44AM
    And here is todays update

    Tuesday 24th August 2009


    1) Living on 4k a year challenge 6.gif


    Breakfast:- Porridge = 28p
    Snack 1:- Strawberries = 75p
    Lunch:- pasta+chicken+sauce= £1.89
    Snack 2:- n/a
    Tea :- Chilli con carne and rice = £1.01

    Total for the day £3.93

    A really bad day with the food. I had some strawberries for a treat snack and it adds up. Annoyed with myself. Need to get back on track. I suppose it was a healthy snack.


    2) August Grocery Challenge 1.gif

    Nothing spent today

    3) Loose change

    1x10p, 1x5p, 2x2p, 5x5p. Total for the day 24p

    4) NSD Challenge

    I had to pay postage for a amazon book I had to send.

    5) PAD challenge

    Nothing today


    6) Make £5 per day Challenge

    Surveys - Did 1 survey today.

    Amazon Books - Sold another amazon book today.
    Matched betting - £6.89 today. Back in the groove :T
    Scratchcards - £0.20
    CashBack - Nothing today.

    Money Fritter
    DFW#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%)
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