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Missessex01 Spending Diary
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Hi All! Another MSE member has inspired me to start a spending diary (thank you 
) As i think sometimes i get ahead of myself and over spend on silly things and id like to have a full on view on where my money is really going as it seems to go into one hand and out of the other!
Saturday 6th December
Greggs lunch 2.05 roll
Superdrug (bought some make up but it was from my birthday money as its my birthday today) 11.00
Clothes shop 11.99 (Velour tracksuit from birthday money)
Sweetshop 4.25 Fags
Fish shop dinner 2.00
Sweetshop 7.70 (phone credit, crips, magazine)
Toatal: 38.99 (not happy with that)
Will update tommorow
xx
) As i think sometimes i get ahead of myself and over spend on silly things and id like to have a full on view on where my money is really going as it seems to go into one hand and out of the other!Saturday 6th December
Greggs lunch 2.05 roll
Superdrug (bought some make up but it was from my birthday money as its my birthday today) 11.00
Clothes shop 11.99 (Velour tracksuit from birthday money)
Sweetshop 4.25 Fags
Fish shop dinner 2.00
Sweetshop 7.70 (phone credit, crips, magazine)
Toatal: 38.99 (not happy with that)
Will update tommorow
xx
Jan 09 wins: Vodkat cocktail shaker - St helier tops - Cadburys chocolate pack x 3 Feb 09 wins: 0 yet
Married to Tomwakefield Via cyber marriage Feb 09
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I think you can let yourself off the birthday treats can't you? I mean werent' you given the money as a present? I might be wrong here but I'd say it doesn't count!Proud to be dealing with my debts!DFW Nerd No. 634 LBM: 3rd time - Dec2008 I NEED TO BEAT IT THIS TIME!Total Loan Debt = £[strike]13,737.80[/strike] 13,042.44, Total Non-loan Debt = £[strike]5,289.33[/strike] 4,704.45 - Total= [strike]19,027.13[/strike] 17,746.89 FEB 09Freelance earnings - Feb 09 = £260 so far Make £30 a day in Feb - £260.40 of £840 5 NSD in Feb 09 - 1 of 50
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happy birthday hun0
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Yeah i rekon i can let the birthday money things go as i treated my self which is what they would have wanted me to do with it. xtbsouth2004 wrote: »happy birthday hun
Thanks hunni xxJan 09 wins: Vodkat cocktail shaker - St helier tops - Cadburys chocolate pack x 3 Feb 09 wins: 0 yetMarried to Tomwakefield Via cyber marriage Feb 09:smileyhea0 -
Happy birthday, enjoy buying yourself gifts that you wanted with YOUR BIRTHDAY MONEY. Mine went on paying for a meal at Italian restaurant for me and my kids. Atleast yours spends is going to last you.2026 Goals
Live below £14000
Emergency Fund 1 £3k/£1002
Emergency Fund 2 £200 (works a bit like Premium Bonds)
Premium Bonds £1k/£700
Stocks & Shares Isa £5k/£1651
SIPP £9200/2000 -
happy birthday! Its mine aswell, and ive been given lots of money and told i have to spend it on myself!!! but a little bit of me feels bad!!
anyway hope you had a good birthday
xGC: Nov: £60.22/£450 Oct: £338.48/£450, July: £363.05/£450, June £447.98/£500£2 savers No68: £104/£100 :j:jmummy to: 8yr, 5yr, 3yr, 2yr, 1yr. No6 Due Mar 2013 My world.:j0 -
Thanks guys! Yeah not going to feel bad about the birthday money i have 80.00 birthday money left over but i dont know wheather to save it and add it towards my savings pot or to go shopping tommorow and spend it on clothes and things i want, what do you rekon?mummy2mygirls wrote: »happy birthday! Its mine aswell, and ive been given lots of money and told i have to spend it on myself!!! but a little bit of me feels bad!!
anyway hope you had a good birthday
x
Aww happy birthday to you too hope you had a good dayxJan 09 wins: Vodkat cocktail shaker - St helier tops - Cadburys chocolate pack x 3 Feb 09 wins: 0 yetMarried to Tomwakefield Via cyber marriage Feb 09:smileyhea0 -
Sunday 7th December
Sausage roll for lunch 1.10
Sweet shop 5.78 (sweets,crips,scratch card, headache tablets)
Toatal: 7.78
Not bad reallyJan 09 wins: Vodkat cocktail shaker - St helier tops - Cadburys chocolate pack x 3 Feb 09 wins: 0 yetMarried to Tomwakefield Via cyber marriage Feb 09:smileyhea0
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