Live on £4000 for a year - part 4 (Oct - Dec 2008)

Frugaldom

Just got my email from carboncreditz and it says to spread the good news, so here you are:

"Have you claimed your free energy saving light bulbs through the offer
in The Independent newspaper? If not, login to your www.carboncreditz.co.uk account and enter this code GWBH7F.

Why not tell your friends about this great offer?"

So, I am telling you all about their great offer. I logged in, added the code and it instantly said thanks for ordering, lighbulbs on way soon type message.

thriftylass

:j Yippeeee, thought I give one of those Bingo sites through the TCB a chance. Deposited and played my 10 pounds, balance now 24 quid :T. Now I just have to wait for the 10 quid bonus and 30 quid cash back for signing up. :j The 20 quid I mysteriously lost this week are forgotten.

purplevamp

:j Well done thriftylass!!

My youngest son and daughter have been invited to their friends' firework party tomorrow :j , so being the lovely person I am, I asked if they wanted us to bring anything, meaning food or drink. "Oh just some fireworks" came the mums reply :eek: . Have you seen the price of fireworks??? This is the reason we didn't want to get any this year, and the cheapest are a least £10 for a small amount. I'd never dream of asking people to a party expecting them to bring their own fireworks :mad: . And with the very short notice the only ones left will be the expensive box sets.

Marru

thriftylass wrote: »

Finish each day and be done with it.
You have done what you could; some blunders and absurdities have crept in;
forget them as soon as you can.
Tomorrow is a new day; you shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit
to be encumbered with your old nonsense.
- -Ralph Waldo Emerson --

Thriftylass, this was brilliant. I shall print it and put it on the wall.

I managed to catch the postman today and put stamp on my letter. After completing this mission I went back to my car and got a climpse of myself on the rear view mirror and realised that my face was absolutely filthy. So I must have been quite a sight. I had just been grooming very muddy horses before rushing to stalk the postman by the post box.

Nothing else really to report from here. Didn't manage NSD as I [STRIKE]wanted[/STRIKE] needed some chocolate.

Off now to do my scratchcards etc before fetching DD from the nursery.

Have a great evening everybody,

Marru

thriftylass

Marru wrote: »

Off now to do my scratchcards etc before fetching DD from the nursery.

Have a great evening everybody,

Marru

Which one is the one with the free daily scratchcards? Thought it was L!!!ewoods bingo but can't find them.

Cheers

Marru

Choose tag scratchcards and then you should spot it.

purplevamp

thriftylass wrote: »

Which one is the one with the free daily scratchcards? Thought it was L!!!ewoods bingo but can't find them.

Cheers

There is a free daily one with L!ttlew**ds, have you deposited funds with them? It's only free if you have your money in there. The click on scratch cards and it will be there somewhere, promise!

A link incase you need one

thriftylass

Thanks found the free scratchcards and played todays. I think I focus on them since there's no way of getting the bonus money as I read in older posts and I don't like playing bingo. Lost most of my 10 quid starting deposit but then won with Me**a and will get both cashbacks.:j The first one already tracked.
Wasn't able to get cashback on G!l! bingo though because it wouldn't let me deposit money and now it's too late because I'm not a new depostiting customer anymore. Och well, can't have everything

Penny2myName

Well back from my hols and need to update spending dairy but not adding holiday spends into budget as it came from savings. But do have Last months spends saved.

Total spend for 01 Oct 2008 - 28 Oct 2008: £583.39

TOTAL FOR ALCOHOL £3.58
TOTAL FOR ANIMALS £30.54
TOTAL FOR BAKING £1.83
TOTAL FOR BILLS £187.89
TOTAL FOR BIRTHDAY GIFT £4.12
TOTAL FOR CHARITY £4.00
TOTAL FOR CHRISTMAS GIFT £4.00
TOTAL FOR CLEANING £3.83
TOTAL FOR CLOTHING £4.00
TOTAL FOR DRESS MAKING £52.86
TOTAL FOR FOOD £89.98
TOTAL FOR FOOTWEAR £5.00
TOTAL FOR GARDEN £8.57
TOTAL FOR HOUSEHOLD £3.20
TOTAL FOR MOBILE TOP UP £5.00
TOTAL FOR MUMS/SALSA £5.90
TOTAL FOR OTHER £0.58
TOTAL FOR SCHOOL £39.50
TOTAL FOR SCHOOL UNIFORM £27.49
TOTAL FOR SOCIALIZING £10.15
TOTAL FOR TOILETTRIES £23.50
TOTAL FOR TRAVEL £64.60
TOTAL FOR TREAT £3.27
TOTAL £583.39

bails

Ooh, I'm so excited, someone I know has built a cob room! I went to see it this afternoon and it's amazing! My cob house dream is back on!! Anyone know how much a piece of land is? :eek: